parawaiting at St Agnes
Stuarts birthday tandem
Dave flys tandem with his school mate PhippsyHaving cancelled towing based on a breezy forecast we thought we had blown it when Saturday dawned with no wind. But patience is a virtue and having completed some maintenance work the breeze began to fill and by just after lunch we headed to the coast where it was plenty windy enough for hangers and blown out for para's although a few had got the slot for a brief flight as the wind filled in.
We tested conditions by first sending Carez of on his hanger then with myself and Bill N (his first tandem flight) which proved them to be good as well as keeping Bill as quiet as I have ever known him!
In ideal conditions for tandems Stuart H (Kent) who is on holiday for a week to celebrate his 40th and Dave L (Truro) who it turns out with I went to school with although he was a year above so one of the "big boys" both had stunning flight. Ridge lift was good and with the added bonus of sea thermals we had a great time playing with the lift and with the glider. The guys had a go at flying and did well with only minimal input from me. Lovely landings by Steve's stone completed the flights and big smiles all round. With a little time to spare even i managed to get to fly my glider and had a very pleasant hour chasing thermals up to a grand or so before as the light faded it was time to go.
We tested conditions by first sending Carez of on his hanger then with myself and Bill N (his first tandem flight) which proved them to be good as well as keeping Bill as quiet as I have ever known him!
In ideal conditions for tandems Stuart H (Kent) who is on holiday for a week to celebrate his 40th and Dave L (Truro) who it turns out with I went to school with although he was a year above so one of the "big boys" both had stunning flight. Ridge lift was good and with the added bonus of sea thermals we had a great time playing with the lift and with the glider. The guys had a go at flying and did well with only minimal input from me. Lovely landings by Steve's stone completed the flights and big smiles all round. With a little time to spare even i managed to get to fly my glider and had a very pleasant hour chasing thermals up to a grand or so before as the light faded it was time to go.
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