Blown Away

 Marie gets set to go on her first flight

 Joni gets the hang of it, nice hand position

Marie takes control as the ropes go slack and she smiles

Joni gets high as he cracks it

  

Oliee gets set up for a tandem flight as Joe and Donna look on

Taster day group, less peachy and Kaz!

Well not quite actually but some of our customers were with their experiences.  On a brisk WNW forecast we headed to Perranporth where we met up with Joni S (N.Devon) and Marie D (Exeter) who were along for taster days on the hangy, already on site and rigging were Carez and "Steve from Oakhampton" out to make the most of it.

With the wind a brisk 24 -26 we got things going doing the theory and glider rigging whilst the other guys braved the air proving it was indeed windy enough!  Next it was a little ground handling at the back of the slope to get the feel of the glider before popping on the tether ropes.  Late morning saw both Joni and Marie getting their first flights in super conditions giving them plenty of lift and time to get used to flying.

Lunch time saw Scott P arrive for a Tandem flight which he had for his 40th birthday and in classic conditions he had a ball enjoying the flight, soaking in the views and having a go at flying the glider.  Nice to see the family come along to watch and enter into the whole experience.

Next we took a trip to the front with Nigel W hoping to get his second soaring flight in and his first on his new wing.  Conditions were still blowy and after  re assessing conditions we decided to give it a miss and wait for better times.

The taster days guys got back on the wing and having let their previous experience soak in progressed nicely taking more and more control and looking more and more relaxed.

Early afternoon and Joe, Donna and Ollie turned up for tandem flights in celebration of Ollies 40th and what a great time they had.  Ollie was first up followed by Donna then Joe, they were all great passengers and all a pleasure to fly with appreciating the whole thing and sharing in each others flights at take off and landing.  We must have done something right as they are coming along to the tow field next for some Paragliding flights.

The day rounded off with Joni and Marie having some final flights and both ending on a high note with some good flying despite the even breezier conditions.  In fairness they both did really well taking in the instruction and it was a delight to see them progress from "passengers" to "pilots" through the day, well done guys it was fun to have you along.

Nice to see Trev H (Torquay) and Andy R (Fourlanes) join in the fun on their hangers and Derek trying out his new small paraglider and having fun, if you want one just give us a bell and you to can fly with the hangers..........  thanks to Peachy on the tethers and Nigel for his help with the tandems.