Saturday 4th June 2011

With the forecast winds from 040 – 060, and the local sounding showing the required profile, a good wave day was a possibility. In the event the wind was 020 and the north edge of Dartmoor set up a fabulous looking wave system too far to the south and east of the airfield for us to reach. We were teased by fantastic looking lenticulars most of the day. There was some thermal and ridge soaring available but it seemed like a poor second best somehow

The 2 seaters were busy all day and when the K13’s front instrument panel was damaged Chris Matten and John Bolt managed to manufacture and install a new one in under an hour to keep the flying on schedule. Many thanks for the F1 style pit stop chaps.

The Zugvogel was back in action today sporting it's new canopy.

David Jesty gives the Zugvogel's new canopy a close inspection

The new club aircraft, an SZD Pirat joined the club fleet today and after some minor adjustments, the instructors test flew it and then conducted familiarisation flights ready for it’s release into general club service. In fact. David Jesty made the best soaring flight of the day during his familiarisation flight. Also on show today was Chris Kaminski’s own fully restored Pirat which is an absolute credit to his restoration skills and probably looks even better than when it was new.

The new club Pirat "G-DCKD" showing off nice lines.

Chris Kaminiski looks suitable proud of his refursbished Pirat.

It occurs to me that with the two SZD Pirats, my own SZD Jantar1, 3 polish members we probably qualify as an outpost for the Anglo-Polish Gliding Club.

Steve