Dave L up and away on his first soaring flight
Flying with the vampires, Dave and a full Moon
Who looks happiest ??Having canned the days tow training early on as the wind was already strong enough and due to increase we busied ourselves sorting the kit out. Mid afternoon saw us head east (along with Tony P) to visit "Big" Nick and Paula where we spent a pleasant few hours relaxing in the sun.
Then based on the forecast for the wind to drop we headed to Freathy where we arrived at 19,30 ish to see a couple of hangers in the air along with a couple of Paragliders which were "hanging" in there. Still patience is a virtue and after an hours chat things calmed down a little as forecast and we got the paragliders out. A quick test flight on a Mojo 3 not only confirmed it was nicely flyable but also what a super glider the latest Mojo is, an ideal first wing with loads of performance in both sink rate and glide, the legend lives on.
Dave L had arrived to hopefully get his first flight off the hill and waited patiently whilst the others took off to enjoy the smooth lift. Then it was his turn, he got away nicely and had a cracking soaring flight quickly getting the hang of ridge soaring. With the moon up and the light failing he came in and performed his first top landing having put a good 15 minutes airtime in. Not sure who was most pleased Dave or his wife Michelle who got to see him fly for the first time.
A lovely end to a nice day out with the unexpected bonus of Dave getting started on his hill conversion.
Then based on the forecast for the wind to drop we headed to Freathy where we arrived at 19,30 ish to see a couple of hangers in the air along with a couple of Paragliders which were "hanging" in there. Still patience is a virtue and after an hours chat things calmed down a little as forecast and we got the paragliders out. A quick test flight on a Mojo 3 not only confirmed it was nicely flyable but also what a super glider the latest Mojo is, an ideal first wing with loads of performance in both sink rate and glide, the legend lives on.
Dave L had arrived to hopefully get his first flight off the hill and waited patiently whilst the others took off to enjoy the smooth lift. Then it was his turn, he got away nicely and had a cracking soaring flight quickly getting the hang of ridge soaring. With the moon up and the light failing he came in and performed his first top landing having put a good 15 minutes airtime in. Not sure who was most pleased Dave or his wife Michelle who got to see him fly for the first time.
A lovely end to a nice day out with the unexpected bonus of Dave getting started on his hill conversion.
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