Well the forecast wasn’t far adrift from what it delivered – overcast at first followed by brighter bits to try to tempt us out late morning, which it succeeded in so doing after midday, only for the first flight (Gordon Hutchinson and me) to be able to review the approaching shower clouds from a similar height. Meanwhile Glenn Turpin and Chris Warnes sat patiently in the Perkoz hoping to see enough blue to do spin checks. It was over an hour before it cleared and then the blue became prevalent and Junior LRD, K21HCX, and the Perkoz were then in use until everyone had flown.
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| Brown parched North Hill airfield (Peter Smith) |
Chris completed spin checks and Karen likewise with some additional soaring. At least we flew with some strong lift when it eventually chose to appear.
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| Strong lift (Peter Smith) |
Meanwhile, before the sky cleared we investigated some of the Club’s more dubious drainage, and Josh Lucas, our helper in times of need, crawled most of the length of the Clubhouse beneath the floor to identify and remedy a long-standing problem. Probably least said, soonest mended – quite literally. - Peter Smith
