Thursday weather rewarded a few regulars and defied the forecast. Clear blue sky and a light SE wind initially. There was a slow start while the air warmed up and the gliders were walked to the west end. Unfortunately the Duty Instructor Chris Wool called in sick (hope you feel better soon), but Pete Harmer was able to help out by supervising on the ground (Thanks Pete). With small numbers and no training flights, it was aerotow only. Simon Jordy on tug duty for the day (Thanks Simon).
The sky filled in during the day (Jill Harmer)
Some weak thermal activity developed around the middle of the day but soon decayed as the sun got lower in the west and cloud cover increased. Extended 2000ft aerotow flights were the order of the day with Jeff Taberham taking the longest flight of 35 minutes. Most flights being around 20 minutes. All good to maintain currency. In total, 12 aerotows which included three Trial lesson Visitors who were looked after by Shaun Dayman and eight solo flights, Dave Perriam took Benjie Pitts for a flight, Benjie had stayed to help even though there was no flight training on offer, and all kit safely back to the hangar by 15:30.
A successful and very pleasant day for Halloween. Many thanks to those who didn’t fly but helped to make the day work. - John Borland
