GGC Members:
Someone with an antique glider
has cured me from always saying it was a GREAT DAY @ the GGC, but it
certainly was a busy one for a change with some late local thermals permitting
some extended flights. Nevertheless, in spite of the misty skies and late
thermals, we had 26 glider flights. IXF did 9; BQN did 7; JCZ (Puchaz), with a
repaired trim tab cable did 5; and Tango Romeo (L-33) did one; and the Club
ASW-20 (TRM) did one. In addition there were 3 private owner
flights.
Jeff Waters was the morning
instructor, and I was scheduled for the afternoon, but due to the added
business, we also had volunteer help from John Wyman, and Gord Jeremic. 14
instructional flights in all including one Intro. Wally Wilson had a couple of
Puchacz flights that included his newfound love for the third dimension, with
some aerobatics, and Norman Wong enjoyed his new found freedom from annoying
instructional comments from the back seat of BQN, by staying up for 1:13 and 45
minutes respectively in the two thermalling flights of the day by students. Also
Rob Williams, after a briefing by Gordenko, stayed up for 1:24 in the Club
ASW-20. Roberto Figuero stayed up for 1:37 in the Puchacz.
The longest Club flight of the
day of 2:53 in a Club ship, was by Sandrine Gressard in Tango Romeo (L-33), and
if staying up longer than John Wyman's 2:08 in his KA-7, she capped it off with
a formation fly-past with John, and if I got it right she had to use her
airbrakes a little , so that he could keep up. If that seems all to romantic for
you married pilot, I won't believe in true love until I see Sandrine flying the
KA-7 solo.
The late thermals, only good in
the misty skies for local thermalling, brought out a few private owners from
their cocoons in the afternoon, and Nick Bonniere stayed up for about 2:30 in
'GP'; John Wyman in his KA-7 as already stated for 2:08, and Jacques Asselin for
2:07 in his ship.
I originally came out for a
quiet swim in the morning before my afternoon duty, but after flying all day
instead, was too tired and so Gord, Jacques and myself retired to the Mack's
Pizza restaurant, at Wendover, for a pleasant repast in good company before
driving home, to curl up with my dogs.
Regards,
Douglas
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