Day 3 Spring Task Week

Bank Holiday Monday, and a slower than usual start to preceedings. Briefing at 10am, the forecast was poor for the east, but there was a chance of some thermal activity. Ian set us a pilot assigned task ie. choose a variety of local turnpoints and turn up to 4.

In addition Operation Get Snoopy was launched. Percy Penguin currently resides behind the club bar, and Crowland have Snoopy. The challenge is to take off at Tib, land at Crowland and swap Percy for Snoopy.

Unfortunately the top cover didn't really clear well enough for the thermals to properly generate. Eventually flying off 08 (we changed ends a few times before getting started!), Will set up and drove the winch to start and I flew with Paul Thompson for a couple of winch training circuits, Tim H did some aeros in the K21 and a couple of trail lesson aerotows were also flown. Others also out included Mick, Mark, Jenny, Wilco, Ian, Mike Watson with Tony tugging.

So no scoring tasks today. With thunderstorms expected overnight everyone senisbly derigged. However there is a clearance expected midday tomorrow, so breifing at 10am with Don doing our weather and task setting.