No flying today as it was extremely gusty and strong winds. The clouds looked OK though. We probably could have flown in the morning, but it didn't look much fun.
Christian Linnet bought some friends out to take for a fly and actually started DI in the Grob, but Boris wasn't 100% happy with the conditions - it was up around the xwind limit for the tug, and the direction kept changing. Had I been the one flying the tug, there would have been no question at all - No Way. Eventually I decided to can the day as damage to the tug or gliders would have spoiled the whole summer, let alone my day!
In hindsight I made the right decision as the wind got stronger and stronger as the day went on - and it is still raging now.
Christian has been mowing - there is still heaps to do. Christian bought out from Tamworth the parts Gerhard needed to finish his radio installation in the Puchatek. It's all done now.
Spencer Robinson and Tracie Wark were here today, but are going on to Temora tomorrow. Shame they couldn't fly today.
CASA eventually concluded that Boris is not a terrorist and issued him with an Australian pilot's licence and ASIC, but the Department of Immigration suspect him of having a disease, so he has to get a chest X-ray to renew his visa - despite having had one only three months ago! How many more bureaucratic hurdles will he have to jump?
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