He retired to San Diego. But it is more prudent to put it on charge each evening; Richard is fixing a charging point inside the hangar on the LH side, and is modifying it by addition of a tow bar, yellow beacon light etc. The two visitors on the one day course got some good flights with Dave Gardiner in the DG. Everything put away and the white lorry was cleaned out of sandwich packets and cans, and the side doors were given a wash. The grass in the South field is now cut in readiness for the Spartan event. My thanks to Mike the instructor. He was way up the Ladder pecking order for the day at http://www.bgaladder.co.uk/dscore.asp?FlightID=21379 Some children were lucky enough to sit in the cockpit, or to try on the weighty parachute pack that would be worn in flight. Thanks go to winch drivers Adrian Mears and Adrian Giles (half the people on site seemed to be called Adrian). many thanks to Ethan who made an early start to help get flying going, briefing was at 7.45 to help catch up a slow day on Monday. 21 ATs were flown off runway 24, this including 8 for private owners who accounted for all . The club development week finished today after 5 flying days including a cross country day on Wednesday. On Wednesday morning (19th) the cameramen will be pointing his lens at our activities as part of the making of a marketing film for gliding. I had 34 launches this week! It would get better, we muttered. Day started with lowish cloud, around 700 feet, but it lifted nicely and the sun came out until at 15:20 it started to rain. Tim macFadyen dropped in just not quite enough height to get back to Nympsfield and Mike landed out----thankfully not at Ely. Towards the end of the day there was a radio call from John McWilliams in the Pik " Am at 10,000' over the Black Mountains. Thursday was a quieter day wind wise but wave was in the forecast, Craig took his first solo ridge flight and nearly all CGC pilots got above 4000ft. Group 2 winner was Jon Huband. No scratches yet, but it did get wet as the rain came at 4.30 and stopped play. They sold six trial lesson vouchers, and talked about the club to numerous visitors. Pre 11:30 there were a few good soaring flights inlcuding the K13s but then the sky overdeveloped and the strengthening westerly meant we had to change ends to launch on 27. Dave Gardiner was kept busy in the 500 doing trial lessons while several club members, including our enthusiastic UWE students, got to familiarise themselves, or try for the first time, flying the PW’s. The day ended with a brief on launching followed by Pie and chips in the clubroom. He obviously hadn't read the script that says your not supposed to circle in 5kt cores when your instructor can only seem to find 1kt gusts. Emil wanted to take some pictures so the PW6 was launched again after a short break loaded with cameras and after some time below 1200ft on the ridge took a 8knt average thermal to 4500ft and spent an hour flying around the snow showers, with the rest of the group de rigging before the showers. We managed 8 introductory flights before the drizzle returned and we retired to the clubhouse. Then the windsock went above the horizontal and discretion rapidly became the better part of of valour. grass cutting of the cable runs was underway today, and when weather permits we plan to cut the landing strips to keep the grass at more normal lengths. 10 were here. If you want to make any amendments to this after initial booking, to edit your entry hold the cursor on the right side of your name to see the edit icon. The last picture is after the flight. Otherwise it was a pleasant day in the sunshine - not great cross country weather but good vis. Thanks to Chris Swann journeying to Needwood Forest GC (near Burton-on-Trent) today, the ASK 23 (registration G-CGCF) arrived at Aston Down this evening. Adrian Giles had a few flights in his new purchase, a very pleasant day. You can see all the scores by selecting 'Task Week', 'All Flights' in the 2012 Cotswold Ladder. Longest flight over 2 hours (Discus) with the K18 also having a few long soaring flights. Rumour also has it that a silver 5 hour was completed today , more news on that as soon as I have an update. Well done to Alan Thomas for his resolo today. Good to see a few hardy club members braving the weather and thanks Chris and ethan for helping out at the launch point. The northern club triangle was flown by Andy Smart on cross country training in the DG500 with the CFI. Barry Taylor took advantage of the smaller course size and went soaring in the K21. It was a good day for spinning! We always knew that it will take about a year for her to make a full recovery without the need for some medication and physio. A cold day and launching delayed because of Royal Flight airspace