An ‘odd’ sort of a day really, with tantalising hints of lift most of the time, but deteriorating visibility and the battle between thermals and potential wave remaining inconclusive.
Turnout was disappointing, which may have been linked to a lack of faith among members that there would actually be gliders to fly, combined with an adverse reaction to the rallying call to come and spend a couple of hours helping fettle the Zugvogel. As it turned out, there were gliders aplenty, and by the time it got really soarable, the Zug was on-line, gleaming and ready for action. At one point we had about half a dozen gliders soaring simultaneously, but even then BVB was just sitting there waiting for someone to fly it. Might that pilot have been you?
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| Under utilised K7M BVB |
A big thank you to Don for shouldering all the instructional workload, enabling me to get some solo time in the ASW 20F, and freeing-up Ged to spend the day slaving over neglected trailers (prior to the Talgarth expedition) and supervising the work on the Zug. Don’s three students, Martyn Sherrell, Chris Morton and Keith Wilson are not only progressing well in the air, but pitching in enthusiastically to help keep the airfield running. Despite the lack of ‘trade’ and a generally laid back atmosphere, some 30 launches were achieved.
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| Bob obviously trying to remember how to fly the ASW20F while syndicate partner Martin looks on. |
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| Don and student pilot Keith hard at work. |
With as many people working on the Zug and the trailers as there were ‘playing’, it’s probably unfair to single out anyone for a specific mention. However, suffice to say that Phil the Farmer and Doc Robin had all the gear ready to go to enable our ‘winching ace’, Dave Rippon, to do his stuff… John Bolt seemed to be everywhere… and Martin Broadway gave us all a good laugh with his novel airfield levelling efforts.
Bob Pirie
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