Well no wine out in the field but it was certainly like summer out there. With a light NW breeze we had a fun day getting going early to make sure those present got sorted some having come a long way.
Charlie K (Winchester) got things moving on her "new" glider a small Wills Wing Eagle and quickly got in tune with it although the up rated glide performance did give her a few challenges. Charlie worked steadily through the day finishing off her CPC tasks including slow flight appreciation and stalls before concentrating on her landing skills, which are pretty good although sometimes just a few feet to high........ By the end of the day with 10 flights under her belt she was sorted and we look forward to taking her to the hill for her first soaring flights on our return from Spain.
Matt F (Porthleven) was along for a taster day on the hangy and had a fab time making it all look far to easy . His groundwork laid good foundations and by early afternoon he had his first hops and by late afternoon he was off the tethers and flying across the field in fine style with a big smile. Be good to see you again Matt and with your kind of ability it would be a shame to see it go to waste!
Whilst the others were playing Keith B (Dartmoor) was getting to grips with his new toy. Straight out of the box he got some ground handling in on his new Dudek Synthesis paramotor wing before taking to the air with it for its maiden flight. Despite not getting back into the harness he had a fine time enjoying the extra performance and lighter handling than the training wings. Both take off and landing were good and his smiley face said it all on landing, nice one.
So well done to all and lets hope we get some more days like it before the winter really comes along
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