Friday morning greeted us with an overcast sky and a fresh easterly breeze, bringing welcome relief from the previous blistering hot days. For a couple of hours there were thermals to be had of which Roger Davis (ex CFI Rattlesden) showed he had lost none of his skills and made the best of it with a 50 minute flight in the Junior. John Borland also saw the improving conditions and got a couple of flights in with DG300 before the lift disappeared in the afternoon.
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| K21s - the workhorses of the course (Andy Pickrell) |
Back on the course Julian West and Harry Rigby were making good progress and volunteering for cable brake practice, though Rob Rand had a real one to contend with on the second flight of the day. Julian West and I were practicing our circuits and discovering gradient wind in the fresh easterly.
Thanks must go to all those who helped out for the week including the course helpers Andrew Logan, Tim Petty and Hans Jenssen and particularly to Instructors Mike Sloggett and Pete Smith for the four days under those canopy’s in stifling heat, and for also accommodating my new disability in not being able to talk, but which may have improved their telepathic skills! Thanks also to John Sillott for stepping in for Pete Smith for the last day.
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| Second July Course (Jill Harmer) |
As a visitor and newcomer to DSGC, and keen to learn to fly, my overiding memory is not just the flying, but just how friendly, helpful and encouraging everybody is.
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| New Member Andrew Pickrell |
Thank you all and I would love to come back and do it all again. - Andrew Pickrell - new member and first-time blogger.
