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Sunday, October 02, 2011

Super Sunny Sunday

 Charlie gets off on the Mars nice and straight
 Emil does a classic launch and checks his canopy
 Tim works his magic as Emil climbs out
 Charlie heads to the top of the line
 Tony returns to planet Earth after a Tandem flight
Charlie rounds off the day with a super approach to land

After a few frustrating days where the wind would not play ball things got better in fact much better!  With a light SSW wind forecast we headed to the field where it was just glorious.  Whilst Kaz and Bill got Rodney (Rodders from Porstmouth/Moushole) and Emma A (Exmoor) going I took Charlie K (Winchester) and Emil K (Somerset) on the winch.  A couple of test flights on a Wills Wing U2 145 which we had done some work on proved both the air and the glider to be fine (anyone interested in a very very low hours U2 145?).

Next off was Charlie on the hanger and after a few flights on the Condor (Hang Glider) to get her hand back in she moved onto the Mars as she finished off her EPC tasks looking nice and relaxed.  Emil joined in the fun and followed suit on a Paraglider and also wrapped up his EPC tasks making and ideal situation.  After a briefing session they were both ready for the big one and with Charlie leading the way they headed to the top of the line.  They both made it look easy and had great flights with Emil building in his first taste of thermalling along the way!  That set them up for the rest of the day as they moved into their CPC tasks putting in a good two days worth of flying over their Twelve and thirteen flights respectively, well done guys.

Lunchtime saw us have a short break before Tony R (Torpoint) turned up for a Tandem flight on the Paraglider having bought a voucher at a charity auction for the Air Ambulance that we had donated.  Tony had a great time enjoying the views including watching the paragliders flying at Godrevy and amazing views along the coast.

With the wind filling in a little we took a break whilst Charlie took and passed her EPC theory exam, well done and we packed away some of the kit.  Like clockwork by the time we were ready the wind eased again and it was time for the day oners to get going. Emma and Rodders both did well fling across the field at heights up to 60' and both landing on their feet most of the time!  They cam back with big smiles making all the hard work well worth it and looking forward to coming back in the future.

Emil and Charlie used the last two lines of the day to round towing  off in a perfect way. Nice to meet Emils mum and his son Zac, hope they enjoyed the day as much as Emil did!

Rodney G (Falmouth) got in the air on his Paramotor again but unable to get into his harness kept his flight short and made his landing less than perfect, think he needs to come around and we will set it up for him in the BIG shed.

All in all a great day, well done to all including Tim J on the winch for some super towing.
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