Things were not ideal on arrival but after an assessment of conditions and based on the forecast things seemed to be heading the right way so we contacted our potential passengers and got the Tandem Hangy rigged.
By the time our first "victim" had arrived conditions were spot on so we wasted no time in getting them briefed and ready. Dom (Norfolk) had seen us flying on his arrival with his family on their holiday and mentioned that he "would like a go at that". His mum Claire did a quick search and found us on the internet and hey ho here he was on his 17th Birthday gluing into the air, how lucky is that!
We had a cracking flight in perfect conditions in a mixture of ridge and thermal lift giving plenty of height to play with. Dom had a ball and did a fine job of flying the glider so giving me a rest ;) Spiralling down we rounded it off with a super landing and round of applause from his family, thanks guys and girls.
Next up was Dom G (Falmouth) who's flight was also in celebration of his birthday but it was a while ago. After a bit of untangling after launch we had a nice fly around with Dom amazed at the unique perspective that flying the hanger gives. With the wind beginning to back as fore sat we kept a close eye on it before nipping in as the lift began to drop off. Another lovely landing and big smiles all round. The wind backed and picked up so we sat and waited to see what would happen, well actually we went to the cafe on the beach for a coffee.
On return Tim J was in the air and things looked bait better so Mark L took the opportunity whilst waiting to start his hill conversion on the Hangy for a Tandem and gained some useful experience in both the art of soaring and got his hands back on the base bar after a long lay off.
That was it all down safe and sound then off home for a rest.
Quote of the day "you have no idea"
We had a cracking flight in perfect conditions in a mixture of ridge and thermal lift giving plenty of height to play with. Dom had a ball and did a fine job of flying the glider so giving me a rest ;) Spiralling down we rounded it off with a super landing and round of applause from his family, thanks guys and girls.
Happy Birthday Dom
Next up was Dom G (Falmouth) who's flight was also in celebration of his birthday but it was a while ago. After a bit of untangling after launch we had a nice fly around with Dom amazed at the unique perspective that flying the hanger gives. With the wind beginning to back as fore sat we kept a close eye on it before nipping in as the lift began to drop off. Another lovely landing and big smiles all round. The wind backed and picked up so we sat and waited to see what would happen, well actually we went to the cafe on the beach for a coffee.
Flying High with Dom 2
On return Tim J was in the air and things looked bait better so Mark L took the opportunity whilst waiting to start his hill conversion on the Hangy for a Tandem and gained some useful experience in both the art of soaring and got his hands back on the base bar after a long lay off.
That was it all down safe and sound then off home for a rest.
Quote of the day "you have no idea"
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