It was the first day of October and the whiff of suntan lotion was in the air. The weather this week has produced a genuine Indian Summer and, for us office and classroom-bound members it was even more of a bonus that it lasted until the weekend.
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Saturday saw DDB and HVQ working their little dope-and-fabric socks off as club members and Air Exs turned up for flights. Despite the lack of any real soaring opportunities - the longest flight was 30 minutes by Eric in Cosy Pyjamas - there were close to 50 launches. Achievements of the day included Alistair adding to his log of early solos and Lucy re-soloing. The final flight - Mary Meagher and Tim Donovan - landed after sunset.
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Thanks to the team of winch drivers, LPCs and instructors - no individual mentions in case a name is inadvertently missed out - we had an well run, thoroughly enjoyable day. Nothing noteworthy in the way of distance and duration, just one of those very good, easy-going club days.
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Report by Paul Duffy.