Interestimg, testing, challenging and thought provoking were some of the
comments made by the Wednesday soarers during the day. Although the day dawned
with a clear blue sky, there was a 15 knot easterly wind generally straight down
the strip. So the K8 was left in the hangar and a K13 towed to the launch point.
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| K13 waiting for a busy day |
K13 waiting for a busyHugh Gasgoyne was first to see what the conditions were like. Both launch and
landing were a little lively, but Hugh coped well. John O’Connell was next into
the front seat. The conditions were initially a bit too much for him on the
approach, but by the end of the day and five flights he completed a full flight
without me taking over. Well done John.
The other soarers in the front seat were Bob Sansom, Steve Fletcher and
Malcolm Wilton-Jones. With an inversion at about 1600ft there was little thermal
activity. The longest flight was by Malcolm who kept us aloft for 23 minutes.
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| Bob waiting to fly |
We welcomed back to the airfield Martin Broadway and The Voice Dave Downton.
Both enjoyed getting back into the air and we look forward to seeing them both
regularly at the airfield.
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| The voice returns the front seat |
Thank you to everybody who turned up to fly and run the airfield, especially
Phil Hardwick and Richard Roberts who winched and chose not to fly. A total of
20 flights that pushed some pilots outside their comfort zones, but all gained
valuable experience from the day.
Peter Howarth
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