Once again it was a day of two halves. The morning dawned grey, uninspiring and, after the recent heat wave, distinctly chilly in the northerly breeze,
There was a keen bunch of people for training, so while the grid awaited the promised clearance, new member Lawrence Wood got to grips with the trimmer and Martin Heyward got to do launch failures. Around one o'clock the overcast broke up and a number of pilots led by Andy Smith set off for Brecon and the Long Mynd. Down on the ground, in an attempt to avoid flying solo, Lesley Waters head-butted the PW-6 - result Glider:1, Lesley: 0 This gave Lawrence and yours truly the opportunity to nab the glider for an hour at 4,500'. By the the time we returned Lesley was patched up and completed another solo. Conditions in the afternoon were very good, albeit a bit blue for the guys returning from the Mynd. Thanks to winch drivers Phil Guthrie and Graham Turner.