As I approached the car park I could see a number of club members already enjoying the flying. Who would have thought it that in the middle of July the weather would be so bad with very strong winds.
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The View Across the Bowl
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Apparently, it is due to the fact that the jet stream is now sitting south of the UK. Once parked I made my way to the huddle of members where I met Rob S the Club Chair. He informed me that one of our members, George K had already been and left. The reason for his premature departure was that the prevailing weather conditions were not right for him. Also, on the slope were Gordon S who brought along two traditionally built balsa gliders and rightly left them in the car as he did not want them to get damaged. It was great to see Gordon back out on the slope again. Congratulations go to him for becoming a Grandfather, well done Gordon. Scott T was there with his Me163 Komet and a SAS Wildthing.
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| Scott T with his Wildthing |
As I mentioned before Rob S was flying the Club trainer (SAS Wildthing) I also took along my SAS Wildthing. Kevin M attended with his SAS Wildthing, yes I hear you say there is a theme here regarding SAS Wildthings, today was an ideal day for this type of model. Martin J also had a SAS Wildthing. Paul H was next to arrive with his Dammit S which did struggle with the blustery conditions. I checked the wind speed and it was a constant 22-25 mph. It was also a good day to test out our latest acquisition for the Club, that being a windsock. I need to undertake a number of modifications before being in a position to issue each Committee Member with one.
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| A Club Windsock |
This should provide a windsock each time the Club has an outing as usually one Committee Member is present. John I was next to arrive with, yes, another SAS Wildthing, and shortly followed by Mark V with his SAS Wildthing. Flying commenced at a pace with the downwind leg being very sporty. Many unconventional landings were observed.
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| Martin J Enjoying the Day |
Mark V experienced a broken control horn clevis and Rob S kindly allowed him to use the Club trainer.
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| Rob S with the Club Trainer |
Launching from the hill was problematic but once away from the slope it was surprising calm and steady. Luckily behind us was a fence that caught a number of our models. Landing was difficult and once down the wind just picked them up and lifted them again into the fence.
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| Kevin M about to Launch |
In all we had a quarter of the Club membership out on the slope this morning, I would like to take this opportunity to thank them all for a great mornings flying in challenging conditions but best of all was the social aspect, having a number of like minded individuals talking about a subject they all enjoy. In summary great conditions for the SAS Wildthing and even better company.
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| The Gilder Park |
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