restrictions at Kemble but good for training. competitors for Enterprise start to arrive. The ATA had some 166 lady pilots delivering all sorts of aircraft including Spitfires, Stirling bombers, Lysanders etc from factories to the front line fighter and bomber stations. The lift was broken and the cores very narrow, but when you could get centered there was 4 kts to 4,000'. We rigged, stood on a runway for 3 hours watching the wind trying to turn our glider to matchwood, and then the day was scrubbed. The DG500 went away to Denbigh for the weekend to fly with young pilots from across the country as part of the UK Junior Gliding Winter Series. p.s. Fortunately the wind was c.10kts SW which meant the new hangar under construction was not in danger. John Hammond, David Potter and Howard Bunn join us on the course this week. For a change a very sunny day and thermals with flights of over an hour recorded with occasional strong thermals to 3000' above AD. DGR / chairman. The most common comment on the sim was, "You made this amazing bit of kit!?" Winds were 270/25. It wasn't too cold either! Needless to say we needed to change ends before launching had even started. For those looking for a little more adventure there is the Cotswold Gliding Club offering day courses. This has a retractable engine, double retractable main landing gear, excellent gliding performance. Low cloud. The DG500 was flown on the first flight mostly by Matt Page and on the second by Emil Benson who saw how far it will go with no further lift! The evening briefing covered launch failures in readiness for Thursday. Brisk westerly so runway 27 in use. Early flights were achieving 3000ft but it was difficult to push into wind. In the wait, Lara co-ordinated a training rotor between Launch Master and Lights. Winds 200/10 visibility 20K, thermic from about 12 oclock. Although very late to be asked to organise this, we have a young member, one of the Lazenby 'boys' lined up to talk to camera about our wonderful sport, and we have our oldest active pilot also lined up - Ken Lloyd who at 88 is still flying one of the hottest gliders at the Club, his ASH 25. He had a particularly good flight on Friday. Lots of helicopter activity today, and some very good soaring. Gerald was spotted waiting for lunch at the winch, mind you we think it might be son of Gerald. Launches at the start of the day were to above the inversion and the cloud layer. Patrick Graham. Thermals pm, A nice early start with the enthusiastic students making bacon sandwiches before briefing at 8.15. It is worth noting that the handset for the winch radio is on the desk and the handset for the airband radio has been mounted on the roof, to avoid any confusion. Unfortunately Peter Francis was not always able to enjoy the view as his flights were mostly spinning and launch failures to complete his Bronze General Skills Test - well done. Club chairman David Roberts got into conversation with her and invited her back to present the day prizes at the Junior Nationals. It's probably best not to tell the CFI about how we were going into cloud on the base leg (we had the ILS on). However, by 9.30 the mist started to thin and we got the kit out. Drizzle stopped play around 1pm. . “Where are your car keys Richard?” “In my pocket”. Club day tomorrow, and spag bol for those that fancy it (after flying), winds 260/10 good visibility and cloud bases lowering to 1100ft at times with light rain. The instructors took over ENK and nensured the guys refamiluarised themselves with winch launches (Seahawk use auto tow and aerotow). Thereafter we adjourned to the club house for a well attended AGM. Without the volunteers to operate winching there cannot be any flying other than aerotow and self-launching. But Jill is a sprightly 101. Dave Breeze continued the grass cutting programme today, sadly the landing area on 03 could not be cut because we were using it! Interestingly some thermal activity (when it wasnt tipping down) and some wave. What a waste of a lovely afternoon. Just a brief note to say how we are getting on in Port Moak. Things weren't looking good when the replacement didn't work either. Cloud bases eventually went to 1000ft QFE, in time to get david Hart, Colin and Steve off for a solo circuit. And yes, by the end of the day they both managed to remember what CBSIFTCBE stands for. The weather didn't disappoint and we were able to give many Juniors their first experiences of ridge and wave flying. All 9 of our visitors had some great flights (including two who had never been in any type of aircraft before!) Later the cloudbase rose to 3000 triggered by a break in the upper cloud that allowed some more heat through. The memorable Science Week also featured a visit by a hot air balloon, the Wiltshire