Happy New Year to all our members and readers.
A cold airfield was the welcome this morning, with a brisk north easterly wind. The gliders were brought out early, with the briefing by Duty Instructor Mike Sloggett at 9:30am. After a pitch inspection, the decision was made for it to be aerotow only, to protect the airfield.
Clear and crisp start to 2025 (Mike Sloggett)
The first launch was at 10:32am, followed by a constant stream of eager pilots for the new year of flying, and without the draw of the North Hill Cafe, we continued straight through lunch.
Going - Soft in places (Sally Hender)
James Flory arrived early afternoon and helped Robert Lee with tugging and Mike with instructing/currency flights, the two-seater list was finally finished at about 4pm, after 23 successful glider flights, thank you to Robert Lee for an epic stint on tugging.
Not quite such a perfect end to the day! (Sally Hender)
As everything was started to be packed away the Launch Control unfortunately got stuck on the south side of the airfield! Which then involved the tractor having to pull the whole combination out of the mud, everyone then gratefully returned to the clubhouse and the log burner.
A great start to 2025, thanks to everyone who helped. - Sally Hender
