The dry, high pressure conditions continue. There was a lot of overcast and
it was cold in the moderate north to north easterly wind.
The club was quiet today which was a bit of a surprise given that the
atmospheric soundings looked good for wave as long as there was enough east in
the wind.
There was a lot of work planned today which needed to be completed before any flying could be done.
The major task was a serious spring clean and overall of the caravan getting
it ready use by our new instructor. Heather set about cleaning the interior.
Rick and Mike pressure washed the outside and then cleaned the carpet and all
the upholstery using a machine designed for the purpose. Meanwhile Dave Downton
set about the mechanical systems. By the end of the day the cooker was working,
the water pumps were operating and a list of spares for the water heater was
made. Great effort.
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| Mike washing the outside |
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| Heather cleaning the interior |
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| David was working on all the technical bits |
In the clubhouse, I was reviewing our glider weighing processes and results
with Colin Boyd who spend most of his day working on glider maintenance. Ged
and Mike Jardine were working through Module B training.
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| Heather enjoys flying in the wave gap. |
Eventually it was time to go flying. Initial flights showed some buoyancy in
the air but no real sign of wave. Later, towards the end of the afternoon, the
wind, moved a few more degrees east and suddenly we were treated to a
magnificent wave system overhead the club. Slightly unusually the wave bars were
sitting NW-SE instead of the usual N-S. The K13 climbed easily into the wave and
was climbing at 4 knots at 3000 feet when Rick terminated the climb because the
clouds were moving around and the aircraft does not have blind flying
instruments.
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| Wave clouds over the launchpoint |
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| An down wind of the airfield |
A useful day with and exciting end.
Steve
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