Air Ambulance helicopter, a drone pilot and a representative of the REME Museum, who led a science workshop. As the winds calmed down it was time for Molly to go solo, well done to her. The course did well, spinning in the K13 was the order of the day for Brian and Patrick, meanwhile Max is getting to grips with circuits. There were 13 students there, not a big turnout but enough to provide candidates for all the roles. Saturday dawned grey and 'orrible and I was expecting to have to cancel the day's flying. It was a splendid day to be in the air with some strong climbs to 5,000'. On Friday the comp director made us rig, grid and then scrub. Terry is a club member and also a member of the aero modeller group. Thank you for your skill and patience both in the wench and on the bbq. A gem of a day for early February. A few club members drifted in during the afternoon and enjoyed some instructional flights. Lots of XC flying was done with meaningful distances, and the airfield was generally busy. Some activity now as preparations begin for the Nationals next week, areas being marked out and grass trimming to make the place look more respectable. Both K13s were out, serving the 3 ab-initios who were here. Sam and Dan added to their solo count, George and Ben notched up more time in the K23. misty to start with winds 060/05. He managed to clock up no less than 18 hours in the week! Some very credible flights fl;own today. All-in all a good one for early April. As the morning progressed, the winds reached a limit and we were forced to stop. It must have been a good day - we ended up packing the hangar in the dark. Back at the ranch, John Huband was kept busy instructing (sorry, John) and Dave Gardiner gave Tom Watley excellent value on his one day course. Dave Freeman and Colin Stringer utilised the ASW19 all day. winds 220/10, Fog to start. I finished off with three flights with Tim before we packed everything away as darkness descended! Congratulations to Darren Hague who after completing a summer course with us came back for some further instruction and went solo yesterday just a few weeks after his 14th birthday. peter was celebrating his birthday so well done Paula and happy birthday Peter. The balloons (including one with Simon Lucas in) had lifted off from Upton St Leonards and had had to drop markers as close as possible to crosses marked out in various fields along the way. Our ab initios on the course were Alice and Harry. Richard spent some time fettling the buggies, while Tom Egan stayed at home nursing his twisted ankle. Picture shows Roger explaining to Etan the general principles of a daily Inspection. Very well subscribed with a bunch of enthusiastic university students. Throughout the day the PA was blasting out an eclectic range of motivational music for the competitors, such that at one stage we were retrieving the K21 to the tune of the Village People's YMCA. A few now trying to figure out what the tow out gear for the K23 and K21 might look like---some "interesting" designs were considered. They did not take on any extra crew in the trailer or cockpit at Calais though I gather it was a close-run thing. Thanks to our local members who helped out ( especially Dave and Lesley on Mon/Tues) and our winch driver Dave provided good reliable launches throughout the week. The rest of the week looks flyable and potentially some good soaring later in the week. It features a fine photo of Larry Bleaken with his high-rent friend the Stemme. Winds 210/20 with weak broken thermals cloudbases around 1700ft. We arrived at 09:01 as threatened, and everyone met the kindly volunteered UWE Crew of Sarah (Winch), Simon, Richard and Mike (Instructors). Eventually, the wind reached the limit even for the PW6. Unseen helpers have been working away preparing for the Junior nationals next week. Many thanks to all who supported us, and to Adrian Hegner who repeatedly towed gliders overhead for us to see. Tuesday was a very warm and pleasant day, unfortunately though rather murky with a solid inversion around 2000'. Thereafter a series of club and private owners all started launching with the local area quite a busy place for a bit. Barry Keys had a one day course to complete so the course members benefitted from a 2nd instructor. The Glasset brothers appeared in the afternoon and did there best to help out. Aaron Jones went solo in the Ka13 on Thursday, and there were two re-solos during the week. We still need an instructor to supervise winching. Turned out to be a busy afternoon with thermals to 2000ft+. Clear blue skies, brilliant vis and, once it got going, 4-5 knots to be had to 4,000'. Thursday was forecast to be the last flyable day of the week , so all pilots rigged early and launched, we were greeted by strong