The Chairman’s suggestion for an Ad-hoc day had some support but the weather didn’t play ball with blustery winds and rain squalls at least matching the forecast, and sufficient that we felt the gliders were best left in the hangar.
Those present, Nick Jones, Paul Medlock, Ruth Comer, William Pope and Wyn Davies all pitched in to help in getting the comms cable which has been laying in the weeds and ditch on the north side of the field underground. We uncovered the buried junction box by the triangle then retrieved the cable into the field only to find that it had been damaged in many locations exposing the inner conductors. Difficult to identify the culprits, best guess is squirrels. Nick and William did a trip to Exeter to buy a replacement cable which we duly installed. The actual mole ploughing only took 20 minutes but after all the delays and having to reconnect it at both ends the light was going by the time William tested it with Richard Harris’s circuit tester and declared it fit for use.
Burying the comms cable (Peter Smith)
Many thanks to all who helped, much appreciated. - Hoping for a better flying day tomorrow.- Peter Smith
