To Cox Tor and Back ( Nearly)

On Sunday 3rd October CFI Don Puttock and Roger Applebloom took K13 G-DDMX to Cox Tor with the aim of soaring the hills and then returning to the airfield. They launched to 1500 feet in a strong breeze that was just a little south of west. Initially everything went well but the wind was backing to become southerly. In this wind direction the hill does not work. By the time the intrepid duo realised this the ensuing field landing was inevitable.

Arriving at Cox Tor with good height

Looking back towards the airfield

Parts of the moor look really wet

Looking east towards the mast at  Princetown

Visibility is deteriorating - is something changing? Did the pilots miss this clue?

The cloudbase is lowering

Do we need one of these fields?

Are we closer to the hill?

800 feet above airfield height. This is not enough to return home.

Definitely lower now.

The hill has stopped working.

Getting lower

And lower

Time to find a field

All the photos were taken by Roger

Steve