Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 April 2011
Well it’s been another interesting weekend weather wise. With a high pressure area firmly over the UK , the weather has been pretty stable with a reasonable amount of haze. There were some weak thermals at times up to 2500 feet on Saturday, and on Sunday as the high strengthened ahead of the forecast cold front, the inversion increased in depth and the haze became much worse. Needless to say, although we rigged the Mosquito, I did not fly it. It was the perfect opportunity for Steve though to hop in and have an hour and a half local soaring.
Instead of flying the Mosquito, I did my duty flying the Maule M6 aerotowing as well as several instructional flights in the K13 which I enjoyed. I need to complete 10 instructional hours before June when we depart for the Women’s World Gliding Championships, as this is the requirement laid down by the BGA that I need to meet in order to keep my Full Cat rating, so at least it gave me the opportunity to complete some hours towards this.
We decided to camp out at the weekend, because although not fantastic gliding weather, Michael had asked if he could camp out with a friend from college. It was pleasantly warm during the day, but the temperature quickly fell away during the evening and night time, which wasn’t too bad as we were well prepared. It gave us the perfect opportunity to test all the camping gear to make sure that we had everything ready for the World Championships. Every bit helps!
Close to the Gliding Club is the village of Sevenhampton. This village is famous for the beautiful church where Ian Flemming, the author of the James Bond books, is buried. I took the opportunity on Saturday evening to walk with Michael, Hayley, Kevin and Django (the dog) across the fields to the church to show them Ian Flemming’s grave. It was a beautiful evening and a lovely walk.
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