Tony and I met in the carpark at 9.30 and we decided to try the bowl on the west side of the road as suggested by Mark. As we arrived it was evident that we would have plenty of company as there were already 5 or 6 fliers there from other clubs. We were shortly joined by Robin and the three of us flew on and off for an hour and half or so.
It was Tony’s first time at Firle but agreed it was a lovely site. It has a huge landing area with good visibility and no objects to avoid but as we found out can get a little busy!
It was very cold and you couldn’t fly too long before your hands got too cold even wearing gloves but it was a lovely sunny morning and we had the benefit of a line of trees to hide behind whilst flying. It was nice to see an eclectic range of models and even a decent sized self built Minimoa which looked very graceful.
There was a steady stream of newcomers and by the time we left there was a dozen or more there. As we left we were buzzed by a full sized glider but it wasn’t a Kestrel… Ian??
Unfortunately Tony and I had to leave 11ish as we had other commitments. Sorry Mark, I passed you on the drive down through Firle!
I hope that those flying on Sunday morning have a good session. Sorry Tony and I cannot make it but look forward to seeing you all soon.
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