New month, but same old anticyclone, giving blue skies, strong northeasterly winds, no rain, and a reducing inversion. The wind (gusty / clutching hand / rotor / sink) gave another day with short circuits and trainees unable to practice much flying.
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| CFI giving a windy briefing - thick jackets on! (Mark Courtney) |
The blue card conditions also cancelled the 3 booked Trial lesson visitors with the forecast remaining unchanged throughout the day. And the Pawnee stayed in the hangar as it was considered too dodgy to taxi.
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| Chris & Simon in DG505 (Mike Horwood) |
A few members found a sunny spot downwind of the Launch control where it was actually quite pleasant. Late afternoon the wind gusts did drop off a bit, and the sun found some sheltered areas to punch through the 1500ft inversion for a few flights, with Chris Wool and Simon Jordy taking the prize for the longest flight 26 mins.....
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| North Hill - from waterlogged to parched in a couple of weeks (Mike Horwood) |
..... hard work but eventually up to 2500ft. Thanks everyone 33 winch launches - J&P
