An excellent
day’s gliding for the small group who assembled at
YCAB this morning.
Some unresolved
problems with the new refueling point console
contributed to a delayed start with the first flight of
the day at 1052hrs off Runway 12.
However
David Higgs and Student Florian Poff in GYK were quickly
rewarded with a 1hr 16 min flight!
Mike
McCluskey then provided further evidence of the booming
conditions by taking friends Rod Matthews and Ian
Preston on flights of 39 mins and 1hr 06mins
respectively in the 28.
Duty
Instructor John Ashford progressed Dean Nicolle’s
training with two flights in the Blanik while El
Presidente Lindsay took our southern visitor Rosario
Challancin for a 49min spin in CQC.
Meanwhile
Speedy and Kevin Rodda took their personal chariots into
the wide blue yonder with Kevin recording the day’s
best effort of 1hr 42mins in WUC (incidentally logged by
Duty Pilot Chapman as “Kevin’s orange thingee”).
As
noted by “humble pilot” Mick Moloney, the current
conditions drop off markedly as the afternoon
progresses, as was well evidenced by yours truly
managing only 15 mins in the final flight of the day at
1520.
The
moral of the story – get there early tomorrow for more
great flying.
For the
statisticians – 8 flights for a total of 5hrs 13mins.
Safe Flying
Rod Elsworth
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