Followers of 1980's disco supergroup
Imagination will already know
that their No2 hit, '
It's Just an Occlusion' is often the reason for
stopping gliding, and so it proved today.
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| K-13 HXP is towed out under an interesting sky. |
But not before a spirited and
determined team had decided to get the most from the day before said occlusion
arrived. With One Day Course student Peter Sings on hand and the wind a moderate
south-westerly breeze, Duty Instructor Peter Howarth got K-13 HXP to the
launchpoint under an interesting sky (see photo) and by a little after 1030 we
were off. Andy Davey was today's trainee, having recently solo'ed during a
couple of one week courses at Lasham (congratulations, Andy!), whilst Roger
Appleboom flew with Peter Sings.
The first light shower arrived at 1130, causing
a fifteen minute break in proceedings, to be followed by a full blown opening of
the heavens at 1230 (see photo) which stopped flying for an hour. On resuming
operations at 1:30 pm Roger Appleboom, reaching the top of the launch,
determined that what could see to the SW was certainly no illusion, but the
occlusion itself, and thus that the safest option was to get the K-13 back under
cover before things became too challenging.
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| A rain shower moves up the Tavy valley. |
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| ‘New’ winch ML2 defies an angry sky... |
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| ...and the resulting downpour. |
As we treated ourselves to an early
beer, Peter Sings departed clutching his temporary membership card declaring
that he certainly would be back. So, worth it to gain a new member? Most
definitely..!
Martin Cropper
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