Sunday flying at windy YCAB

23-Feb-14

Duty crew arrived at YCAB to be greeted by low cloud and the promise of wind with gusts between 20 to 30 knots developing later in the morning.

With the possibility of an Air Cadet/new member appearing later in the day it was decided to chance the conditions and get the Blanik out of her pyjamas.

First flight was myself in the back seat and Peter Stephenson in the front with the  intention to achieve my back seat endorsement (Thanks Peter for the opportunity and the encouragement) flight consisted of some spin recoveries and instructor induced sink prior to joining the circuit.

Second flight was Steve Bowtell and David Higgs with David putting Steve through some instructor instruction. They also have the honour of achieving the flight of the day with a grand total of 13 minutes.

As no other members where present and the Air Cadet had rung to cancel, along with the deteriorating conditions it was decided to call it quits. So the third and final flight of the day being a hanger flight again saw myself in the back seat and Tony Sorenson taking over instructional duties from Peter in the front.

Stats:

GYK  3 flights for 31min