With a good looking forecast, this was always going to be a busy day. The gliders were out early in the sunny start to the day. Winds remained light and variable, mostly from the south. Conditions were very thermic until the conditions overdeveloped. A passing convergence provided the entertainment later in the day.
K7M G-DBVB rigging was finished and after a successful test flight in the very thermic morning, it was put to work. We welcomed a group of scouts from the Brentor and Mary Tavy group who were to fly today to complete the practical phase of their Aviation Badges. And boy did they fly. They all had several flights each, most had soaring flights and one was luck enough to experience the thrill of soaring well above the cloudbase in a convergence. When not flying they were a great help in and around the launchpoint.
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| Brentor and Mary Tavy Scouts on Brentor Airfield. The adults in background (from left) are Rick Wiles (Gliding Club Winchmaster), Steve Lewis (Gliding Instructor), Tracy Williams (Assistant Scout Leader) and Simon Grylls (Scout Leader). |
Today saw the return to the club of John Blaskett after an enforced lay off who is keen to re-establish his solo status. Welcome back John. Mid day saw Ged appear with the Open Cirrus after a week at Nympsfield on a Cross Country Course. Apparently he landed out on Friday half way around a 300 km flight. Hopefully we will have a report from him soon.
Best flight of the day by far was Bob Pirie flying his ASW20F. He flew for 2 hours 15 minutes and only returned to the airfield because he was suffering in the cold conditions underneath the increasing cloud cover. Perhaps a bit early to be flying in a tee shirt Bob.
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| Bob warming up after a good flight in his ASW20F |
I think a word of thanks is due to the “unsung heroes" around the airfield. Today I think special thanks is owed to Mike Gadd and Steve Raines who did the winching between them.
A great day
Steve
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