Day 2 started with less favourable weather conditions so instead of flying we had a series of lectures regarding lift, drag, the causes and effects of positive and negative g, and the perils of flying with wet wings. We were educated about parachutes - how to put them on, how to deploy them, and how necessary it is to keep them dry, we even deconstructed one that was due and inspection.
The Club Simulator -so useful (Karen King)
We went on to gain useful experience on the flight simulator which certainly proved useful for those with less flying hours. We were hopeful after lunch that we might be able to do some flying, so the winch was set up and the gliders were readied.
Practicing winch launches in the Club Simulator (Karen King)
In the meantime we had a lecture regarding winch launches - how to do it safely and how to recover then we were able to put this into practice again on the sim.
At 3pm the final call was made, that there wouldn’t be any flying today but tomorrow is another day. - Duncan Bardner (new member first-time blogger)
