There was a real incentive to get started early today. The weather forecast was threatening a day of 2 halves with the good conditions early on being wiped out by the approaching front with it's increasing winds and rain.
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| Zugvogel wait to soar in the uninspiring looking sky |
So dutifully first flight first flight was at 10am. This was a soaring flight in the K8 by Peter Howarth. Well done Peter. This was followed by a heady mix of good soaring by the single seaters and K13 with the best flight being by Adrian Irwin in the Zugvogel with a flight of just over an hour. Gradually though, a layer of high cover spread across the area and cut off the soaring. Was this going to be the end of the fun?
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| K13 soaring in the pre-frontal conditions |
Well no actually, Although the southerly wind was definitely strengthening, the soaring conditions returned for the last hour or so under a some what strange looking sky with the high cover giving an almost white top cover with some grey looking cumulus lower down. Last flight was a soaring flight by the K13 at about 4pm after which everything was put away before the rain started.
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| K13 flying back to the hangar at the end of the day |
We welcomed 2 visitors today. Jack Lawrence who was flown by Peter Howarth and Michael Wild who flew with Rick Wiles. Both enjoyed soaring flights.
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| Visitor Jack Lawrence with Peter Howarth |
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| Michael Wild looks happy to be flying with Rick |
After the flying was over, the committee convened for a meeting where 2 new directors, Ged Nevisky and Steve Lewis took up their new posts. The meeting stretched into the early evening.
A productive day
Steve
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