ridge lift then wave to 5500 ft above the clouds until the showers upwind caused the gaps to close. Wear a face mask when in the clubhouse and bus. Eric Lomas, Lesley Waters and Robert Knox joined us for a week of bronze C development. Three new members flew as well as a few returning UWE students, Tim Bralesford completed some more instructor training, and Ben introduced 6 new people to our wonderful sport. His smile said it all. Yesterday was the 9th not the 8th ! All the course members had great soaring flights. Several gliders were able to have cross country flights and most of the training flights involved some soaring. Both K13s, the Dg500 and Ka8 were out. Mixed weather predicted for club day tomorrow. Roger got the show on the road for the club flying and Tony took over for the 2nd part of the day. Tony is a silver C pilot who has not flown for 12 months. After a miserable New Years Day, Bank Holiday Monday dawned beautifully clear and frosty. Short westerly runway, strong thermals from midday onwards. To avoid making further ruts after yesterday because of the state of the airfield, landings were confined to the runway with only one K21 being used. Let's keep up the good work and hope the season continues as good as yesterday. Initially the conditions were blue, and an inversion killed off the thermals at about 3,500’. A yogi lives life in this expansive state, and in this transformative book Sadhguru tells the story of his own awakening, from a boy with an unusual affinity for the natural world to a young daredevil who crossed the Indian continent on his ... Many congratulations to Scott McGuire on completing his first solo today - “It’s a lot quieter, isn’t it?” was his first comment on returning to earth.. Geoff didn't manage to frighten them off doing this and they all flew during the day. Low cloud and NE winds today with some drizzle. At least they were dry. The K 13 was busy all day with hardly a moment on the ground. It is Aston Down-Broadway-Kingham-Aston Down. Get reviews and contact details for each business including phone number, postcode, opening hours and photos. Many thanks to Mike Weston and Richard Kill for their instructor input. You are welcome to come again guys. (picture below). Welcome to 4 course members. The usual Welsh waves were exploited by the Pik 20 up to 11000 ft near Abergavenny and the ASW 27 spent some 4 hours thermal and ridge running to the north. The USK Grob also made an appearance with enthusiastic flying from the group, and the K23 was able to be used by the less rusty members. John Leigh and his 2 sons William and James are on a visit from Hong Kong and even they found the weather rather hot! Please see the competition website for details and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. As it turned out the plans changed and we had a spectacular sight of balloons arriving en masse. Thanks everyone for keeping smiling and keeping us flying---phew what a day. Roger and Emil showed me how to thermal. The field still a little soft, so we are taking great care not to damage the surface with vehicles. Welcome to our latest new member, Rex Lampier. We have agreed to buy it subject to committee formal approval. There we could have grovelled up to 10,000feet again but that was beneath our dignity, and our ladies had organised meals in the club. The day started with the hanger shuffle, moving the Pawnee to the rear of the hanger and the single seaters to the front. Had a small problem with a PW6 flat tire but that did not dampen the spirits as we began another days gliding. They operated with hand-held radios to communicate with the winch because of further trouble with the bus. The thunderstorms didnt appear, but the rain showers did. It was a day for things to be repaired and that is when the team kicked into action. Adrian and Colin converted to the ASW 19 and got plenty of practice landing. Flying done on both days with Sunday being the better day with some launches to over 2000 feet. Many thanks again to Lesley who continued to help our small group by maintaining the logs and signalling. Saturday 24th February was swarming with teenagers. the intrepid ventured forth again under a cyclically over-developing sky; the CFI watched his Discus disappear to Gaydon and Bicester with Rob Corbin at the helm, gritted his teeth and did some entertaining instructing with Sarah Cook (going up no longer a problem, getting down still needs a tiny bit of work) and other heroes went off on similar tasks which all seemed to involve 6-up climbs to 6k' over Oxfordshire. With a cracking forecast that tempted out a good number of private gliders and with 25 GCSE students on a 'practical physics day' to fly it was a busy day. Back to normal after the competition. Cold in the light