Day 5, Task 5, flying day 5, another grid. Briefing at 10:30am, which gave Dan a slight lie in! Setting a 159k racing task Swindon – Oxford. After the obligatory ‘Juniors Photo’ at the front of the grid they were ready to go. First launch was at 12:15, Dan was on the 11th row so took his launch at 12:32pm. The gate opened at 12:56, and true to form Dan went early, making his own luck. However in the hot conditions, and finding it difficult to find lift, in his own words he ‘had a shocker’!
19th on the day (devalued again so not a complete disaster), 10th overall.
At 5:30pm we had a visit from a Chinook from Odiham, the crew and pilots taking time to show us around. – Sally Hender
