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From: Garrett
Russell
Date:
Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 6:39 AM
Subject:
The Friday Report In Words
To:
CGC Members
SPA
did 15 launches on its first day back in operation.
The
most significant of those flights was the launch at
11:56 of Bert and Speedy in GYK's Form 2 test flight
following a very hard and hot morning for many members
re-rigging the Blanik. Among those, Bob Turner
deserves special thanks for coming out just to help
with the work - he was the only one who did not get a
flight.
As
an indication of how important that work was to the
club, GYK did five more flights through the afternoon.
While CQC and GQA were returned to the tie downs, our
training workhorse just got on with its job!
The
three gliders recorded remarkably similar total flight
times:
GQA
1:46
GYK
1:43
CQC
1:40
Longest
flight of the day went to Arthur Mailey and Barry
McCarthy, who scratched GQA through occasionally very
challenging lift for 1:04. They were also the crew who
took the 30 for its other two flights - with flight
times which more accurately reflected the day's
conditions at 19 and 23 minutes.
Second
best time of the day was 26 minutes - scored twice by
new member Kevin Dobbie with me sitting behind him.
The
rest of the flights were a mixture of mutuals, check
flights and training, and none over 23 minutes, with a
switch of runway from 30 to 12 then 06 as the strong
northerly eventually gave way to the sea breeze. Shane
Tuck and John Nestor flew the day's only solos, with
John touching down to conclude the day's flying at
16:34.
Saturday
and Sunday should have more comfortable conditions for
members to come out and celebrate the return to normal
club operations, so let's see a good Spring turnout.
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