Wednesday 21 November 2012

As I left home for the airfield apart from the damp ground everything seemed ok; 2/8th cloud cover, gentle wind. Looks good for some flying.

Listening to the traffic announcements on the radio revealed that my view of the weather situation was entirely wrong. Lots of roads were closed due to flooding. The main railway at Tiverton closed due to flooding. Must have rained much heavier overnight that I realised. Oh Dear.

On arrival at the airfield it was immediately apparent that it would be far too wet to fly.

The members went into make and mend mode, getting on with some of the myriad of outstanding tasks. The Zugvogel trimmer system was dismantled, adjusted reassembled and the aircraft returned to service. The Bocian instrument panel layout was changed to make the airspeed indicator more visible for the instructor in the rear seat.

From the left, Steve Raine, John Bolt and Ged Nevisky sort out the Bocian's instrument panel.

 I found it interesting that one group waited until it had started to rain before starting to wash the vehicles!! And we still trust these people to gliders?

Is car washing and rainbows seen in many photos?

In the clubhouse the simulator was put into good use with several pilots practicing various aspects of their skills.

Thanks everyone for a nice day with friends.

Steve