The usual suspects turned up ( too many to name them all ! ) even Paul Gould managed the occasional smile ! (Yes that's rich coming from me ! ). Up until Lunchtime it proved to be a difficult soaring day with lift taking us up to about 2,500 ft for a window of about 3 hours , It then went dead for about an hour until it kicked off again giving thermals of about 3 knots to 4,000 ft. (Thanks Pete N. for lending me your lovely Std. Cirrus to take advantage of it ). The visibility was incredible ! The best I have ever witnessed from TIB !
Thanks to Phil Sillet for running the day ! along with help from a variety of other NGC Instructors.
Our "Pied a Terre " !
An early visitor (A Taylor Monoplane (for the Anaraks !) for fuel) , From Priory Farm. I'm sure that when he gets more experience they'll let him fly a full sized aircraft !
Life at the Launch point.
Hethel A/F - Also Lotus Works & Test track. Don't land out there if you can help it they charge you ! - and will only accept "Hard" cash.
A "Brace " of LS 4's. "Yankee One One" and "Kilo Two" prepare to go.
Blakeney Point
"Kilo Two" takes to the air.
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside ........ etc. etc. - The North Norfolk Coast
Des ! - Now do you believe why I told you that you rotated too low, too fast and too quickly ?
Cromer
Simon Urry completing his BI course with CFI Mark W.
About to go ! I'm the happy looking chap in the front !
Down "Safe & Sound" - Can't have been all bad !Quote of the day :-
" This parachute's a bit tight !" - Ben Magnani , who then found that he had it on inside out !
Conversation of the day :-
"Pip" Morgan questioned the CFI about the times for the NOTAM regarding the Battle of Britain Memorial Flights pass over Flixton Museum as "Pip" wanted to watch it from the air in the G109 with John K. (They're a bit like that ! ). Once the times had been sorted (usual confusion re Zulu & BST ! ) it went like this :-
CFI - " Be aware that the heights involved are surface to 2,000 feet.
"Pip" Morgan - That's okay , We'll fly under that . ( OMG! ) (ed)
Tip of the day :-
Don't follow directional instructions off Jeremy K. ! (in joke)
I'm at Booker next Saturday and Sunday , Then on Duty on B/H Monday so someone else will have to pick up the "Blogging Gauntlet" !
Chin Chin !
Flyboy
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