North Hill was treated to beautiful December sunshine with fantastic views over the Exe valley which was filled with the fog all day. Jill and Pete were away today so instructing was shared between Mark Courtney, Mike Sloggett and Chris Wool. Mark was also on tug duty and was rewarded with a 4000 ft tow to allow visitor Simon from Dartmoor GS to practice spinning.
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| Fog in the Exe Valley (Mike Horwood) |
There was a light easterly wind running straight along the field. It was decided that we should launch from the south side and land on the north, avoiding the newly sown grass. Most of us understood the instructions! The Launch Control was parked in the middle of the western side of the field aimed east so that the logger could watch launches to the right and landings to the left; it worked very well.
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| Sunset (James Smart) |
Dave Perriam received some back seat training from Mike. Andy Williams flew the Perkoz from the back with several willing volunteers in the front. Geoff Lawrence returned to flying after a couple of months away. Many Thursday regulars were there to fly solo or continue their training. 37 flights in total, pretty good for a December day. - James Smart
