Ben and John Briefing Lee for a lesson in our Sky's the Limit Glider
The sky’s the limitNorfolk Gliding Club is teaching disabled people how to fly
Saturday, 13 April 2013
Saturday, 6 April 2013
The skies are alive... with the sound of... soaring chit-chat
Wow: months of rubbish soaring weather, then suddenly a proper XC day. Let's hope we get more of this.
Here are some pictures to support JRK's flying report for 6th April.
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Here Mike Hoy has had to remove the coaming to get at the SD card slot for the FLARM in one of the club's astirs, so that he can submit a claim for his Silver Height, and bronze leg. Congratulations, and thanks for the drink! |
| Mike Hoy recovering FLARM trace |
Still some scouts to fly at around 4:30, with the sky just starting to go blue from the East.
To the right of the photo you can just see the wing of the T21. At 5,200' it would have been around -8 ºC. Mark Wright said it was b***dy freezing.
Tibenham Launch point around 16:30
To the right of the photo you can just see the wing of the T21. At 5,200' it would have been around -8 ºC. Mark Wright said it was b***dy freezing.
Tibenham Launch point around 16:30
Two of us went pair flying, and set POT-PIC-CAM. In the event we left nearly two hours too late, and bailed out after PIC, although it was still working, as we were worried about the day dying before we could get back.
Here is Paul Gould's cirrus CJ near newmarket.
... and below highlighted (you may need to click the picture to see it) over Cambridge, taken from the south. Cloudbase was around 5,000'.
Cambridge (Marshall's) airport is showing bottom right, and to the left you can see all the old Uni buildings.
Cambridge (Marshall's) airport is showing bottom right, and to the left you can see all the old Uni buildings.
Spring, at last
A very busy day with a number of private gliders rigged for the first time this year.
B12 out with its new owner, also Y11 and CJ attempting a 300+ but beaten at Cambridge. At least you had a go chaps!
Two Zero beaten by some instrumental problems but still managing over 100k; nice one Steve!
Gas struts a problem for AV8, so out came the barge. I bet that was cold!
Mike H and Matt got their silver height, well done to you both! Silver height Matt, in your first day with B12; what do you have planned for the next decent day?
A host of flights, both Tim and I were kept busy all day by club members and scouts. Finally closed the hangar well after 18:00.
More days like this please (but please can I not be on duty?)
Tally ho.
B12 out with its new owner, also Y11 and CJ attempting a 300+ but beaten at Cambridge. At least you had a go chaps!
Two Zero beaten by some instrumental problems but still managing over 100k; nice one Steve!
Gas struts a problem for AV8, so out came the barge. I bet that was cold!
Mike H and Matt got their silver height, well done to you both! Silver height Matt, in your first day with B12; what do you have planned for the next decent day?
A host of flights, both Tim and I were kept busy all day by club members and scouts. Finally closed the hangar well after 18:00.
More days like this please (but please can I not be on duty?)
Tally ho.
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