After yesterday's sun and heat with just a few flights, it was another sun day today, blue skies for much of the day with the only cloud of any note seen late afternoon with the high cloud a possible indication of an imminent change in the weather of the last week or so. With only mad dogs and Englishmen, and oh glider pilots, spending the day in the midday sun, and limited thermic activity forecast, today was likely to be one of maintaining currency and/or practising launches circuits and landings.
The airfield has turned brown (Mike Sloggett)
As it happened the day provided more interest than anticipated primarily due to the forecast wind strength and direction from lunchtime onwards requiring a change of card cloud from yellow to blue - fortunately Tom Sides had already completed the day’s booked visitor flights
The morning briefing had been to a small but keen group of members and whilst the group was somewhat limited in experience a plan was worked out amongst the winch drivers and loggers present - with training very much part of the plan. During the morning Mike Sloggett and James Flory worked their way through the flying list with James juggling instructor and tug pilot duties.
North Hill needs some rain (Mike Sloggett)
A short lunchbreak was needed to allow all to recharge and refresh, with the afternoon wind direction and strength providing opportunity for experience in the ‘interesting’ conditions. The day had seen some ‘blue thermals’ around which enabled extended flight times if one was lucky enough to ‘stumble’ into same.
By late afternoon with the flying list completed the K21s and Junior, as the only Club gliders in use today. were flown down to the other end of the airfield.
A good day enjoyed by all, with great teamwork. - Mike Sloggett
