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Sunday, April 01, 2012

Girls, Girls, Girls and Ben and Ian and Steve and no fools

 Faye gets going with the ground work on the hangy

 They soon get to grips with it as Danielle floats it across the field

Old school colours on an old school Paraglider

the para' taster days share a joke


 It was like summer, so hot Steve melted away 

The hangies get it sorted  :)

It was pretty much full on with Three taster days on the hangy, Three on the Paraglider and three students well into their training.

We got going early with the hangy and started the Paragliders a bit later as the forecast was for the wind to ease during the day. Serena P, Danielle P and Faye W all from Newton Abbot way were along for a fun day out having a go at Hang Gliding. The girls had a great day egging each other on as they worked through the ground running stage and doing a fine job of it too. After lunch and with the wind settling down to a NE breeze we got the tram lines out and the simulater then it was off and away on the winch.

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly some people manage to pick it up and start to fly the glider. Whilst it would be fair to say they were not all perfect flights all of them got the basics together and had some super flying as they floated across the field. Well done girls and great to see you all supporting each other so well.

On the Paragliding front Jo A (Exeter), Sarah C (Exeter) and Ben P (Plymouth) were all along for taster days and worked hard in the tricky conditions with the wind flicking around in the morning. Afternoon saw things settle down a little and them all getting the hand tows sorted. The wind stayed a little on the fresh side for towing Paragliding students so we topped them up with some extra ground handling and despite not flying they all had fun, enough fun for Jo and Sarah to sign up for an EPC course.

Charlotte W (Marazion) dropped by for a Tandem flight on the Paraglider and had a coupe of super flights enjoying both the view and the excitement at the same time and what's more it was her Birthday so can't be bad.

Ian F (Gwithian) Steve W (Truro), I got it right for once, and Anna P (Gwithian) all honed their ground handling and again whilst not actually flying learnt two of the most important skill, ground handling and patience!

A fun day all round and many thanks to Phil and Bill for their help and photography skills.

Quote of the day  " Oh your so fit"  think they were commenting on my running skills and not my overall appearance :(
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