The forecast gentle north easterly would have been nice but a trip to the west end where the windsock was horizontal and quivering belied the accuracy of the forecast, nevertheless it was bluish sky, sunny and dry, - we would have given much for it a few weeks ago.
Thermal activity should have kicked in soon after midday, it was late arriving and difficult to corner when it did, but there were a number of extended flights.
Launch Control (Mark Layton)
Andy Pincombe, John Burrow and Martin Woolner all helped with instructing ensuring everyone flew. JB completed red card checks with David Wojnar in an extended flight in the Perkoz.
Some private gliders came out to play, Richard Roberts V5 topped the day with over 2 hours and Pete Startup 230 not far behind.
CUL - Axminster - Crewkerne - Hembury Hill - CUL - NHL 96kms
"Set task to the west , pushed out but in blue only able to get to about 3,000 ft max so rapidly went off the idea. Cu appeared on the south coast so worked my way to them, then had a run along the coast going east following the line of cu. Some worked great, others absolutely nothing. A bonus x country for me regardless. Need more faith as I think the west did get better. Driving home I think I could have been still flying an hour and a half later to the west." Rich Roberts V5
Not the day we hoped for but everyone flew 32 winch launches and 5 aerotows. - Peter Smith
