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Wednesday morning saw fog on the airfield and miasma in the club house as Andy, Alan B, Ken R & Bill plied dope on wing fabric. Fortunately the weather cleared before we were all comatose. The wind, forecast to be NW, obligingly shifted to the North allowing even the Puchacz to be launched to 2000ft. The ridge appeared to be giving 1kt of lift which meant that we were coming down at 1kt (think about it). So good launches together with slowly descending flights provided a welcome bonus for the staunch winter circuit bashers. The notable exception was Stephen O who clung on for just over the half hour in the Ka8. Had he rigged the LS3 – who knows what joys may have transpired.

– with subtle changes in direction, strength and instability frustrating some attempts at ridge soaring and rewarding others. Nonetheless the result was 34 flights logged, around nine hours airtime and seven extended ridge flights. Mrs Truelove graced us with a guest appearance, scoring half an hour in the Ka8 in the gloaming while Liz and Carol managed a minute over the hour in the Janus for the longest flight of the day. Although Richard and I claim the moral victory in the LS3 with an hour and a half between us – there being two of them and two of us 😉

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