After a long period of lockdown thanks to Covid-19, today was destined to be our first flying day. Following government guidelines flying is limited to suitably qualified and current pilots.
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| The view on arrival |
The weather had other ideas. The wind strength a ground level was forecast to be 15 knots+ and gusty. The met office was forecasting 40 knots at 1000 feet. After getting all the field set up whist ensuring we kept proper social distancing we decided to at least give it a go.
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| Rick getting ready |
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| Take up slack |
Step up Rick Wiles who we bravely elected to be our guinea pig. He made 2 short flights which were uneventful but by the end of the second flight the wind and gustiness had increased even more and we decided that discretion was the better part of valour. The K13 was returned to the hangar.
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| On final approach |
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| Round out |
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| The windsock shows why we stopped flying |
Rick and Scratch decided to continue with their mechanical work; Rick working on the Nissan CV joints and Scratch the green tractor's brakes.
A short, tentative return to flying. Hoping the wind abates soon.
Steve
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