With the forecast predicting 40mph southerly gusts, few members turned up. The gliders were out and ready by 9am followed by the briefing.
After the briefing, launches commenced from the far easterly side of the airfield. With the winch only having one functioning cable every member made a great effort to keep the launch rate up. (Thanks to Peter Smith and the team for removing the winch drum for repair.)
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| Towing back (Jack Sewell) |
With the southerly wind hitting the south ridge, pockets of lift were picked up making flights longer, the longest flight today was Kai Mudd with Mark Courtney, each adding 26 minutes to their logbooks.
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| A ghostly image for halloween tomorrow (Jack Sewell) |
Fairly early on, the wind started to pick up and provided some challenging crosswind landings. By 11:30 am, Chris Wool decided that the difficult approach meant it was time to call it a day.
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| Hangar packing (Jack Sewell) |
Most members had an early lunch and left but some decided to stay. Kai and Jack headed to the simulator to practise their cable breaks and circuits and a bit of soaring cross-country, under the watchful eye of Pete Harmer.
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| Setting off from NH2 to Cullompton (Jill Harmer) |
