...and we have good weather! It was great to see so many people turn up for an early start - Simon Ully and Jenny Novak both beating me to the hangar at 8:15 this morning!
Ian's forecast was for pretty good weather south of us, and so a multiple choice task was set. First turn point Rattlesden, then a variety across to Northampton West.
Quite a few declared 300k, Norman, Tim D, Ian, Bob, Dave T all setting out with big plans. With an easterly wind (completely different to forecast), cloudbase of about 2500ft, and the scent of the maltings wafting across the airfield, it started to go blue, and then top cover gradually killed the 2-3knt thermal activity around the airfield by about 3pm. Tim Davies getting the best of the day with completing TIB - RAT - DEP - TIB
Part of the task week is to encourage people to achieve something for themselves, however big or small, and so I should mention Simon Ully who flew his first flight in his new Mosquito, Dave Rusbridge who planned his silver distance (even though conditions meant the flight wasnt really on), and all those who rigged and flew where they would not have normally bothered.
Ray and myself were duty team, flying some trial lessons and a few check flights. JRK brought along family friends to fly, and I flew with a lady who had been bought the flight for her 80th birthday 6 months ago!
We filled up 2 pages of the logsheet, with flight times varying from a few minutes on check flights to over 2hours for the guys going XC.
So a good day, and a nice start to the week. Thanks to all who turned up, flew, helped out. See you at briefing tomorrow 9:30am.
Ian's forecast was for pretty good weather south of us, and so a multiple choice task was set. First turn point Rattlesden, then a variety across to Northampton West.
Quite a few declared 300k, Norman, Tim D, Ian, Bob, Dave T all setting out with big plans. With an easterly wind (completely different to forecast), cloudbase of about 2500ft, and the scent of the maltings wafting across the airfield, it started to go blue, and then top cover gradually killed the 2-3knt thermal activity around the airfield by about 3pm. Tim Davies getting the best of the day with completing TIB - RAT - DEP - TIB
Part of the task week is to encourage people to achieve something for themselves, however big or small, and so I should mention Simon Ully who flew his first flight in his new Mosquito, Dave Rusbridge who planned his silver distance (even though conditions meant the flight wasnt really on), and all those who rigged and flew where they would not have normally bothered.
Ray and myself were duty team, flying some trial lessons and a few check flights. JRK brought along family friends to fly, and I flew with a lady who had been bought the flight for her 80th birthday 6 months ago!
We filled up 2 pages of the logsheet, with flight times varying from a few minutes on check flights to over 2hours for the guys going XC.
So a good day, and a nice start to the week. Thanks to all who turned up, flew, helped out. See you at briefing tomorrow 9:30am.
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