Light NE wind, blue sky and very cold again. The wind strength seemed to be too light to set up wave?
There was a cap cloud over the moor and a single long white cloud sitting across the wind over the edge of the higher moor about 4 miles upwind. This was possibly a hydraulic jump – single wave with no downwind resonance. In the event even the Jantar did not have the performance to reach it to find out.
Instructors Don and David were kept busy with check flights, pre-solo training and cable breaks.
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| A Day in February |
The solo pilots made valiant efforts to soar in the somewhat bubbly air ( possibly thermal / ridge mixed with some wave effects). The average seemed to be about 10 minutes or so with the exception of Trevor. Using his superior skill in our superior aircraft ( SZD Jantar 1 ) he wafted around the local area for well in excess of 30 minutes until one too many errors brought him back to circuit height.
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| Trevor in the Jantar 1 on approach |
On the ground Ged spent several hours repairing the diesel engine in the Guslaunch winch which is now fully serviceable again. Thanks Ged.
Steve
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