Having missed a lovely day the previous Sunday, I arrived at lunchtime on Saturday to find a grey sky and lowish cloud on the field. The team had been flying anyway, and after a break for lunch we made our way back to the launch point to have another go. It was chiller than expected given the light winds, but we took it in turns to fly CCC around the circuit and stay current. Alistair Frier went off in the Falke to complete his field landing checks with Ian Atherton, and is pleased to report that he has now been finished his Cross Country Endorsement.
Our visitor David came all the way from Kent to have a trial lesson, stopping only at Didcot to pick up his son and family. We were all very impressed by his enthusiasm, and he had a number of winch launches with Russell instead of the planned aerotow, due to the low cloud base. Grandchild Ellie (almost four!) took a great liking to the buggy and went to assist on the glider retrieves - maybe a future glider pilot there. We packed up as dusk fell, then went off to a preliminary meeting in the clubhouse about the new EASA piloting rules. Many thanks to CFI Phil and Christine for trying to guide us through the labyrinth process - there was a certain amount of brain fade by the time we had reviewed the forms. Thankfully Michael Bell & helper cooked dinner (sweet and sour chicken, egg fried rice with apple crumble to follow) which cheered us all up!