The day started early with the 2 seaters launching at 9am. The early start was driven by Dave and Ged pushing to finish the balance of their instructors course with Don. David Jesty completed his today – well done Dave. Ged will finish his on Wednesday – weather permitting.
The was a lot of good soaring today with convergences to both the north and south giving very interesting conditions with climbs of 6 knots to 3800ft. It was possible to get above cloud base by flying up the side of the southern convergence. To get an idea of what this is like look at David Jesty’s video taken on a previous occasion
So lots of possibilities today. Andrew Beamont completed his Bronze. Alan Ballard completed his Cross Country Endorsement – well done.
Today’s wooden spoon entry must go to the chairman (me) who only noticed that his parachute was missing when getting ready to launch. This realisation was followed by panic. Was it left outside the front door at home? There ensued a mad dash home ( 34 mile round trip ) to discover the offending parachute safely in the hall where it had been left. This might indicate symptoms of early onset senility if I could only remember what this is.
A special thanks must go today to Roger and Barry Green who spent a lot of today replacing the clubhouse front door.
The day finished with a glorious sunset as a backdrop to a group of members having a drink and barbeque at the clubhouse.
Steve
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