What a difference a day makes…. after a list that filled the page yesterday, Peter Field arrived for duty with just two potential pupils!! We started the day with another ambitious 5000ft aerotow for Andy Davey and an aerobatic flight....
Clear blue sky to start (Mark Courtney)
...Followed by Thomas Gunner training, James Flory then took Dan Hedger the remaining pupil for his training flights. With instructors, Peter Warren, Ron Johns, John Pursey, Mark Courtney, John Burrow, Paul Summers and Robert Lee taking their turns, flying continued at a pace, with flights lasting longer with the west ridge in phase with some wave lift, as the afternoon progressed.
More rainbows today (John Pursey)
With successive winch launches achieving over 2000ft, in our newly authorised height!! Pete Startup rigged (230) for the longest flight of 2 hours, which encouraged Dan Hender to get the DG505 out, everyone enjoying fabulous soaring flights.
Enjoying the ridge and wave in the Junior (John Pursey)
With the Competition Enterprise planning meeting scheduled for 3pm, we ended the launching at about 2:40pm. Thanks to Rob Hender and Andy Davey for winching all day, and Gordon Hutchinson finishing off with the last launch. The aircraft airborne, seemed to struggle to make it back to the airfield!!! Thanks also to the team that derigged KEK late afternoon, ready for its Annual. A total of 20 flights, and a great day - thank you.
Thank you also to everyone who has purchased raffle tickets and donated prizes for the DSGC AGM raffle with proceeds kicking off (ed: a football pun!) our new Charitable Trust, - in the last few weeks, I have had an amazing response. However, it’s not too late to buy, I will be selling tickets right up to the evening of the AGM, so just come and find me! - Sally Hender
