Sunny day, wind straight down the strip from the north – what more could one want? It was enough to tempt the pair of K6’s and the K7 out. The lack of flying over the last couple on months did mean that the was rather a long list of folks needing check flights so the K13 and duty instructor were kept busy.
Not quite enough wind to keep the ridge working reliably but there were thermals to be used. Ken R demonstrated how to stay airborne with his 1:16. Second place honours were also taken in the same K6 by Bill C with 56 minutes. Plaudits for the smoothest landing goes to Alan P making his first flights since his spine operation. 34 launches and 7:18 of flying time.
It wouldn’t be Wednesday flying without mention of cake – Tony P not only had baked a cake but also made a cheese cake which was made short work of.
No nasty winds and clear sunny sky (first beany hat of the year was spotted) with patches of fog in the valley and elsewhere. Unfortunately lots of misting but with an organized laying on of hands to warm up the canopy Bob B took to the air. The views from the air were fabulous looking down on the patches of the fog shining in the sunlight. As the morning progressed a the wind veered to give just a touch of north which dragged the fog/low cloud out of the valley which resulted in base legs moved into the airfield to keep in the clear air. This resulted in long retrieves. Decision made to change ends Paul M and I launched above cloud and were treated to a shadow of the Puchacz cast on to the cloud surrounded by a 360 degree rainbow – spectacular! I say “we” but Paul was too busy flying to pay any attention to it. As we circled in a clear patch down to cloud base I realized there was little point in changing ends. A lunch break was declared.