By the time I arrived at the car park Rob S and George K were actively flying despite very marginal conditions. Rob was in a supervisory capacity and George was flying his own SAS Wildthing. Rob had also brought along his Alula, but conditions were not good. The Alula did fly in the light conditions but Rob decided that he needed to add some ballast for the next flight.
Kevin M was just ahead of me heading towards the slope with his SAS Wildthing, Let 13 and his modified Lidle’s glider. I as usual took my SAS Wildthing.
The conditions early on were not good, despite being promised good winds in the forecast actual wind was light, somewhere between 6-8 MPH. Next to arrive was Mike G with a Middle Phase and a very nice version of a SAS Wildthing 46 inch. This had the original wings but with a home-made fuselage. Mike asked Rob to try out the Wildthing derivative and after some trimming it flew really well.
Martin Jones brought his SAS Wildthing and a Carrera glider. We also welcomed a potential club member Allen S who was provided details of the Club. Last to arrive was Robin A with his scratch built wing and his rather lovely red and yellow Micro Lunak.
To be fair flying at the start of the day was poor as light winds and poor lift resulted in limited airtime.
Robin A managed to get some good flying time in with his Lunak. However, as a social gathering it was great to catch up with the other club members present. As the morning developed the wind and lift picked up and conditions became flyable. I was impressed by my landings this morning.
Poor old Kevin’s Let 13 did not fare well today and suffered several hard landings, not too sure if that model will ever fly again. Prior to flying he tried a test of the electric motor and I watched as the spinner came off, followed by the propellor.
Unfortunately, I had to depart but understand that flying continued. Is that not always the way when you need to depart the slope and the conditions improve.
In summary, not a great day’s flying but improved later but enjoyed very good company.
Poor old Kevin’s Let 13 did not fare well today and suffered several hard landings, not too sure if that model will ever fly again. Prior to flying he tried a test of the electric motor and I watched as the spinner came off, followed by the propellor.
Unfortunately, I had to depart but understand that flying continued. Is that not always the way when you need to depart the slope and the conditions improve.
In summary, not a great day’s flying but improved later but enjoyed very good company.
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