A strong, biting cold wind blew from the north west under a glowering, grey sky for most of the day except for a brief spell when the cloud rolled away only to be replaced an hour later.
The hardy Saturday crew were up on the airfield with a single 2 seater to keep their currency, progress their “standardisation” flights. We welcomed back Will Wilson returning after a winter break and our globe trotting “Shrek” returning from 4 months at home in Poland.
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| Duty Instructor Martin Smith in the front seat with Rick Wiles flying from the back |
Dene “Scratch” Hitchen added to today’s interest by fitting a video camera to the wingtip of the K13. We look forward to the videos but in the meantime we have a couple of stills to wet our appetites.
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| Will Wilson ( front ) having a check flight with Martin |
Also on the airfield today were Matthew Wiles and Sandra Buttery both very keen to get to grips with their new roles as Junior Gliding Officer and Club Secretary respectively. We wish them every success.
The most unlucky member today ( and surely a candidate for the Wooden Spoon trophy ) was Victor who slipped and fell gracefully face first into some very black looking mud. This necessitated him returning to the clubhouse to clean up before returning to the launch point.
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| Victor taking the latest DGS beauty treatment |
I think mention must be made of Chris Kaminski, Bob Jones, Alan Carter and Chris Matten who all spent the day in the hangar sanding the Pirat wing. Real dedication.
Steve
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