Thursday morning dawned bright but was bedevilled by the continuance of the strong easterly wind. Nevertheless gliders were positioned at the west end and gliding commenced at 10:00am.
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| Deserted launch point waiting for the conditions to calm down (David Clements) |
The flights discovered a serious amount of sink/ rotor on the approach and after only a couple of flights it was decided that conditions were unsuitable and the course returned to the clubhouse for some ground training.
Pete Harmer gave an excellent lecture on wave formation and wave soaring.
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| Launching (Simon Leeson) |
After lunch the weather conditions improved and some good soaring was achieved although had to be a little limited for everyone to enjoy. Pete Startup 230 and Wyn Davies W7 decided to take launches and disappeared for a few hours.
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| Winching over the brow (Simon Leeson) |
Towards the end of the afternoon the rotor returned and course gliding ended at 17:30, having completed 10 launches, 24 winch launches in total.
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| The beautiful Perkoz (David Clements) |
After the equipment and aircraft were put away the course and helpers enjoyed a convivial meal of chilli provided by Graham in the clubhouse. - Mike Meatyard
