As we had another non-flying day today (field still wet and a howling cross-wind with the airfield sitting under the northerly wave rotor), George Sanderson took the opportunity to fit the new radio and back-seat repeater in KEK (same setup as HCX). With a plea from George for members not to fiddle with the settings. Thanks to John Borland and Rob Rand for their assistance.
On a slightly negative note, we noticed the K21 seat cushions were plastered with mud by someone's size 14s. John & Rob managed to clean them up as best they could. The field is very muddy at the moment, so please let's take care of club equipment a bit better.
Meanwhile in the Club Simulator, Ashley Thomas and Nicholas Johnson were practising, then John Davis did some spinning and general flying with Chris Wool.
JB popped in for a quick look at the new view and fly with Pete Harmer, for a break from polishing the Ventus.
Mike Horwood fresh from passing his Bronze theory in the morning - well done Mike, then practised winch and aerotow rope break simulations, and finally went ridge and wave soaring in the Alps with Pete Harmer. Pilots and spectators all agreed that the new upgraded sideviews are a fantastic improvement for Simulator training. Many thanks to Portmoak for assisting Stewart Henshall with the implemention.
Not quite the flying that had been hoped for, but some useful exercises nonetheless. - J&P