breeze, but sun shining most of the day made it very pleasant. Phil Walker is now measuring up for a wall around the diesel tank, to meet current regulations, and the pad for the new hangar door post is in place. The land out role call (and apologies for missing anyone) was……………….. jake has almost completed his B module flying exercises---just some briefings to go. and there is a course on. 100% turnout from red team, four club gliders at the launchpoint by 10 am. A good day for October, we missed the showers, it was sunny and there were thermals, can't be bad! A promising forecast spurred Mike Weston and myself into going for a 300+ ( AD-Ludlow-Newport Pagnell – AD). The rest of us rigged and flew, wave was there gaps opened and closed, Chris Huck reached 11000ft. Under the watchful eye of Geoff Dixon he flew his first solo at lunchtime during which he proudly managed to take a thermal climb. If you love to shop, Bicester Village shopping outlet, which attracts shoppers from far and wide to snap up designer bargains, is only 30 minutes away. 4 members on the course, including one instructor (Steve Moore from Culdrose) having refresher training. winds finally 240/05. If anyone wants to join the mailing list for the group please let Eric Lomas know. Meanwhile down south others were also finding conditions changing and in quick succession Tim Barnes, Eugene and Simon B all landed at Rendcomb while Fraser after a valiant effort at a “500” landed at SandHill Farm and, after taking a short aero tow to about 200’, decided to have a road retrieve!! Very well done to Robert Maclachlan and Ian Ashby for converting to the K23. We ran a 4 cable launch system, mainly to help get all the competition gliders away. An enthusiastic bunch turned up early to get the kit DI'd, winch and bus out only to have to sit around for a couple of hours watching a frontal system dump its moisture onto AD. The Trial lessons included a "recovering stag party". Welcome to Alison Elliott, Roger Johnson and Brian McDermid. Five 2 seaters and the Capstan were used and all of the students had soaring flights and went away with big grins. The pictures show Simon working his way around a circuit in pretty cloudy conditions, and below a serious rain shower on its way. Note the crossbar holds the tow-bar upright and aligned to the holes ready to push the pin in and lock it. Visibility 25K. Top Meteo suggested that it was good enough for 200km so the task setters set around 150km for the high performance gliders (red) and 90km for Discuses and slower gliders (blue). A day late but aged 16 and one day an early start enabled Emil to complete his check flights and his first solo before the winds increased. Daily briefings on weather, tasks and airspace give you all the information you need to get the most out of your competition flights. JUst before we saw the first lightning, the ASH launched and ended up having to "hold" at Hullavington while a thunder shower passed to the south of AD. Davids friend Gerald was consulted and, according to David, Gerald was against the idea of flying---it rather looks like he has personal experience of flight in strong winds. It is always the case that in the first 3-4 months of the calendar year I have other priorities so getting around to newsletter writing isn't easy. We look forward to welcoming him in the Spring. As many will know, Don Puttock decided at the end of the 2016 season to move on to 'pastures new'. 2 single-seaters came out to play, Mike's ASW20 and a visiting Open Cirrus. Everyone did amazingly well.We look forward to approach control tomorrow. winds 230/25 vis 25 K drizzle am with low cloud. Rain didn't stop play, but at around 13:30 there were at least 3 thunder cells within 5 miles of the airfield and after watching the lightning for while, we decided it was time to pack away. From the 10th to the 18th of July, we'll be running the competition at Cotswold Gliding Club. EG R218 TRAWSFYNYDD Welcome Tom Coles, Sam and Richard Kennett and Colin Stringer. At least you can never predict what he's going to say when he stands up in front of a screen. Trial flying lesson with Cotswold Gliding Club. All in all a great weekend - many thanks to the club for letting us use the glider again. A comatose group of fliers dragged themselves away from a warm clubhouse to stand around in a cool, refreshing, even bracing Northerly wind for 6 hours. The four two-seaters were kept busy with instruction and aerotowing trial lessons. Adam Mayo went solo today. Sorry, the weather is pants - there'll be no flying today. He did well as a sniffer too, soaring for 3/4 hour on his second flight and convincing the grid they should launch. Leading scores, all with two flights:-
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