Well what a fine day it turned out to be after such a windy spell and no surprise there were plenty out to enjoy it.
On arrival it was still fairly blowy at 20 -22 so we took the chance to pop in a Tandem flight on the hangy with Dave d (Newquay) who was along for a taster day on the hangy. Dave and myself had a lovely flight along with Paul h and a couple of paragliders who braved the top end conditions. Ending the flight with a nice landing was enough to convince Dave to take up the sport so his Taster day quickly turned into day one of his EPC.
Next we rigged the Condor and soon Dave was getting his first go as pilot in command. By the end of the day he was flying sweetly "down the top" on tethers and looking good, he even remembered to take his arse with him once or twice.......
With the wind easing back the sky got busy with Paragliders enjoying the smooth lift. Steve D (Chairman) arrived and we wasted no time in getting the tandem Paraglider out to crack on with Steve's tandem training. We had a fun time popping in the take offs and landings as Steve perfected his techniques. Five flights sees him half way through the practical stage so hopefully another good day should see him sorted.
Dougie (Plymouth) popped by on his Mantra M4 and showed us just what it can do by floating around at the top of the stack although to be fair Mike on his delta was not far behind
Russell S (Torquay) arrived as things quietened off and after a hill brief and some ground handling to get him used to the hill he was off on his first hill flight ever. Russell did a fine job putting in a good 10 minute flight before the lift dropped seeing him on the beach. Despite a couple of "moments2 he did well, learnt a lot and even managed a smile!
A super day to be out and nice to see so many there, thanks to the tether guys, Bill, Shuan, Addie and Kaz for their help. Lets hope its the start of an Indian summer.
Quote of the day " only if i have got roller skates on"
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