A clear start to the day at the Long Mynd and a reasonable wind on the ridge, led to all North Hill gliders being rigged and flown!
Josh Funnell took the first flight in the K6 staying up 25 minutes. Jack Raybould then had a short DG505 flight to covert to the K6 which he managed to do later in the afternoon (Well done!). Andy Davey (CLM) also had a long flight in his Libelle while trying to access some weak wave that seemed to be setting up 0.5mile into the valley. Mike Sloggett rigged his ASW20 (FUN) with the help of the juniors, and had a nice long soaring flight while also trying to access the wave. Harvey Skeggs and Simon Leeson had a brilliant flight of an hour in DG505, giving Harvey the chance to learn the local area. Up next in the JZK was Harry Rigby and Mark Courtney who achieved flight of 46minutes.
Ruth in K8 (Andrew Logan)
Following this, Ruth Comer managed to fly the Long Mynd’s K8. Well done! While all this was happening, Dan Hender got a flight of 2 hours in the Junior, and Charlie Stuckey took the K6 for a ponder. Josh Funnell then flew the Junior until the sun set, with a flight time of about an hour and a half. Josh Batchelor took the last two DG505 flights with Mike Sloggett, picking up on some new ridge-soaring techniques.
The Long Mynd (Mike Sloggett)
Thanks to all the MGC members and instructors for all their help and warm embrace. It was a challenging day with the failure of the retrieve winch, and having to resort to a vehicle instead. A big thanks to all the DSGC instructors who have made this trip possible. - Dan Hender and Josh Batchelor
