So much Soaring Sunday

Sennen or Perran that was the question weighing  everything up the choice was Perran and thats where we met up with Jenny S along with her friend Ted and her new Wills Wing Sport 2 135 ready for its UK test flight.

At the front it was breezy and off to the north and tempting to head to Sennen but the decision was made to stay so we rigged the Tandem HG and Jenny's glider.  By the time they were sorted the wind came more on a little and it was play time test flying Jenny's wing, oh what fun it was.  Putting her (the glider) through her paces all was good and flies as straight as an arrow straight out of the bag.

With that sorted Jenny hopped onto the Tandem HG for an experience flight in preparation for her first hill soaring flight.  She had a great time getting the tracking sorted and flying the glider, well worth while.

Charlotte ready for the off

thumbs up

Charlotte M (Torquay) came along with her family for a tandem and it was nice to meet her dad Gordon again who we had taken up a few months earlier.  With conditions improving as the wind backed we had a super take off accompanied by a yelp from Charlotte at take off and were soon up there and loving it.  Charlotte had areal ball soaking it all in as the sun shone giving the sea the most amazing colours.  A lovely landing rounded off the flight and with Charlotte totally beaming it was a real pleasure.

Kaz flies by above over a huge beach

setting up for landing

With things getting better all the time it was Jenny's turn to give it a go solo so after a test flight on the good old Mars by myself and a couple of demonstration flights she was clipped in and ready to go.  A lovely launch from the bowl soon saw her soaring up and away and settling into it.  A little guidance on where to fly and bit by bit the  radio got quieter as she got it sorted.

After a good 20 minutes we opted for a beach landing which she did in fine style and a few minutes later Ted and myself were down there and greeted by a very smiley girl :))  A short if steep carry up to a suitable launch and it was not long before I flew the glider back to the top for more celebrations.

With Kaz's glider not being used it was time to play and play I did chasing Phil L around the sky as well as seeing what angles we could get the gliders into and we managed a few ....

Classic go pro shot !

stunning colours on the sea as the tide came in

Ted had seen enough and decided to make the most of the by now spot on conditions by coming up for a tandem flight.  With his sailplaning experience we had a fine time and it was not long before the questions turned to "what happens if you do ........or........."  the answer "well let's see" ;)  A great flight and once again a great passenger.

Good to see so many hangies out having fun , Kaz, Sam A, Phil L, Chris W, Andy R and Geoff R in addition to Jenny and myself. thanks to Phil for the entertainment and to Sam for setting him up.....as well as trying to steal Chris's glider.

Hey ted got any nice piccies  of the Mars and Jenny I can add?

Quote of the day "you got Kaz's bra?"