Category: Flying Reports

It has to be admitted that 5 flights is not many but it’s the most we’ve managed on a November day so far.  It was a day for picking your moment as the weather was somewhat changeable and the wind quite lively.  Cloudbase varied between too low to bother launching to about 1,100′.  At one point we did see some blue and one launch managed 1,700 in a gap.

Some more of the boundary to the right of the clubhouse got reduced to a better height and pile of “trimmings” grew – should make a good thermal generator one day when we are launching from the south end.  Stan provided Danish pastries for afternoon tea (donuts were there as usual for morning coffee)

Due to the fog it took a while for us to locate the airfield today!

But despite the conditions a small group of hardy souls decided to wait to see if conditions would improve to allow some flying to take place and set about getting the toys out.

Whilst this was underway we left John Douglass in the clubhouse working his way though his bronze written test.

Suddenly a window of opportunity arrived as around 1pm  flying commenced…………… two flights later we were grounded again as the murk returned. Toys were duly returned to the hanger ~:-(

So despite minimal flying the day was not wasted as John Douglass successfully passed his bronze written test, Andrew Peacock had his cross country endorsement counter signed by yours truly after spending time at Shennington yesterday and we welcomed back Tony Chapman who turned up after a 4 month lay off due to work commitments.