Another grey day with 8/8 cloud cover, perhaps a little higher and lighter than the dark grey of the previous days. The wind was light from the NW, forecast to strengthen later. Light(ish) winds from this direction has previously brought some action from the northerly ridge alongside the airfield.
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| A Grey day with a light NW breeze |
The solo pilots certainly made good attempts to use the ridge with Adam Hoskin 15 minutes, John Allan 16 min, Malcolm Wilton-Jones 31 minutes, and later Andy Davey 12 minutes all in the K8 all utilising a small area of lift at the east end of the ridge.
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| The K8 launching again |
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| HXP sharing the ridge with the K8 |
Mike Jardine was kept busy all day with club training in K13 G-CHXP. Meanwhile I flew a One Day Course with Alexandre Kasyanov ( Sasha ) in K13 G-DCCY. Sasha made good progress throughout the day.
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| HXP on the wire |
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| Sasha waiting to fly |
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| Steve and Phil flying CCY |
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| Approaching from the east |
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| Flying down the North ridge |
Meanwhile, in the hangar, the gnomes of Dartmoor continued their maintenance tasks to ensure that the fleet remains in good condition.
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| All action in the hangar |
A good day with 32 flights and some happy pilots.
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