Eat, sleep, glide, repeat!!! Again the briefing was at 10:00am, and again the forecast was stonking! A three-legged spider task was set.
Stonking! (Sally Hender)
Today we had Dan Hender (JDP), JB and JP in the eagle (AXJ), Ron and Dan Johns (711), and Phil Morrison and Rob Hender (DD3). Unfortunately Paul Medlock was feeling unwell, but it gave Shaun Dayman the opportunity to fly (JDD) and Alan Rappaport rigged and flew his SF27 (FHW).
Enterprise Fun in the Eagle (JB)
The grid started launching at 11.30am and the competitors headed in all three differing directions!
Three-legged Spider
Dan:
"I planned to try to fly my 300km diamond Lasham, Taunton and not really bother too much with the task, but as I started heading south the weather to the west wasn’t looking appealing. So I changed my mind and took in the turn points, got to Lasham then headed back and up and headed west.
Dan with one of Sally's hats (Sally Hender)
I turned Shelton Mallet and headed home, still at 3000ft when I got to Aston Down, I was then tempted towards Gloucester to grab the extra turn point. "
Rob Hender:
"Change of crew for DD3, Alan was convinced into flying his own glider, so I was kindly offered the spare seat."
Phil and Rob DD3 (Sally Hender)
Phil Morrison:
"We decided before we left to go down the southern leg then across the bottom in familiar territory, then back up from Taunton. As we headed south the weather looked to improve to the west with the wispy bits improving.
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| Salisbury Cathedral (Rob Hender) |
Flew over Salisbury, north of Yeovilton, stopping at Shepton Mallett, thinking Taunton was a step too far as the Somerset levels were doing their usual thing. Trowbridge gave us some lift. Got back and went to do Cirencester, but quickly realised we had already done it, so headed to Gloucester instead.
On our travels we spotted local pilot Pete Startup (230) on his way up to Salisbury. "
Alan Rappaport:
"The weather was much better than forecast. A classic looking gliding sky. I planned a quick 100 km triangle from Aston Down to Gloucester Canal to Melksham and back to Aston Down. Started a little late around 13:20, and the task took around 2 hours 20 mins. I tried to stay reasonably high, above 3000 feet. Generally, the flight went well, with some very good bits and some awkward bits. As usual, I had gadget and knowhow issues, so the flight wasn't declared, but otherwise it was a good day and a good flight."
Results
Prelim scores
Another hot day, but everyone got back to the airfield, which meant we could spend a lovely evening at a local pub. - Sally Hender
