The day started with a briefing from the instructors & course members each gave a short introduction. Experience levels varied across the members.
The weather was exceptionally hot, with minimal wind & extra measures had to be taken to protect the pilots and gliders from the heat.
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| Blue skies over Devon (Mike Sloggett) |
Flights were generally quite short but very enjoyable & the views of Devon from the air were superb. The ground crew were kept busy, but everyone worked well together & the launches ran smoothly.
The instructors tuition was superb, and everyone made good progress. The course helpers did a great job & everyone worked hard in the intense heat. Overall a very enjoyable first day! - Harvey West - first-time blogger
Cross-country
DD3 sneaked off for 300kms to Lasham and back with Phil Morrison and Pete Startup.
"Concern over the ability to get away from NHL on a winch launch(no tug today), suggested we motored to Culmhead for a remote start. Pete Startup forsook his trusty Discus for a ride in the Duo.
Lacking a decent climb for the first hour we tiptoed across the Levels and as soon as we reached Salisbury plain the thermals took off. Returning to the Levels the sea air had made great inroads and despite seeking a convergence in the usual place(Blandford-ish), we were forced to take a great detour via Bridgwater (a first for P1) finally summoning up a final climb over Morrison's distribution centre (no relation) for the final glide home. Great day with great company.
Boy do they have it easy at Lasham ;-)" -Phil
NHLFlarm
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| NHL ground station (Jill Harmer) |
NHL Flarm receiver ground station has been upgraded to a PilotAware system - many thanks to Keith and Ashley for completing the installation in the Devon heat today. This does not affect the Flarm and KTrax logbook system provided by OGN/KTrax, but is now retransmitting glider positions to power pilots who use the PilotAware system. See and Be Seen - J&P
