With mixed thoughts on whether we were going to fly today, everybody began turning up just before 9:00. After looking at the field and sky, Duty instructor, Ron Johns decided on aerotow-only due to the wet field - 254mm for the month so far - another 15mm yesterday.
The motor glider was sent up to assess the conditions . It came back and said it looked good . The conditions began to change rapidly with more and more moisture in the air and condensation on the canopy’s . HCX was ready to go with Ron Johns and Jake Stabb. The tug was started and lined up ready . “All out “. As James Flory (in the tug) began to climb he noticed the cloudbase had dropped dramatically . The decision was made to release and the glider beat the tug down. A quick decision was then made to call a halt to the day. Everything was then packed away again.
Meanwhile, Sally was sorting out the raffle prizes and working out the total raised, which was an astounding £1080 for the new DSGC Charitable Trust!
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| Rigging the K21 after its Annual (Luke Stabb) |
With no flying, a willing band of members got together and rigged KEK after its Annual (thanks to Ian Mitchell and his team of helpers), and put it back in the hangar.
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| Making some more lead (Sally Hender) |
Although no flying to shout about, it was a very productive day. Thank you to everybody who came up and helped today even though they didn’t get to fly. - editor mashup Luke Stabb and Sally Hender
