Day two at Husbands Bosworth, another early start with JDP on the grid by 8am, this time in the eleventh row. Briefing at 10am with Task A, a 287km, four turnpoint task, trying to avoid airspace! With potential for a later cutoff with the weather. Everyone was ready on the grid for the 11:40am first launch.
Dan launching (Rob Hender)
Dan was in the air at 12:10pm and the start gate opened about half an hour later.
Surprising his parents, Dan actually didn’t head off as soon as possible, he waited for over 1.5 hours before crossing the start line!
Dan:
"Speaking later to the pilots that started early, they found the first two legs easy. Whereas I struggled for the first 100k flying in blue, and had to just straight line it. It picked up at the start of the fourth leg, with good cloud base and actual clouds.
The final leg home was bombastic, with a 40k final glide. "
Currently in 10th place, and in 9th overall!!!! - Another 300kms at 93.1kph.
Meanwhile Hender’s Senior were on a retrieve of their own, having been volunteered by Hender Junior to collect Portsmouth Naval Gliding Club's Duo Discus (KPE) from its home club and taking it back to Hus Bos for the two-seat juniors. We left at 2:30pm, had to help de-rig it and finally arrived back at 9:00pm.
Collecting a Duo from Middle Wallop (Sally Hender)
Longest retrieve we’ve done yet, 300 miles, at least it wasn’t to collect Dan!! He had however, kindly got the Cafe to put back two roast dinners for us, that was very much appreciated. There was also a promise of ‘many beers’ being provided!!! - Sally Hender
