Portmoak expedition
All the expedition members and gliders arrived OK, the only hold ups being the large number of roadworks on the M6. Sunday started with low cloud on the Bishop and it was around 1630 before we attempted a launch, Richard Kill set off in the PW for a check flight with Simon Lucas and the air was so damp that they had an interesting return to the site with the canopy misting up on the outside as well as the inside. Chris Huck took a launch in the Ventus but had a cable break at 800' which didn't give him enough to get to the ridge (not with the CFI watching, anyway!). The Bishop clouded over again and the Duo crew of David Briggs and Mike W were 'encouraged' to take a launch and were rewarded with 1 hr 30 minutes on the ridge and weak wave landing just as it was getting dark and just in time (luckily) for some roast beef and Yorkshire pud in the clubhouse. For the evening, the team amused themselves with a game of Uckers.
See http://www.uckers.co.uk/index.htm for details.
...Mike
