A fresh NNW forecast to back and ease as the day went on saw us heading to Sennen Cove where hopefully the wind would play ball for all. On arrival it was perfect for hangies so whilst Kaz rigged I broke out the ASKA and had some fun flying in sea thermic conditions.
Kaz was ready so I nipped in and Kaz took off skying out in no time and having the whole ridge to herself. After a fun flight Kaz came in and landed back on top and to save rigging my glider I took the chance to to have a fly on her glider whilst waiting for Graeme A(Plymouth) to arrive to hopefully start his hill conversion. It was great fun playing with the thermals and with the airport closed due to boggy runways there were no limitations, nice.
With the arrival of Graeme (and Fiona A) the wind began to ease so it was time to go to work. After a hill brief and some ground handling to get used to the new environment Graeme was ready to go. He soon joined Fiona and Kaz in the air who were popping up and down in the thermals. Graeme did a fine job using both the lift when it came through and dealing with the sink bits in between. 15 minutes later he came in for a top landing sorting out his approach as he went resulting in a stand up landing in the end. Huge smile a very happy Graeme was bouncing.
With the wind dropping steadily it became more important to use the sea thermals and whilst there was lift around if you could use it Graemes second flight saw him heading to the beach after a few beats.
Still a good day all round and Graemes hill conversion underway.
Quote of the day "where's the water?"
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