Tuesday 18th to Wednesday 19th.
Tuesday to Wednesday. A cold, moist airstream from an E’ly quadrant was maintained on both days, keeping the site in cloud and daytime temperatures just above freezing, while Wednesday brought periods of light rain/drizzle. The thaw has continued, but at a very slow rate, and although car access to the club car park is possible, the rutted, icy nature of the metalled access road necessitates a cautious approach as does the potholed nature of the club road. While no flying has been possible, Andy and helpers have been busy getting the club DG500 into the workshop for a hard wax and polish, both wings having been completed by the time I called in at the club late on Wednesday afternoon, with Andy, Glyn Jennings and David Whatsham just about to put the second wing back in the trailer. The tug’s engines have also been run up, so all that is required to start operations is some flying weather and some eager pilots, preferably preceded by some drying winds as the site is still quite wet in places.
Just in case any of you YGC pilots haven’t seen Josephine’s email, Andy’s lecture on Human Factors will take place at the club this coming Saturday as scheduled, starting at 5pm if it is a flying day and at 4 pm if not. After this long weather induced lay off, it’s very encouraging to even have the possiblility of flying.