The forecast for today gave light and variable winds mostly from the north and that’s what we got. The forecast also gave sunny periods but we did not get anything that even resembled sunny. Most of the day the cloudbase was around 1500 feet over the airfield but touching the hills over the western flanks of Dartmoor. This gave the impression of a really grey day.
Were we put off? No, we are made of sterner stuff and even with the limited number of members we put together a plan to maximise use of the day.
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| A somewhat uninspiring grey day |
Steve Raine rigged his glider hoping for a clearance but, this time, he was disappointed by the weather and ended up putting it away un-flown after driving the winch for us most of the day. Thanks for you help Steve.
After changing ends on the airfield, the Zugvogel 3A G-CHKV was rescued from the back of the hangar, it’s monthly maintenance brought up-to-date and it was taken to the launchpoint where Dick Masters and Fred Marks were converted to flying it. They both managed a couple of successful circuits each and, judging by the smiles on their faces, we now have 2 new Zugvogel fans. Club member Jeff Craggs took the opportunity to re-acquaint himself with the delights of the Zugvogel.
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| Dick Masters (left), new club member Fred Marks and the Zugvogel |
Fred Marks who is a fully licenced pilot already, has been flying under our reciprocal agreement but today joined Dartmoor Gliding as a full flying member. Welcome to our club Fred.
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| Visitor Edward Taylor with instructor Ged. |
We welcomed two visitors today. Edward Taylor and Mike Jackson both had a couple of flights each in the K13 G-DDMX with instructor Ged Nevisky. The flights were enjoyed and both are contemplating the opportunities that learning to fly a glider presents.
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| Mike Jackson waiting for a launch in the K13 |
We made the best use of a quiet day.
Steve
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