Dartmoor Gliding News – Sunday 27th October 2013

Blanket forecasting of doom and gloom ensured that only 'die-hards' turned up at the club today - so thankfully the One Day Course and Trial Lesson student were contacted by Mike and asked to re-book.  In actual fact the weather (wind, rain and cloudbase) was not as bad as predicted, but the cross wind from the south would have put us out of limits - a repeat of yesterday. 

So what better day to put a sign on the gate 'Closed for Stocktaking' and set Don, clipboard and pen in hand, Arkwright like to make a list and assess the value of our permanent - and consumable - kit. 

Roger Applestihl cutting his way through to the new Trailer Park

Meanwhile, Roger Applestihl and I took a chain saw to some of the denser areas of gorse at the southwest end of the airfield, and were making good progress until I noticed that the Disco's bonnet wasn't fitting quite a snugly as it should, 

Sure enough, a spring had sprung and required replacement - which was proceeding apace until Roger Green  arrived en passant, to regale us with tales of the Green Army's latest acquisition, a Grob Astir Sport, drophead coupe or similar, that required venturing to Germany to pick up, and then converting instruments from German into Englisch

Martin Cropper