Whilst the guys got their kit ready Dave cracked on with the ground work on his Taster Day and was soon making good progress completing his hand tows by lunchtime. With a good looking sky the concern was how bouncy it would be so I nipped up on the Paramotor to check it out for Keith. Whilst it was fine at the time by the time Keith was ready it was getting a bit livelier so he decided to hang on.
The sky says it all as Ollie ground handles his new wing
By the time the tow brief was sorted and lunch was done the sky was even "better" time to test fly Ollies new wing :) Sure enough a lively tow saw me release into good lift and in no time circling up along with plenty of dandelion seeds. The lift was everywhere and despite a good effort with Big Ears it took a while to return to the field where Ollie patiently was waiting.
Kaz does the hard work and looks cool and trendy
A demo flight at lower level for Dave saw a smoother flight so we got Dave ready to go. His first flight was actually pretty good despite an unorthodox start and the conditions. After a short break it was Ollies turn to take his new toy to the top. He had a super flight with the lift still around giving him plenty of time to settle in. Dave got back on the line and popped in his remaining taster day tows improving his flying skills each time although his take offs still need a bit of work if we are to avoid more hang ups .......
getting to grips with it Ollie has a play
Big smile :))
With the paragliding sorted for the day Keith got back into the Paramotor and performed a super flight in lovely conditions with a nice launch followed by a super landing and very big smile, nice.
Keith has a super flight and gets time to relax
Very pleased with himself
So a strange day which whilst not the busiest seemed to keep us working hard but also provided some interesting experiences, thanks Ollie for your climbing skills.
Quote of the day "I think we've got crossed lines"
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