With clear blue skies and a light easterly wind, the first task of the day
was to change ends. The gus winch was already attached to the tractor, so it was
decided to use it for the days flying. Two K13’s and a K8 were DI’d and towed to
the west launch point. Following briefing private owners set about rigging their
gliders. SF27 (Barry), Zugvogel (Roger) and K6 (Mike/Hugh) slowly arrived at the
launch point.
We welcomed back ODC Peter Mountfield. His previous visit resulted in a
single short flight before we stopped flying. With over an hour in the air, he
thoroughly enjoyed his experience and promised to return very soon. Not wanting
to miss out on the action, his partner Mary Frances signed on for a double trial
flight, which resulted in over 30 minutes in the air.
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| Peter, Mary and Richard |
Our trainees John O’Connell, John Smith and Dave Downton all made good
progress towards their own goals. Longest flight of which was John Smith with a
good 23 minutes on his third flight.
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| John Smith getting ready. |
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| HXP below DMX |
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| The launch point viewed from DMX |
Our solo pilots enjoyed various degrees of success. Hugh 20 mins, Bob 12
mins, Barry 12 mins, Allan 34mins and Malcolm 49 mins. The longest flight on the
day was by Roger Green with 1hr 54mins in the Zugvogel. Not bad for someone who
wasn’t going to rig until persuaded by Allan.
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| Rogers view of Tavistock. |
A tiring day for all, with 30 flights proved too much for some,
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| Hugh taking it easy. |
Thank you to Heather for retrieving and winch drivers for producing a smooth
service of cables and launches. Also for everybody who kept things moving at the
launch point.
Peter Howarth
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