Dartmoor Gliding News - Saturday 18th November 2023

The weather leaving Plymouth was poor with low cloud drizzle/showers. At the airfield it was a little better; at least it was not raining. The runway though was too wet to fly unless some of the gliders could be fitted with floats.

There were plenty of members around to help with the work programme to reorganise the hangar, rig the new aircraft and park the new trailers.

First up K8 CDK was derigged and moved to the spray booth. K13 CCY fuselage was moved to the spray booth waiting for the completion of the C of A work to it's wings.

Next up was the rigging of the Puchacz which took a little longer than expected due to our inexperience with this glider type. We even referred to the Manual once or twice, The Puchacz was put into the hangar in position 3 but this did not look comfortable so it and a K13 were removed form the hangar and then refitted with the Puchacz in position 2 and the K13 in Position 3. Excellent.

Peter in supervisory mode
or is he making sure it doesn't blow away?

Obviously a team sport

Uncomfortable in position 3

That's better

After lunch it was the turn of the new Astir CS77. As several members have been Astir syndicate members this went together easily and it was installed in the hangar in position 5 with the remaining K8 in 4. 

A busy clubhouse

The sleek Astir CS77

All safely in the hangar

There was plenty of other work going on with Scratch working on the Jeep which has decided not to start. Colin and Adam were working on CCY's wing in the workshop.

Refreshments in the clubhouse rounded off the days events after a short meeting of the Directors.

Steve