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Sunday, May 10, 2009

If at first you don't succeed try and try again (and again)

It was a glorious day when we arrived in the field with blue sky and light winds. Whilst Luke H got his paramotor kit ready Anna L and Nicola (both from London) started their Taster days on the Paraglider. Mike S (Exeter) who passed with us back in October 2007 came along for some refreshing having not done any since then and Dave L was also up for some having just picked up his new Ozone Mojo 3 which he got to grips with by doing some ground work.

The girls worked well through the morning and just before lunch were trying out forward launches and hand tows. raj turned up for a Tandem flight and watched proceeding whilst we waited for the wind to back to the NE. I took Lukes Paramotor up for a check out/demonstration flight after which he got into it to try his first go under power. Things proved a little challenging although each attempt was better than the one before so we stopped for lunch and a rest.

The afternoon saw the wind pick up a bit and conditions get"strange" with turbulent air making even ground handling tricky. Off to the East we could see a large amount of "wave" clouds so possibly they were influencing things, Kaz and Bill headed off to Carbis Bay to check things out there for a plan B option. A quick tow up on the paraglider confirmed it was top end and not suitable for further training which was backed up by Nicola doing a fine impersonation of a snail, you had to be there to appreciate it.

With good news from Carbis we packed up and headed there where we arrived equipped with a Tandem Hang Glider and Tandem Paraglider. We had a top few hours with Nicola getting a super tandem flight on the Hang Glider fully appreciating the experience and the views and as the wind eased again Anna and Raj both getting in flights on the Paraglider having a fun time playing with the lift and flying with the seagulls. Bill Kaz and Adam W all got some Paragliding in what has to be described as variable conditions.

A hard work day but it worked out good in the end with big smiles all round lets hope the next one is easier.
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