I arrived at the club around 10am to see a group of members walking KEK down the hill in order to de-rig and put it in the workshop for its annual. Robert and I took the easy way out and worked on getting the clubhouse internet back working. Within a short time, the cold group stamped into the clubroom demanding tea and coffee.
The widespread low cloud took most of the enthusiasm out of setting up for flying, but by 11:30 Glenn rallied the small turnout (8 members) to pull some equipment and at least two gliders out of the hangar.
The low cloud in the morning also gave Hans Jenssen and Stewart Henshall the opportunity to find out how to rig DG100 HMS, before Stewart headed back to the dark room, continuing the Simulator upgrade.
New toy for Stewart, Hans and Stirling (Hans Jenssen)
We were fortunate that we had an experienced bunch who rotated through winch driving, logging and launching/retrieve, plus we had the unusual situation of everyone wanting solo flights. With good coordination and eating a cold lunch alongside the launch point, we managed 15 flights before the cloudbase once again dropped and canopies started misting.
Not epic flying, but it was great to see everyone pitch in and have a couple of flights. - Tom Sides
