Ray D on his first soaring flight "hanging out"
Ray D on finals looking good
two very happy people
Steve M looking sweet as he cruises the cliffs on one of his four flightsThe start of the day saw us at Chapel Porth where things were looking pretty good. Several pilots got some good flying in whilst we waited for the tide to drop enough for Steve M and Ray D to get their first hill soaring flights in. With a nice beach below Steve was first off and enjoyed a cracking flight along with the other pilots up and down the cliffs before coming in for a very nice top landing to a round of applause. ray was u next but no sooner was he ready than the wind dropped and the lift got light. With the tide now on its way back in we upped sticks and headed to Paerranporth where there would still be loads of beach.
On arrival it was still a bit scratchy but fortunately our arrival signalled an improvement in conditions and it was not long before Steve M was ready for the off again. A tidy take off was followed by a tidy flight and a nearly tidy top landing in near perfect conditions.
Ray D followed suit and did a fine job soaring up and down even if he couldn't get into his harness. 15 minutes later he arrived back on top with a huge grin to congratulations.
Steve was soon off looking more and more confident by the minute before doing a very neat top landing. Then it was Ray again who with his harness adjusted had a more comfortable time of it which reflected both in his flying his landing and his smile.
Steve popped in another flight to round off his day and his hill conversion and we managed a couple of super flights on the Tandem playing with the sea thermals.
Well done to Ray and Steve, watch out for them on the hills
Nice to see lots of people out and meet the visiting pilots who were out enjoying the flying and the company. probably the best day on the hill in Cornwall this year. Looks like the tow field tomorrow as the wind drops lighter
On arrival it was still a bit scratchy but fortunately our arrival signalled an improvement in conditions and it was not long before Steve M was ready for the off again. A tidy take off was followed by a tidy flight and a nearly tidy top landing in near perfect conditions.
Ray D followed suit and did a fine job soaring up and down even if he couldn't get into his harness. 15 minutes later he arrived back on top with a huge grin to congratulations.
Steve was soon off looking more and more confident by the minute before doing a very neat top landing. Then it was Ray again who with his harness adjusted had a more comfortable time of it which reflected both in his flying his landing and his smile.
Steve popped in another flight to round off his day and his hill conversion and we managed a couple of super flights on the Tandem playing with the sea thermals.
Well done to Ray and Steve, watch out for them on the hills
Nice to see lots of people out and meet the visiting pilots who were out enjoying the flying and the company. probably the best day on the hill in Cornwall this year. Looks like the tow field tomorrow as the wind drops lighter
1 comment :
Well done to Ray on achieving his Hill Conversion, well deserved after a nervy start, and we could all see how much it meant to him. Thanks to Graham for putting up with all us novices. One of Grahams older trainees, now qualified, said Cornwall was privileged to have such an experienced, patient and affable tutor..Ray and I would agree totally to that. If anyone reading this is thinking of taking up the sport, then Cornwall has the best scenery, conditions and flying school you could want.
Steve McIlduff
Post a Comment