The uninspiring forecast of a dry south easterly wind was exactly what we got today, the only surprise was the strength of said wind. Typically the east end of the field was relatively calm whilst the west end was entirely different with the new windsock in the triangle permanently stuck horizontally like someone had superglued it in place.
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| Aerotow into the blue sky (Mark Layton) |
With Mike Sloggett assisted by Andy Pincombe and later by Chris Wool the shortish two-seater list was quickly worked through as flight times were in single digits for all the winch launches and only slightly better for the aerotows (including the two trial lessons). In fact I think we all spent more time walking the gliders back to the launch point than in the air!
As the day went on, the already blustery and turbulent conditions gradually increased making both the launches and landings interesting. Flying in challenging conditions is great experience but there's a limit and come mid afternoon after everyone had flown it was decided to quit whilst we were ahead and everything put away by 1600 hrs. - Mark Layton
