A foggy start in the South Hams for me but the drive to North Hill did go through a couple of bright clear patches, so I was hopeful that NH would be basking in sun surrounded by a sea of mist. It was not to be as passing Exeter the fog was more a raised layer of very grey cloud. - Sure enough it was thick at the club with a good number sitting, teas in hand in the clubhouse.
The Met Office update to the day was starting to slip the “full sun” symbols to late afternoon. Did we let this get us down? Of course not - James Flory to the whiteboard, a quick sniff of the marker pen and off he went into a launch failure briefing. Lamely I opted for cake…
A drive to the green campsite project taking shape in the triangle where, with Competition Enterprise 23 in mind, the vision of a quiet spot for camping is being quietly worked. Much hard work by Stirling-digger-Melhuish!
Creating an eco-camping area (John Pursey)
Driving back I sensed the sky westward looked brighter so to encourage the masses to stay I enlisted the young men (who had already rigged the K6 on my advice) to start unpacking the hanger. DIs in the mist gave way to DIs under a still grey but rising cloud.
A tactical stop for an early lunch at 12 and by quarter past blue patches were floating by. And so we flew…
Putting James’ lecture to use, launch failure demos and practice for Andy Broderick and Stuart Thomson got the list going. The K6 went up round and slowly down with a succession of young faces and John Sillett took over from me with an afternoon of warm sunshine and gently buoyant skies.
Discussion round Eurofox tugs might be on the up, when in an unfortunate episode the Pawnee tail wheel fell off in front of the DG505 about to do an introductory flight! Leaf spring to the wheel failed, all safe and no harm done except to the tear in the turf. - John Pursey
