The Thursday forecast was for a lighter wind than Wednesday. The wind had proved too strong for safe flying on Wednesday so with a lighter wind hopes were high that flying would be possible when the early mist and low cloud cleared. – But before then there was some organized wrecking to do.
I was greeted at 8:25 by the sight of our illustrious CFI Mark Courtney in a dust covered boilersuit demolishing the cupboard enroute to the lecture room and was promptly directed to de-nail a pile of timber. As each of the Thursday regulars arrived additional wreckers were recruited. All part of the Clubhouse refurbishment project. With the mess cleared away a late brief was called and it was decided to set up the field for an 09 runway, launching from the west end.
Two K21 and a Junior were di’d and walked to the launch point. November had arrived with a bang – it was 6degC plus some wind chill. A strong wind gave good launch heights to 1500ft. The scattered orographic cloud at 1200ft kept the card colour at yellow but the air was very smooth. There was a hint of wave too far east and too far west to explore, with associated sink near us. So the flight times were all 6-8 minutes, but it was good to top up on currency. A short late-lunch and a short afternoon before putting all the kit away.
A total of 19 flights, 6 solo, 13 dual and everyone flown.
Thanks to everyone who got stuck into the clubhouse work and thanks to Mike Sloggett for running the Field. A good team effort. – John Borland
