It was a rather hopeful callout for members to fly today and although the weather was actually really nice the field was unbelievably wet! Just a handful of members braved the bitter temperatures but they were all kept busy.
The first job was to de rig HCX so that Ian could start the annual inspection. It was decided to push the glider downhill to the workshop so we would not have to drive a vehicle on the field, that turned out to be a good decision as we left a deep furrow in the grass with the K21 main wheel. Chris Woodward, Steve Westlake, Ashley Thomas, Karen King, Paul Medlock, Cheryl & Graham and myself made light work of the derig once we had found the necessary tools!
Ashley, Paul and Karen tidied up the lecture room that had become a dumping ground for all sorts of rubbish, Ashley’s next plan is to center the wipe board and sort the untidy wiring out, Cheryl said a sad farewell to her beloved Xmas decorations, with a tear in her eye she helped put them back into the loft.
Cheryl then set about a bit of gardening in the warm (yes warm) sunshine sheltered from the bitter wind, signs of spring could be seen poking their little heads up in the flower bed.
In the vehicle workshop Steve and I started building the new external log store using (quite large) wooden planks left over from the trailer shelter build, once the base is sorted it will be assembled at the rear of the VG Falke hangar.
Glowing bright (Mark Courtney)
The log burner glowed bright and quite a few members sat around at lunch time setting the world to rights, warm and contented after eating Vicky’s wonderful food. Most people wandered off about 3pm, no flying but a very satisfying day with friends. - Mark Courtney
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