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| TIm & Christine with G-BCSA |
Saturday was a special date for Shenington Gliding Club - the first time in our 24 year history that we have owned our own tug! Our new Supermunk G-BCSA did its first aerotow for us this Saturday with Paul Noonan (duty instructor) and Lech on board the K21 behind. The tug has been polished to within an inch of its life by Tim (the tuggie) and looks extremely shiny and smart. We owe Christine and Tim a big thanks for finding us this brilliant edition to the fleet.
We were operating off the short hard runway due to a strong South Easterly, but some soaring was had in spite of the gusty conditions.
A trial lesson visitor Carol who brought with her various friends including Ollie Howe, former tug pilot (and Pitts Special owner) at Shenington, and Brian Thompson who used to fly a standard cirrus at the club in the 1990s. Carol thoroughly enjoyed her winch flights in spite of the strong wind, and it was good to catch up with Ollie & Brian. Keith Marchant also popped in with his daughter Emily whom many of us remember as a teenager. Emily now has two small children of her own!
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| Carol had a wide grin after her flights |
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| Paul Noonan with Ollie (l) and Brian |
Christine & Paul went for another aerotow while some of us had lunch, then the day was scrubbed as the weather was taking a turn for the worse. The photos show this quite well!
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| Safely to bed....our own tug in the hangar |
People drifted in during the late afternoon in preparation for the AGM at 6:30pm. This was quite a swift meeting. Once votes had been cast for the new Committee, and there had been a chat about revised tug charges, we all repaired to the new kitchen for a meal prepared by Jane. Another very pleasant evening....