With a gentle north-westerly and RASP predicting 3.5 by mid-afternoon there
was everything to play for today... So it was not surprising that there was a
team of ‘keenies’ early on site to get the club gliders out, all with their own
agendas for progressing their flying.
One Day Course student Alison Jackson
also appeared early in readiness to fly with instructor Gordon Dennis, whilst
Local Firing Range Warden and Mary Tavy resident Ben Neale (see photo) turned
up punctually at 1100 for his introductory flights.
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| Introductory Flight visitor Ben Neale. |
Steve Fletcher
reacquainted himself with Brentor after recently going solo at Aston Down
(congratulations!) Paula Howarth consolidated her conversion to the K-8 and, in
the early afternoon, Kit Smith struck a stonking thermal that took him straight
up to 3,000ft over Tavistock (see photos en-route).
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| Kit Smith just to the north-east of Tavistock at 2,700 ft. |
Sadly, problems with the
winch prevented us from completing the full day’s flying programme, and hence
Steve Fletcher almost (but not quite) converted onto the K-8, Alison has some
launches in credit for her One Day Course and thanks must go to others, such as
Dave Downton, Jorg Beasley, Josef Nobbs and Adam Fox-Edwards who didn’t manage
to fly.
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From left to right: the ‘Sugar Factory’,
Harford Bridge Caravan Park and
Pitt’s Cleave Quarry business park. |
It was good to see returning member Tony Deane, however who, having
regained his Friends and Family privileges thanks to a couple of flight with
Gordon, introduced wife Anne to flying at Brentor and former Air Cadet Callum
Doyle to our Fixed Price to Solo scheme – we look forward to seeing much more of
you, Callum.
Martin Cropper
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