As a glider pilot, how often have I heard the phrase “You should have been here yesterday”? Today was like that for most of us but for two pilots I suspect they wished they weren’t here yesterday; but more of that later.
Tuesday’s weather would have been a dream, lots of sunshine, obvious cumulus inserted into the otherwise blue sky by thermals; lots of them. The day would have lasted for many hours. Ideal cross country conditions. But we were not flying on Tuesday.
Wednesday’s weather was blighted by a passing warm front, the torrential rain continued from first light to mid afternoon when the rain was replaced by fog so dense that you could not see one end of the trailer park to the other. So no flying for us.
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| Chris Burkett and Pete Wells putting a brave face on the weather delays |
And what about the two pilots rueing Tuesday weather? Well these were Pete Wells and Chris Burkett, the pilots of the Twister pair of aerobatic aircraft, who landed on Tuesday night for an overnight stay after performing for the crowds at the Plymouth firework display. They had planned to depart early on Wednesday to perform at more airshows but the weather had other ideas and they ended up spending Wednesday night at the airfield as well.
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| The pair of Twisters as they arrived on Tuesday evening |
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| Waiting for the weather to clear on Wednesday |
Better luck next time guys.
Steve
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