DGS News - Sunday 9th June 2013

The day dawned bright and the yesterday's wind had abated. Good job too with 5 Trial Lessons booked in plus a growing number of keen trainees on the Flying List.  And with only one two seater available the pressure was on - to get the Sunday Soarers' hearty breakfast tucked away - and K-13 DMX up to the launch point asap. 

DGS from the SW

Fortunately, Robin Wilson had made a special effort to arrive early to kick things off and Heather and Barry Green then arrived to make a winch/retrieve crew: by 0930 we were away with Dave Parker and Don making the first flight.  A little under 9 hours later DMX came to rest having made no less than 22 flights, all but one with Don in the back seat, for a total of 3 hours 40 minutes flying time.

We welcomed Peter Clifford who, booked in for a One Day Course, thankfully agreed to convert it into 3 months membership, which made room for the other Trial Lessons - plus those who turned up on spec.  In all we flew 8 Trial Lessons, (with some students receiving more than one flight), plus 4 club trainees, including new junior member Matthew May, who made the group up to four of those who will be looking for solo on their 15th birthdays. 

Air Ex candidate Dawn Cook

Andrew Millington

David Applin

In the sky the conditions were weak/strong depending on your time of launch/where you went: Phil Hardwick took the concrete swan to cloudbase at 3,500ft for 2 hours plus, whilst Allan Holland managed almost 90 minutes in the Zugvogel. 

Convergence as the sea air passed through at around 3.30pm

Roger Appleboom, Darren Wills and new owner Dave Parker made up the K-6 club, Don managing to find time between punters to take the finely fettled FTB, David's new K6, into the sky for an 11 minute frolic (test flight)  involving stalls, spins and a loop. 

Among the trial lesson students of Dawn Cook, Sarah Stevens, Fed Williams, David Applin and Andrew Millington was one Maurice Smith, who declared with delight that gliding was "Cheaper than 18 holes at Hurdwick Golf Club!" Yes, Maurice, and hopefully our photo shows you why it is much, much, more enjoyable...

One of today's Trial
Lesson Students, Maurice Smith was heard to say: '£6.50 a launch? That's
cheaper that 18 holes at Hurdwick Gold Course!'  And this is why it's more
enjoyable...

Martin Cropper