Blast from the Past

On Sunday a member from the 1960s turned up. Brian Jones left CGC in 1969 to go and live in the USA where he set up a glider repair business in New Jersey. He retired to San Diego. Brian remembered the names of several members from those early days on the Club, including Larry Bleaken (our President), and Roger Bunker (CFI at the time). He gave our chairman (to pass on to all club members) some useful advice about Ka21s to avoid frequent visits to the workshop to repair nose wheel areas; always land by holding off until the main wheel touches and do not allow the glider to "balloon" on to the nose wheel. Further, keep the aileron tape in good condition. Without it the handling is decidedly heavy.