Weekend Report: A new meaning for GliderPort
Well, if you intended to fly on the past weekend you would have been disappointed for the front really came through with a vengeance on Friday night.
Andre Leeb du Toit had very kindly driven through to FAWC on Friday morning (for the second time last week) to attempt to fly the Rotax Falke back to Stellenbosch. The wind on the ground at Worcester was still in the morning and he managed to get airborne and safely to Stellenbosch. Thanks very much Andre! The Falke was then de-rigged and put into Stellair’s hanger.
We gave Andre a lift back to FAWC late Friday afternoon and, by then, then wind had begun to blow. Not much rain fell until mid Saturday morning but I do not recall the wind ever being so fierce. The DSTV Antennae at the Vliegklub blew down during the day. Saturday night was cold with driving rain and the four of us left on the airfield – Rob, Ed, Johnny and I spent the evening together with red wine and a potjie that had been cooking all afternoon! Great stuff!!
Sunday the duty pilots – Kelvin Holmwood and Richard Stear – arrived to monitor the situation and advised the rest of the team (instructors and tuggie) not to drive all that way as the airfield was waterlogged and the wind too strong. The Breede River was visible from the clubhouse and the water had risen to the end of the cross runway (Ed: the yanks would really be able to call Worcester a Glider-port!).
The only other pilot who braved the weather to drive out to the airfield was Hubert and the afternoon was spent in our flat with much coffee and sticky cakes! (In fact the entire weekend was not good for the figure!)
See you all again next weekend!
Alison
Andre Leeb du Toit had very kindly driven through to FAWC on Friday morning (for the second time last week) to attempt to fly the Rotax Falke back to Stellenbosch. The wind on the ground at Worcester was still in the morning and he managed to get airborne and safely to Stellenbosch. Thanks very much Andre! The Falke was then de-rigged and put into Stellair’s hanger.
We gave Andre a lift back to FAWC late Friday afternoon and, by then, then wind had begun to blow. Not much rain fell until mid Saturday morning but I do not recall the wind ever being so fierce. The DSTV Antennae at the Vliegklub blew down during the day. Saturday night was cold with driving rain and the four of us left on the airfield – Rob, Ed, Johnny and I spent the evening together with red wine and a potjie that had been cooking all afternoon! Great stuff!!
Sunday the duty pilots – Kelvin Holmwood and Richard Stear – arrived to monitor the situation and advised the rest of the team (instructors and tuggie) not to drive all that way as the airfield was waterlogged and the wind too strong. The Breede River was visible from the clubhouse and the water had risen to the end of the cross runway (Ed: the yanks would really be able to call Worcester a Glider-port!).
The only other pilot who braved the weather to drive out to the airfield was Hubert and the afternoon was spent in our flat with much coffee and sticky cakes! (In fact the entire weekend was not good for the figure!)
See you all again next weekend!
Alison
posted by CGC Reporter at 21.5.07
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