We planned an early start again, but thick fog prevented it. Of the Thursday group, only Vic Hatfield and Craig Borchard turned up! The rest only seem to come out for barbecues not for the flying! Well they truly missed out this Thursday, because the flying was excellent!
After a successful check flight in the back seat of the Puchatek, Laurie Bartlett had his first flight in a single seater - the Junior. He didn't bring it back for an hour! Meanwhile Vic instructing Craig disappeared for an hour and a half in the Puchatek. Matthew Minter flew the Jantar, and outlanded at his property where he has made a new runway. Bruce Clark retrieved the glider with Gabriel at the controls.
At the end of the day, I towed Bruce up so that he could give his six year old son Matt his first flight in a glider. The glider flight was successful, but the tug suffered an engine failure on the way down! Fortunately it was only just as I was landing - however we have not been able to get it going since!
