Saturday 23rd:
Cloud base 900 ft. dull, grey. Not much expectation but the team went to
it with a will and we flew 25 launches, Bruno, Paul N and Mick
doing tuition and later, after a strenuous day with BETH she was washed
polished inspected and rigged in time for 4 syndicate member flights before the
end of the day by John, Lech, Andy, Mick and Eric with Lucy coming along as
ballast (at 19:00!!).
Everybody rallied round
and the syndicate would like to thank all those there who helped, including
Dean and Robert (the latest BETH syndicate member) and Paul Duffy.
Mike from Bowland Forest, who are paying us their annual visit, also put his
tall shoulder to the wingtip, literally.
The club cat has just
weaned 4 youngsters. (Warning – those of
you who, like me, were looking forward to seeing these small lumps of fur will
be disappointed. They have already been ‘re-homed’ with Christine & other
club members. tw)
Sunday 24th:
9 launches. Rain kept us on the ground in the morning; afternoon was dry
but grey. Bruno kept us to the straight and narrow as soon as it was
flyable, and Gavin turned up to fly Paul Noonan’s DG202/17 which is for
sale Robert Batty resolo’ed. 14 persons fell into
the Indian Queen and were somewhat disappointed at the service, although
the food was good. But 3 hrs to take a starter and main course!
Monday 25th: Cloud base even
lower. 8 launches. Mary brought Danny Chapman as well as
Lesley, and Dave Addison called in from Kenley. Bruno managed 6 tuition
flights. (As you can see from the earlier
post from Mary, in spite of the weather those present thoroughly enjoyed their
day! tw)
Eric (ntd)
Eric (ntd)