A strong and bitterly cold northerly wind tempered all enthusiasm for an early start. It only increased in strength during the day with vicious gusts (39knots at 15:00), so flying never even got going although some pretended in the simulator. John Davis and Rob Hender practiced some launch failures with Pete Harmer using Stewart's randomiser, John went wave flying in Switzerland and James Smart was introduced to the local area of Portmoak in preparation for the trip up North in a weeks time. Well done to Eric Alston for passing his FRTOL exam. We also welcomed a visitor from Southdown Gliding Club who is planning to move to Devon.
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| The latest leveled area on North Hill (Peter Smith) |
I spent the day on the field, firstly giving the recently cultivated area, a thorough going over with the leveller and flat roller and I then sent Rob Hender solo on the MF tractor and compactor roller. It is now ready for seeding when the wind drops......
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| Rob solo in the Tractor (Peter Smith) |
All the machinery has now been removed from the field. It has been a challenge and time consuming to smooth out as many of the humps and bumps as possible, so please keep off the area until the new grass is established and it is declared fit for use. - Peter Smith (Ed Many thanks to the whole field leveling team led by Nick and Peter - another 10 acres ticked off)
