Mon 17th May - Club flying week

The first full day of the Club flying week started early with a small band of North Hillers getting the kit out at 8:30 in a cool WNW wind blowing 5-8 kts but much more above. Initially 2/8 cloud but soon increased and varied up to 6/8 cloud with a base of between 1600ft and down to 1200ft QFE at times.

 

Foreboding sky (Dave Weeks)

All the two-seaters were quickly readied and one Junior. With seven instructors on site there was no shortage for instruction. Ruth Comer clocked up an hour solo over lunch in a K21. dodging the rain squalls that sent the rest of us to lunch. Graham provided  many choices which can now be consumed in the Clubhouse under the new Covid Rules.

Stuart Procter and Simon Leeson

Flying was interrupted a number of times for rain and twice for thunderstorms in the area. Thankfully none directly over North Hill. There was discussion on Sunday and today over the move to the new Sail Plane License SPL. The need for 12 P1 aerotows in your log book to claim Aerotow as a launch method kept the tug busy despite the low cloud base. A total of 34 flights with that last landing as the next rain squall arrived.

The weather forecast  for the week looks a bit mixed,  but if your not here then you won't fly. - John Borland