It was one of those days when it was probably better going to the beach or sitting in a pub garden with a nice cold beer! But alas there were a large number of members at the morning briefing (expertly presented by Shaun Dayman as part of his instructor training) that thought going gliding would be a far better option.
The persistent south easterly weather system this week did not produce much, as predicted today. Circuits were what we expected and that was what we got. Even the aerotows didn't fair much better. Mike Sloggett assisted by James Flory worked through the very long two-seater list with various training requests.
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| Congratulations to Josh Howlett (Mike Sloggett) |
Congratulations to Josh Howlett who was put through his paces with launch failures sending him to different locations around the airfield before completing his first solo at North Hill, and promptly followed it up with a second. This was some 20 years after his previous gliding at Nympsfield.
A short grid and short flights (David Clements)
DG1 (Dave Perriam), 877 (Ashley Thomas), FUN (Andy Williams) and FAJ (John Borland) all flew their own gliders, but unfortunately the flight times were still all relatively short.
Great shot (David Clements)
As packing-up time approached the R151 cub arrived to allow a new syndicate member to get signed off for towing. Various members obliged and carried on into the evening.
A busy day with plenty of launches making the most of hot conditions left everyone happy to have flown. - Mark Layton