Why do we bother looking at forecasts? Today they all seemed to be different, so the only thing was to head to the airfield and see what would happen. Unfortunately arriving at the airfield, the forecast that predicted early rain nearly got it right. Instead of light rain it was a lot heavier, so after early morning coffees and teas, it was decided to correct the leaning tower of DGS. The control tower at the west end had developed a lean over the winter. A combination of deflated tyres and sinking into the soft ground was the problem. Some blocks were found and after jacking the control tower up these were placed under the wheels and luckily the tyres were able to be re-inflated.
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| Blocks in place and tyres being inflated. |
Withe the skies brightening it was time to get the toys out and go flying. The only trainee present today was David Moult. David has been struggling to coordinate his turns. Understanding the importance of looking over the nose to set the turn he was soon improving his coordination. This was proven later in the day when he thermalled up to 2500ft with only verbal inputs from me.
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| David preparing to fly. |
The solo pilots took turns in the K8 and when this was staying airborne, Richard brought the SF27 to the launch point for a flight. These included John Allen 27 minutes, Phil Hardwick 23 minutes and Ed Borlase 1 hour 4 minutes.
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| My view looking north over Blackdown. |
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| Ed looking down on the K13. |
With everybody flown, only 15 flights, but an average of 21 minutes per flight, mad it all worth while. Thank you to all who were at the field today to make the most of what the forecasts gave.
Peter Howarth
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