The first promotional outing of the simulator finally occurred on Saturday 12th, at the Minchinhampton biennial Fayre. Blessed with brilliant weather for this, rather than for soaring, the kit was transported by the CFI in his freshly cleaned out horse box, and the equipment worked, better than clockwork, with a steady stream of customers throughout the day.
Lara demonstrated her consummate marketing skills with a succession of wannabe pilots of all ages and sizes - all this having cycled up from Bristol to be there for the start at 11.30. (and safely riding all the way back again?)

Along with Lara's enthusiastic pre-flight briefing for all, Dave Breeze and I assisted in the raising of £104 in donations for the Fayre's charities from the happy virtual flyers, a surprising number of whom achieved a landing somewhere near the airfield. The organisers of the Fayre were delighted with our contribution to the event which attracted some 2,000 people. The plan is to have a series of further events for the simulator - beginning with the Freshers Fair at UWE on the 25th.
The most common comment on the sim was, "You made this amazing bit of kit!?" Once again, the club owes a huge thank you to those who built this simulator.