Andy S gets to play on the ASKA
An early start saw us heading to
Perranporth with a full truck of toys and hopes for a good day. Kaz
was in the air on her hangy by 9.15 in fresh conditions with plenty
of lift. I snuck in a flight on the ASKA and had a fun 20 minutes in
breezy enough conditions before popping her in and rigging the Tandem
Hanger ready for the first passengers.
Sharon gets a stunning view
Spot on time friends Toni and Sharon
arrived having been bought vouchers by their partners Wayne and
Darren who had had flights with us last year whilst on holiday. The
girls were up for it although a few nerves were showing as we walked
to take off with Sharon clipped in.
Toni gets a good view of Bill from above
Both girls had a cracking flights in
super conditions giving us plenty of lift to play in as we flew with
the seagulls ducked and dived, all great fun. A couple of super
landings saw us back on top with smiles all round.
Good time had by all
With the wind easing back a little and
the passenger weight going up a bit we opted to take Simon C (Newton
Abbot) u on the Paraglider and that proved a good choice. Simon did
well on the launch and soon we were up and away mixing it with the
other Paragliders and Hang Gliders up there. Simon had a very
pleasant 20minutes and got to fly the wing as we discussed various
matters over a wide range of subjects. Back on top we had a sweet
landing just as the wind began to fill again.
With plenty going on there were no less
than 13 hangers on site and nearl;y as many Paragliders but
everything ran smoothly with good awareness all round. A cup of tea
and a roll then it was off again with Georgina and Ellie ( Norman P's
offspring) for some fun flights on the hangy. With their background
we had plenty to chat about and whilst we played in the smooth lift
and with their weights height was no issue:).
Justina smiles for the camera
Justina and Martini down on holiday
from London were passing by and took the opportunity to have tandem
flights on the hangy as part of their vacation. Justina had a ball
as we swooped along the cliffs with the wind picking up a bit more
before coming for smooth touchdown. Finally on the Tandems it was
Martni turn who is an experienced Paraglider pilot but fancied
finding out what Hangies are all about. We had a ball with Martini
getting some cracking shots from the glider and wanting to know
everything. However, when I offered to demo, a stall the look on his
face was classic :) still a couple of good stalls later the grip on
my wrist was mariginally less but then I guess the difference between
the two disciplines in that area is massive …......
on approach to the end of another super flight
Just to round the day off I took James
R's T2 up for a test fly and had a fun 10 minutes zooming around
before it was time to head home. So a full on day and lots of happy
folk both on the tandems and on the solo's what more can you ask.
Paul H comes in for a landing
Big thanks to Paul H for keeping the
hangies in order and safe.
Guess who ??
Quote of the day “ Graham didn't
realize he had such a big one !, neither did kaz)
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