What a turn out! Lots of eager faces turned up for what looked like may be the best day of the weekend? With all five airworthy club gliders brought out from the hangar and a number of private gliders towed out, (KMV, DG1, FUN, FMS) the first launch went at just before 10am, for that elusive discounted launch!
Grid forming (Mike Sloggett)
By 11am (and more private owners) we had twelve launches, but with an average of 6 mins a flight, there was a constant queue of at least six gliders! The winch driver and cable retrieve (Dave Perriam and Oscar Leeson respectively) definitely had their work cut out!
Before the rain (Mike Sloggett)
A genuine cable break at 11.30 stalled proceedings, but by this point the aircraft were staying up, so the ones already in the air could continue to soar without feeling guilty!
At about 12.30 the rain arrived, which delayed play considerably.
Avoiding the showers (Mike Sloggett)
Flying resumed at 1.45, with the instructors working their way through the rather long flying list. Flights however remained fairly short for the rest of the day.
A total of 54 flights, a few of which were aerotows, which put a smile on Peter Warren’s face! A big thanks to everyone who helped, particularly Oscar Leeson who did cable retrieve all day, without flying (with the help of Louis later in the day). - Sally Hender
