Well, any Pre-Solo pilots really missed out on a great opportunity today. The clubhouse was pretty empty first thing, but Duty Instructor Mike Sloggett arrived bright and early having offered ground school in his email last night, while waiting for the front to clear. However, there were no takers, so we patiently waited for the weather to improve.
Dan -longest flight of the day (Sally Hender)
At 12:00 the decision was made to set up the airfield, with limited, but experienced members wanting to fly (consisting of: Dave Perriam, Chris Warnes, Hans Jenssen, Stirling Melhuish, Dan, Rob and Sally Hender, and DLM Carl Tharme). Dan Hender decided to rig JDP, with the first flight of 7 mins! Chris took the Trial lesson visitor (donated winch launch).
Cheryl driving the golf buggy (Sally Hender)
We had a great afternoon of flying, everyone having a go, Cheryl and Steph came along and helped / spectated as well. Dan had the longest flight of the day with 63 mins.
DLM Carl Tharme gets a flight in K21 (Sally Hender)
Graham and Carl both had a go in the K21 with Mike, nice to see them both back in a glider, even for a short flight.
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| Graham in a K21 (Sally Hender) |
Thanks to a great small, select, efficient, but perfectly formed team, for a lovely afternoon. Everyone mucked in, and stayed until the end. - Sally Hender
