Club member profile - Lisa
We asked our Club members how they started gliding, what they enjoy and have achieved at Devon and Somerset Gliding Club.
Lisa Humphries
| Why did you start gliding? | My Dad started gliding at DSGC and I came up for a trial lesson when I was 17 and was hooked straight away. | |
| What is your most memorable flight? | My first cross-country flight for Silver distance - 50kms in DG100 to The Park in blue conditions. | |
| What is your most memorable moment? | When I came back to gliding and was sent solo again and had a cable break. | |
| What keeps you motivated? | There's so much more that I can achieve. | |
| Does gliding influence other areas of your life? | When I'm driving, I'm careful to look over the wing to see who's overtaking me. | |
| What single word sums up gliding for you? | Escape (from the stress of work) | |
| Why do you like owning your own glider? | I like to have control of how my glider is equipped, and I can fly it when I want to, and I like having my own personal registration. | |
| What do you like about DSGC? | It's a friendly sociable place, with superb equipment, and it is a relatively inexpensive hobby. | |
| Why do you enjoy instructing? | I think we are all continuously learning, and I like passing on skills and knowledge to others. | |
| Why do you like flying with other people? | I enjoy the company. | |
| Where else have you flown? | I've been on the club expeditions to Brentor, Talgarth, Denbigh, Long Mynd, Portmoak. | |
| Are ther any issues with being a woman at a gliding club? | Although gliding is a male dominated sport, DSGC has a good mix of female members and we can achieve the same as the men. | |
| Age: | 44 years | |
| Occupation: | Co-owner, Air Charter Company | |
| Started gliding: | 1984 - 1988 and then after a maternity break from 2000 | |
| Number of launches: | 1167 launches | |
| Number of hours: | 370 hours |
