The Duo Discus launched first with Hugh kindell and Paul
Haliday at the controls and they soon reported a steady climb over the lochs to
the west of the airfield. We then threw Ingram and Glyn off in the same
direction, and after that went back to the club house for a late lunch .
A very nice afternoon's soaring was had by most of the team
with the showers curtailing the fun for a while at 4pm. Best gain of height for
the day was Ingram who topped out at 10500ft. After the showers had gone
through, Gary Coppin and myself took the last tow of the day and clearly there
was wave around as the tow lasted 20 mins thanks to the tug pilot finding the
down going air. Unfortunately by the time we got back to the right position
over the Loch’s all we could do was maintain height.
We were the last glider to land and by this time the hangar
was clearly not capable of accommodating and ASH 25 and our Duo, so a de rig by
hangar lights ensued.
Strong winds are forecast in the morning, so it looks like an
early start tomorrow, and I promise to take a camera.
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