A Chilly and Dull Morning at Devil’s Dyke

As you can see from the photograph below the metrological conditions this morning were not great but the flying was awesome with good lift. 

Devil's Dyke

Club members on the slope this morning were Martin J, Paul H and myself. Martin had brought along his Wildthing while Paul had a modified Lidl chuck glider and a very neat little Dammit S. Today saw the maiden flight of his converted Lidl glider and to be fair it flew very well, after some minor trimming. Martin enjoyed the day flying his Wildthing but commented that it was a bit cold which I had to agree with him. 

However, we did witness some blue sky above us but only briefly and we were also accompanied by a full-size gilder enjoying the conditions heading Eastwards. The wind speed was 17-20 mph from the North. I continued to practice my right hand circuits following on from tuition given by Nick V at the end of last year. 

As the conditions were a bit sharp Martin and I decided to return home leaving Paul to continue flying for 1 more go before heading home.  2 other slope soarers (Non-Club Members) were with us this morning who seemed to be enjoying the good flying at Devil’s Dyke.