The wind is still in the east. At DGS this always gives the possibility of wave. The day started with a low cloudbase and 7/8 cloud cover but this gradually improved through the day.
Today there was no rostered instructor but Ged had agreed to open the airfield and in fact he spent part of his day instructing. He started with Mike Jardine. Mike is our latest Introductory Flight Pilot and Ged put him through a series of cable breaks and circuits to ensure his flying was up to standard, which it was.
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| Experienced visitor Bob Purdie with Ged in K13 G-DDMX |
Ged’s other task today was to familiarise visiting pilot, Bob Purdie, with flying at Brentor. Bob is an experienced pilot whose current club is the Park where he flies his LS4. Bob now has a house near Bovey Tracey so will probably become a familiar face around our club. You are very welcome Bob.
There was a full programme of Trial Flights and these were handled by Mike, Ged and me. Today’s visitors were Ed Haggar, Roger Hand, Robert and Janet Napper, James Rippon, Amanda Stone and Tony Gray. Judging by all the smiles, everyone seemed to have enjoyed their flights.
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| Visitor Andrew Sweet with Mike Jardine |
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| Ed Haggar enjoyed a soaring flight with me |
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| Visitor Tony Gray flew with Ged |
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| James Rippon had a couple a couple of short soaring flights with me |
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| Janet Napper looks happy to be flying |
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| Visitor Colin Napper in K7M G-DCLT |
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| Visitor Roger Hand waiting to go |
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| Visitor Amanda Stone |
There was signs of wave in the light easterly winds with rotor enhanced thermals giving some weak climbs in the overcast conditions. Best flight of the day was Martin Broadway in the K8 who utilised the weak conditions to stay airborne for just over an hour. Another notable entry in the flight log today was Dick Masters who has somehow missed out on flying a couple of times recently. Today he managed a couple of flights in the K8 including some soaring. Great news.
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| The K8 returns after soaring in the grey |
Elsewhere, David Bourchier removed the main wheel from CLT which needed a little maintenance. After cleaning the wheel box and checking and lubricating bearings etc. the wheel was refitted and the aircraft returned to service. Our thanks to you David.
A productive day.
Steve
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