With the flying days few and far between, it was no surprise when a nice one comes along it's going to be a busy one!
Misting canopies (Mark Layton)
After Glenn's early briefing the gliders were taken out and DI'd but it was obvious that it was going to be a while before the canopies were clear enough to safely fly. Glenn therefore called for a 30 minute teabreak which resulted in a packed clubhouse with standing room only waiting for the conditions to warm up sufficiently.
Some orographic no real issues (Mark Layton)
Once flying commenced at just before 11:00, the first couple of flights went into patchy orographic cloud at 1000ft that was forming over the airfield. It came and went during the day without causing any real issues. As the day progressed the southerly wind increased from the early benign conditions allowing the south ridge to work extending the flight times. The longest being 25 minutes from a winch launch.
Sun gets low early at this time of year (Mark Layton)
With Ron Johns assisting Glenn the flying list was worked through efficiently and by early afternoon all the kit was put away once everyone had flown, but as we were starting to feel the cold the clubhouse filled up again with people trying to get warm. - Mark Layton
