Dartmoor Gliding News-Wednesday 19th February 2015

Leaving Plymouth this morning the low cloud cover made this day look somewhat dark and miserable. To my surprise the airfield was bathed in bright sunlight on my arrival but this was not to last. Gradually, the sky filled with cloud and with the moderate southerly breeze, it suddenly felt very,very cold. This led to everyone putting on all the layers of clothes they had. The launch hut was a popular place to evade the worst of the wind.

No, not a terrorist. Just club junior member Kit Smith trying to keep warm 

With Wednesday Instructor Bob Pirie still on the sick list, and his usual standby, Ged Nevisky, also currently also unwell, step forward CFI Don Puttock once again to provide his usual brand of high quality training.

Three club gliders form today's grid

 We welcomed 2 visitors today. Heather Laurie, an ATC cadet, started on the road to learning to fly with a couple of flights with me. The second visitor was Mark Ringwood a Friends and Family visitor who flew with Mike Gadd.

ATC Cadet Heather Laurie shares a joke with myself and our ground crew "Scratch"

Mark Ringwood with Mike Gadd in DMX

And what of the club flying. Well Don put his group through their paces in the southerly cross wind conditions and a few battled it out for soaring honours in the Zugvogel but the best was only a flight of 7 minutes.

Adrian Irwin in the Zugvogel making another attempt on the "Longest Flight" honours 

A useful and fun training day in trying conditions

Steve