Beautiful Beeding Bowl – Thursday 19 May 2022

After a night of electrical storms and rain showers I awoke to a very dull and dreary morning. Checking my weather App, it showed that the weather system was moving away fast. Come midday the weather was glorious, clear blue skies and nice and sunny with a good wind.

I met Kevin M on the slope who was already getting ready to fly. Today he had his SAS Wildthing, Let 13 and an FMS Easy Trainer. I as usual took my SAS Wildthing. I was also there to meet a potential member called George. Flying commenced and I must admit the weather and flying conditions were fantastic. Probably the best days flying so far this year. Hardly any non-involved persons to consider and ample lift. Personally, I have not flown for a while and was a bit rusty. This resulted in me going back to far and landing out in the field behind.

Robin A turned up with his scratch-built wing and his red and yellow Micro Lunak. This glider is truly amazing, seems to be able to fly in any wind conditions. However, after a great flight Robin managed to park the glider in a bush. I don’t feel so bad now as Robin, who I consider a most experienced flyer ended up in a bush which for me is a regular event, even today. Kevin flew his Let 13 very well on several occasions including having some excellent landings. However, he managed to damage the Let 13 upon a landing, nothing a tube of glue won’t fix.

In summary, a fantastic flying day. I had some excellent landings as did Robin. Poor old Kevin returned home with some damaged gliders, but he enjoyed the day and will be ready for our next outing. I would like to thank both Kevin and Robin for their company this afternoon, I enjoyed the afternoon immensely.