At last, a Saturday where it's not blowing a hoollie or pouring down!! Forecast was for a brisk cold wind, and a dull grey day, but in fact it was far better than expected. Paul N & Mick F (on duty) set up the run on the short hard runway, with the bus at the bank end, and Paul went off for an hour with Alex P in triple Charlie. When they came down to thaw, Mick and Liz went flying too.
Liz was well wrapped up, just as well as on their second flight they got away and spent 45 minutes traversing the cloud streets at heights of up to 3800ft! It was bitingly cold on the ground (low single figures), but Mick claims that it was ok in the air out of the strong wind.
Back at the clubhouse, Mary fed people soup and cake for lunch, and
Russell & Phil A were working on the ARC/AD on JYR with the help of
Dave H.
Staying upwind was a challenge - as soon as the glider turned it would be pushed downwind. Lech managed to get a 20 minute flight by hanging on for dear life in a rough low thermal, but he caught the last bit of reliable lift of the day. Those of us who flew later (Gary & Tess) managed nothing better than extended circuits. Still, it was good to be out in the (very) fresh air and an enjoyable day out on the airfield.