Apart from grins on a couple of people's faces... and a battle-scars in the form of cows' (?) muck adhering to BVB's tailplane... there was little evidence of all the fun several members had wave flying at Brentor last Sunday.
For the Wednesday crowd, however, it's been a day of seamless cloud and drizzle. The ground around the clubhouse was reminiscent of the battlefield scenes in 'War Horse', but this didn't deter CFI Don and Phil the Farmer from wading around in the mud as they speculated what income might be generated for the club by coaxing one of our own old 'war horses' - the dumper truck - on a one-way trip to the knacker's yard (i.e. the scrapyard up the road).
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| " Waddya reckon about a spot of recycling, Phil?" |
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| "Take up slack!" |
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| "All out!" |
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| "Result!" (...as the combo rolls into the scrapyard). |
The photos speak for themselves! And the exercise was definitely worthwhile, with a substantial sum being raised for the 'Tea Swindle' fund, which pays for much-needed improvements to the club's equipment and facilities. Thank's to today's efforts, the purchase of a base station for the Skylaunch Launch Assistant System, is much closer to becoming a reality.
Apart from a discussion about NOTAMs, some daily inspection training and a lot of stoking of the woodburner, the emphasis remained on financial matters, with our two Field Treasurers in a huddle as they redoubled their efforts to chase-up some £600-worth of long-overdue flying fees from members.
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| Our Field Treasurers review an e-mail urging members to pay their flying fees
(more than £600-worth of which are currently outstanding) |
Bob Pirie
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