The ground equipment was out early this morning, and with a field check from the duty instructor, John Pursey, the Gliders were taken out too. With a long walk to the west end the first launch was taken at 10:45, and the surprisingly short list was started, with the help of Simon Leeson and James Flory.
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| CFI and Deputy CFI take to the skies (Simon Leeson) |
With limited numbers on the airfield it was challenging to keep things moving, and gliders were left on the airfield on a couple of occasions, waiting for a retrieve! By the time Glenn Turpin took over as Duty Instructor, there were only two students left to fly. So the flying list was quickly completed. Simon thought he had the longest flight of the day with 22 mins, but was then beaten by Steve Westlake and Mark Courtney with 38 mins. Everything was washed and packed away by 5pm ready for the SGM.
In the evening, there was a good attendance for the Special General Meeting (in the rather cold ground hangar) with a positive outcome for purchasing a 140hp Eurofox 915iS towplane. - Sally Hender
