Having turned up at my normal 8 am expecting to find everywhere locked up I was pleasantly surprised to find out that our DLM Andy Davey had already had the ground kit out for nearly an hour. After a few more people turned up including Mike Sloggett and James Flory Duty Instructors, we then had the hangar unpacked quickly with the Junior, both K21s and the DG505 out.
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| Early start (Karen King) |
As the breeze was as light as predicted (a great change from Friday’s hooley), and from the NW the launch point was set up at the East end of the field so for the first time in many weeks it was within easy walking distance of the newly painted sprucy blue club buildings. This combined with James’s prompt met check flight, with new Temporary member Jacob Pollard, meant that Connor Williams was able to benefit from a reduced price ‘off peak’ launch taking off at 9.57 a.m. to the delight of all on the ground. A great start to the day!.
Paul Summers was due to fly a trial flight visitor but with the tug out of action the family decided to wait however, fortunately a friend of Connor’s mum was visiting so flew with Paul as a ‘friends and family’ flight. The Perkoz was brought out for the occasion, and whilst like most flights today it was a relatively short flight it appeared to be enjoyed.
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| K21 covered up (Karen King) |
With around 38 launches, and a combined flying time of just under 5 hours an enjoyable day for the 10 or so members present. Additional thanks to Pete Warren for the extra instructor support and to Rob Rand who was the afternoon DLM. - Connor Williams & Karen King mashup
