Dream come true after 29 years for Lee
Paul H after his first proper flight on the ASKA ;)
We got the day rolling by taking Lee down on holiday from Essex up on the hangy which as it turns out has been a dream of his from the age of 6. We had a super time in classic conditions with plenty of lift. Lee got to fly the glider and in fairness did a great job getting in tune with it easily and being probably the best passenger pilot I have known so far, sorry Michel... After a cracking flight we came in for a lovely landing round of the flight which in lees words was" more amazing than he had imagined" super. Thanks for your enthusiasm and maybe we shall see him again when next down on holiday.
Phil L and James C were along hoping to get their first hill flights on a hangy and whilst they bo6th came up for a tandem we gave solo flights a miss due to the unpredictable take offs. still they both did well and the flights will set them up nicely for the next time (Tuesday maybe).
A good number of hangies were out enjoying the fun including Dave G (Taunton) who came along to keep his hand in whilst awaiting his new wing. Dave had a good hour or so in the air and learnt a bit more along the way. Kaz, Chris W, Andy R, Big Gray and Paul h all had fun flying their stiffies.
With my work done i cracked out the ASKA and had a fun time learning more about the wing and exploring its potential before handing over to Mike A who fell in love with it flying it like he meant it and looking very confident on it. Even Kaz had a play on the ground and was suitably impressed before Paul h took it up for a fly getting as high on it as he had his hangy and landing with a stupid grin on his face, well not that stupid.
A fun day with lots learnt by many both in the air and on the ground and another dream made :)
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