Day 1- (Following the duff weekend) After nothing but doom and gloom per the Met Office weather forecast and the clubs own RASP the day dawned surprisingly brightly and the intrepid course members made there way to the club to be pleasantly surprised with high cloud and blue skies.
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| Soarable at times (Paul Warren) |
The course was split with three new members, and three with some experience and after a little bit of further weather checking and a briefing the gliders were brought out and we were away!
The first launches went well, and there was even lift in the sky giving a early flight of over 30 minutes, and we got into a steady rhythm where no glider was down for very long before it was launched again, thanks to sterling work from the volunteers.
A bit more rain needed to make the grass grow (Paul Warren)
The day continued like this, with only a few small moments of rain, the first of which forced into a very well-timed lunch break and the others merely needing a few minutes of shelter and some use of the squeegees to clear the water from the wings before the next launches.
Occasional splashes of rain (Paul Warren)
After a full day of flying we all ended up with multiple flights, a large quantity of added experience and eagerly awaiting day two!
Thank you to both the instructors and volunteers for making this all possible! - Paul Warren
