Lovely sunny start to the morning, but would it be any good for flying? Only one way to find out.....
Two K21’s, a Junior and the Perkoz were taken from the hangar, and the first launch was taken at 9:59am (sorry Tom!) for a reduced rate launch by Trevor Russell! There followed numerous check flights and long retrieves for Trevor, Nick Redfern, Dave Cowley, with a few solo flights scattered in between.
Two K21’s, a Junior and the Perkoz were taken from the hangar, and the first launch was taken at 9:59am (sorry Tom!) for a reduced rate launch by Trevor Russell! There followed numerous check flights and long retrieves for Trevor, Nick Redfern, Dave Cowley, with a few solo flights scattered in between.
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| Charlie Broderick converts to Junior (Mike Sloggett) |
After breaking for lunch, flying was resumed at 2pm with Charlie Broderick taking his first flight in a Junior, and Nick Redfern back solo again.
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| Great to see Nick back solo again (Mike Sloggett) |
With not much working in the way of lift it was circuit’s for the pilots, so Simon Jordy got some air time as members decided aerotows were called for!!
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| Simon Jordy Pawnee Maestro (James Hood) |
After a genuine winch rope break at 4pm (thank you Stirling for your splicing skills) which led to a delay in launching, check flights continued for David Wojnar (thank you to Ian Mitchell for your impromptu instructoring!) and a flight for Heather Clarke and further solo’s for Tim Butler.
Thank you to all who helped on the airfield, especially to those that didn’t fly. - Sally Hender
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| Denbigh Expedition on Condor (Stewart Henshall) |
In the evening, the regular DSGC Condor Racers were joined by some new recruits and to celebrate the increased interest went on an expedition to try the Denbigh Ridge...... more info to follow
On Sunday evening a number of intrepid virtual pilots hooked up their virtual trailers and headed to North Wales. This was the first time the DSGC Condor group had headed away from North Hill, to run the famous ridge at Denbigh. An impressive total of eight pilots and three observers made the trip.
In a fresh Westerly breeze the group took healthy winch launches and headed back to the ridge. Some familiarisation was required for those unfamiliar with ridge flying, A few unwittingly drifted behind to the lee of the ridge, luckily not too low to recover.
Eventually the group assembled at the start line at Denbigh Ridge South (DRS) and made a slightly hesitant start, running up towards Dyserth (DYS). True to life crossing a number of gaps in the ridge required caution - but it was easy for those who stayed high enough.
In fact some decided they should take advantage of numerous thermals on route, incurring the wrath of the supervisor. The weather conditions will be revised for the next ridge session!
All (who did not experience server connection issues) successfully completed the task of 112km - twice up and down the ridge.
Dan Hender was fastest completing four legs in just over one hour (despite his preoccupation with thermals), however his achievement was slightly tarnished by immediately landing out!
The group returned to land at Denbigh after an enjoyable evening’s virtual flying. More trips to interesting flying sites around the country will surely follow. - Stewart Henshall
On Sunday evening a number of intrepid virtual pilots hooked up their virtual trailers and headed to North Wales. This was the first time the DSGC Condor group had headed away from North Hill, to run the famous ridge at Denbigh. An impressive total of eight pilots and three observers made the trip.
In a fresh Westerly breeze the group took healthy winch launches and headed back to the ridge. Some familiarisation was required for those unfamiliar with ridge flying, A few unwittingly drifted behind to the lee of the ridge, luckily not too low to recover.
Eventually the group assembled at the start line at Denbigh Ridge South (DRS) and made a slightly hesitant start, running up towards Dyserth (DYS). True to life crossing a number of gaps in the ridge required caution - but it was easy for those who stayed high enough.
In fact some decided they should take advantage of numerous thermals on route, incurring the wrath of the supervisor. The weather conditions will be revised for the next ridge session!
All (who did not experience server connection issues) successfully completed the task of 112km - twice up and down the ridge.
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| Getting back (Stewart Henshall) |
The group returned to land at Denbigh after an enjoyable evening’s virtual flying. More trips to interesting flying sites around the country will surely follow. - Stewart Henshall
