Weekend Report: Easter
FRIDAY
Conditions were fairly stable yet Gareth Floweday took the laurels and stayed up in GUC for 4 hours! Thanks to the team - ADRIAAN for duty pilot and GROVE and MARTIN for instructing with NINA towing. Marian Cole was the sole student in GHB and Brain Cole was instructed by Martin in the Pipistrel. Kevin Mitchell flew his DG400 but the day was once again dominated by motor gliders!
SATURDAY
Saturday morning dawned one of those classic Autumn stable mornings and by 8.30, 4 motor gliders: GXH, VAE, GLZ, and GZF were at the
holding point and all flew off together for breakfast at Porterville! What a stunning morning and thanks to Adriaan for arranging it. I certainly will encourage more of these fly-away mornings, especially during mornings that promise to be a mediocre soaring day!... We were collected at the airfield at Porterville and taken to the resuarant in town for a very pleasant breakfast and then flew back to FAWC. VAE took the long ruite via Franschoek and Villiersdorp and GXH via Shelly point!
Many single pilots: Peter Farrel, Sarel Osothuisen, Garth Milne and Kevin Mitchell all made valiant efforts to stay aloft in their gliders while students Ryno, Kelvin and Marian kept GHB busy.
Later in the afternoon a transmission problem with GZF caused an incident between two motor gliders. Thankfully this (radio) problem was sorted out on Monday by Wally Tamsen. Thanks Wally. The other "communication" problem was sorted out on Sunday night (see Sunday)!
SUNDAY
It was good to see Kim Carter-Brown again at the field and once again Marion Cole and Helmut von Michaelis flew in GHB. The weather was threatening to worsen but Wally and Fred were certainly kept busy until late with the trainers.
The GZF radio problem had caused words between Tom and Adri and Tom apologised publically to Adri at the braai in the clubhouse on Sunday
night. His "apology" is for all to see on the notice board! Thanks to Tom and Adri for resolving this disagreement so well!
The braai in the clubhouse on Sunday night was one of the best I have ever attended!! The atmosphere was fantastic and we all had a great deal of fun!
MONDAY
Cloudbase was about 3000' at best and worsened. When we left at 1430hrs, it had begun to rain in the mountains! Activity at the field was minimal but Adriaan made a valiant effort to keep things going by taking Horst, Marion, Brian and Piet van Toorenburg for flights in his Lamabda.
When Wally had completed fixing the radio in the Motor Falke, he took Juliana for a flight. Hubert and Martin had a 3 hour flight in Hubert's Rotax M/Falke to St Helena Bay.
All in all a very pleasnat weekend and thanks to all who helped with maintenance issues - Johnny for the rotax prop, Wally for GZF radio
and Ed for the wiring on Goks trailer and Ron and Tom for the tyres on Goks trailer.
We also say goodbye to Tom who is flying North for the winter and we will see him again in October.
I would also like to thank Adriaan Hepburn for his evident club spirit and motivation of other members this weekend.
Please remember the AGM on Wednesday evening - see you all then.
Regards
Alison
Conditions were fairly stable yet Gareth Floweday took the laurels and stayed up in GUC for 4 hours! Thanks to the team - ADRIAAN for duty pilot and GROVE and MARTIN for instructing with NINA towing. Marian Cole was the sole student in GHB and Brain Cole was instructed by Martin in the Pipistrel. Kevin Mitchell flew his DG400 but the day was once again dominated by motor gliders!
SATURDAY
Saturday morning dawned one of those classic Autumn stable mornings and by 8.30, 4 motor gliders: GXH, VAE, GLZ, and GZF were at the
holding point and all flew off together for breakfast at Porterville! What a stunning morning and thanks to Adriaan for arranging it. I certainly will encourage more of these fly-away mornings, especially during mornings that promise to be a mediocre soaring day!... We were collected at the airfield at Porterville and taken to the resuarant in town for a very pleasant breakfast and then flew back to FAWC. VAE took the long ruite via Franschoek and Villiersdorp and GXH via Shelly point!
Many single pilots: Peter Farrel, Sarel Osothuisen, Garth Milne and Kevin Mitchell all made valiant efforts to stay aloft in their gliders while students Ryno, Kelvin and Marian kept GHB busy.
Later in the afternoon a transmission problem with GZF caused an incident between two motor gliders. Thankfully this (radio) problem was sorted out on Monday by Wally Tamsen. Thanks Wally. The other "communication" problem was sorted out on Sunday night (see Sunday)!
SUNDAY
It was good to see Kim Carter-Brown again at the field and once again Marion Cole and Helmut von Michaelis flew in GHB. The weather was threatening to worsen but Wally and Fred were certainly kept busy until late with the trainers.
The GZF radio problem had caused words between Tom and Adri and Tom apologised publically to Adri at the braai in the clubhouse on Sunday
night. His "apology" is for all to see on the notice board! Thanks to Tom and Adri for resolving this disagreement so well!
The braai in the clubhouse on Sunday night was one of the best I have ever attended!! The atmosphere was fantastic and we all had a great deal of fun!
MONDAY
Cloudbase was about 3000' at best and worsened. When we left at 1430hrs, it had begun to rain in the mountains! Activity at the field was minimal but Adriaan made a valiant effort to keep things going by taking Horst, Marion, Brian and Piet van Toorenburg for flights in his Lamabda.
When Wally had completed fixing the radio in the Motor Falke, he took Juliana for a flight. Hubert and Martin had a 3 hour flight in Hubert's Rotax M/Falke to St Helena Bay.
All in all a very pleasnat weekend and thanks to all who helped with maintenance issues - Johnny for the rotax prop, Wally for GZF radio
and Ed for the wiring on Goks trailer and Ron and Tom for the tyres on Goks trailer.
We also say goodbye to Tom who is flying North for the winter and we will see him again in October.
I would also like to thank Adriaan Hepburn for his evident club spirit and motivation of other members this weekend.
Please remember the AGM on Wednesday evening - see you all then.
Regards
Alison
posted by CGC Reporter at 18.4.06
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