We had an amazing day. I flew with Alan Langlands and three buzzards in the K13 (in? really? Ed) for exactly 31 minutes, off the winch. We only launched to get the cable out of the way for an aerotow! We kept wondering why the others down there didn't leap into their gliders when they saw us up at 3,000 feet! We had a 15 knot breeze from the south, and lovely fair weather cu at first, later the cu moved out over the valley and Shenington was left in the blue, struggling a bit.
Turns out our Chairman Mr Linfield had to call on his best talent to untangle a terrible mess when the winch driver had to stop suddenly when drawing out the cables. Evidence below!
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| Man fights winch....winch winning at this point |
Danny Chapman later in the day flew in the blue - in wave assisted thermals - for 54 minutes, so that's one bronze leg from a winch launch. Others also did well, but eventually the top cover returned. A super afternoon.
Mary