Flew to Narromine for the Interclub Comp. Not a large number of aeroplanes there. Dissapointed in the way I flew as I missed the forced landing! This is one event that I can usually nail. It was all going well until I hit a patch of sink on final, and landed short of the "fence". Oh well, at least I tried. Thermals are a nuisance in this kind of comp.
Flew back to Lake Keepit after lunch, and could here Christian Linnet, John Hoye, Chris Carr, and Vic Hatfield soaring as I flew back. Christian and John flew about 300 km - their flights are posted on the olc. Apparently the day started late. Boris did the towing. Dave Turner managed to fly his hornet after spending most of the day fixing a flat tailwheel.
Seemed like a good day, and pilots were getting to about 9000 ft.
A lot of work was done on the hangar foundations both before and after flying.
Ray Tilley was at the club, and we were able to fix the mass balance weight on the Puchatek by stealing the one from the wreck. They both weighed exactly the same, and they were able to be unscrewed - which was a relief because I had though we might need to take the elevator to a workshop. So the Puchatek is back in action, but only has 5 hours to run before another 50 hourly inspection.
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