Weekend Report: Quietly busy
A quiet - but enthusiastic weekend nonetheless! Errol drew had stayed over and flown during the week and, as he is leaving today, has de-rigged his glider until he returns in a few months time.
On Saturday William Whittaker brought a few Air scouts to the club for winching and the winch team were there to get the show on the road. Nine launches were achieved with a strong 35kph NW wind so there were nice, high launches. Even Errol was amazed as to what height we get to and he had two launches, too. Sven and Ian instructed on the winch side while Paul Troskie was to instruct on the aerotow side but we had NO takers for instruction, again. Thanks to Michael Allen who drove the tractor all day and Nico Le Roux who was duty pilot.
On the Aerotow side we only had one launch and Paul tugged Gareth in GUC who flew in wave for 3.5hrs.
The morning had started with Jacobus, Gareth, Johnny and myself sanding and finishing off the repairs to GUC. After one or two glitches and lots of elbow grease, we rigged the glider with the help of Jerry and June, and managed to get the paperwork done and GUC taken to the launch point. Thanks to all concerned who made this possible! Thanks to Jerry for working on the installation of the Flarm in GHB. Hopefuly the radio in GHB will be repaired by the weekend.
The only other glider that flew on Saturday was Rico who took a friend for a flight in GWU and thoroughly enjoyed the conditions.
GXH with the Hepburns, and GZG flown by Rob Kakebeeke took to the skies as well.
Saturday evening was quiet with Ed being invited to a local party so the bar was only kept going until 7.00pm and then the few that were there went home.
Sunday’s duty pilots arrived early (Richard Harris and Maurice Cotton) to get things going. Johan Gericke was the first to turn up with a friend, Barry, and they flew together later in GOK after helping much at the launch point . June had booked the Rotax Falke with Phil Surridge and flew for almost an hour in really still, great conditions. Kelvin then had a check flight in GOK with Paul Troskie tugging (again) and then Ari took to the skies in the LSpatz and landed an hour and a half later just as the wind started to pick up. Very well timed, Ari! Adriaan and June in GXH and Peter Wooley and Susan in GXZ also took off with both flying again later. Kelvin then few in GUC (with an ASI that was u/s) landed and thought that he had fixed it, flew again only to find that it was not fixed but managed to stay up for half an hour. This is when your ‘blank panel’ exercise really counts!! Errol Drew also had his last flight in his Antares before packing it away.
That being the end of the tugging for the day, Paul took a friend for an hour-long flight in the Rotax Falke.
During the day, Peter Clemence and his wife, Felix, had flown over from Fisantekraal in EEJ and he later flew back with his brother, Bruce to Fisantekraal while Felix drove back.
Thanks to the teams for doing their duties to make everything run so smoothly this weekend.
Please remember the AGM next Wednesday, the 25th of April, at the Pinelands Bowling Club.
Regards
Alison
On Saturday William Whittaker brought a few Air scouts to the club for winching and the winch team were there to get the show on the road. Nine launches were achieved with a strong 35kph NW wind so there were nice, high launches. Even Errol was amazed as to what height we get to and he had two launches, too. Sven and Ian instructed on the winch side while Paul Troskie was to instruct on the aerotow side but we had NO takers for instruction, again. Thanks to Michael Allen who drove the tractor all day and Nico Le Roux who was duty pilot.
On the Aerotow side we only had one launch and Paul tugged Gareth in GUC who flew in wave for 3.5hrs.
The morning had started with Jacobus, Gareth, Johnny and myself sanding and finishing off the repairs to GUC. After one or two glitches and lots of elbow grease, we rigged the glider with the help of Jerry and June, and managed to get the paperwork done and GUC taken to the launch point. Thanks to all concerned who made this possible! Thanks to Jerry for working on the installation of the Flarm in GHB. Hopefuly the radio in GHB will be repaired by the weekend.
The only other glider that flew on Saturday was Rico who took a friend for a flight in GWU and thoroughly enjoyed the conditions.
GXH with the Hepburns, and GZG flown by Rob Kakebeeke took to the skies as well.
Saturday evening was quiet with Ed being invited to a local party so the bar was only kept going until 7.00pm and then the few that were there went home.
Sunday’s duty pilots arrived early (Richard Harris and Maurice Cotton) to get things going. Johan Gericke was the first to turn up with a friend, Barry, and they flew together later in GOK after helping much at the launch point . June had booked the Rotax Falke with Phil Surridge and flew for almost an hour in really still, great conditions. Kelvin then had a check flight in GOK with Paul Troskie tugging (again) and then Ari took to the skies in the LSpatz and landed an hour and a half later just as the wind started to pick up. Very well timed, Ari! Adriaan and June in GXH and Peter Wooley and Susan in GXZ also took off with both flying again later. Kelvin then few in GUC (with an ASI that was u/s) landed and thought that he had fixed it, flew again only to find that it was not fixed but managed to stay up for half an hour. This is when your ‘blank panel’ exercise really counts!! Errol Drew also had his last flight in his Antares before packing it away.
That being the end of the tugging for the day, Paul took a friend for an hour-long flight in the Rotax Falke.
During the day, Peter Clemence and his wife, Felix, had flown over from Fisantekraal in EEJ and he later flew back with his brother, Bruce to Fisantekraal while Felix drove back.
Thanks to the teams for doing their duties to make everything run so smoothly this weekend.
Please remember the AGM next Wednesday, the 25th of April, at the Pinelands Bowling Club.
Regards
Alison
posted by CGC Reporter at 16.4.07
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