Arrived back at Lake Keepit by Jabiru on Monday morning a little late after an emergency unscheduled stop at Coolah. Not problem with the plane, but the pilots on board both needed a water drain!
It was overcast at Keepit, and the air was very smooth as we flew in. After consulting the blipmaps, Garry (who was going to fly with William White) decided it wasn't worth going cross country and went home.
My student this week is John Trezise, who used to be a pilot in the airforce years ago. William White is still here this week, as is Peter Robinson and Jim Thompson came out again.
Peter flew the Junior again, and now regards it as "his" glider. He says the new vario is a great improvement, but the mechanical one is still not working properly. We might have to dispense with it, which will make the plumbing simpler.
After a check flight Jim Thompson flew solo again in the Puchatek, flying it when John needed a break - which worked quite well.
Al Giles and Ian Barraclough were both at the club, but only flew the tractors! There was quite a bit of mowing done over the weekend, with runway 20 being cleared, but 14 was still pretty overgrown. The grass is really growing thickly. Al and Ian managed to make inroads into runway 14, but there is still a lot more to do.
John really had not forgotten how to fly, and was able to do the aerotow quite well on his first flight. On the second one he handled the take off as well (wing down), and he hasn't forgotten how to land either! We managed an hour soaring on his third flight, which was excellent practice for turn co-ordination. I find I have completed most of the syllabus already!
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