Couldn't get away early on Saturday morning, as I had to rearrang my various aircraft in the hangars, so some tidying up at home. Also there was the Grob to be rigged after Lachlan's outlanding. As soon as the members saw it in the trailer, I got the blame - but it wasn't me this time! Anyway it went together quite easily - obviously practise makes perfect!
Got away in the afternoon and flew back again on Monday morning. Apparently outlanding was the order of the day over the weekend. Matthew Minter outlanded at Barraba on Saturday but Phil Anderton, who was towing, aerotow retrieved him. Barraba is about as far as you can go for an outlanding retrieve with e-tug unless you use the wing tip tanks.
John Clark had an outlanding at the strip at Manilla in the Junior on Sunday. Rob de Jarlais flew there to retrieve him, but seemed to be a bit directionally challenged when it came to finding the actual strip - he flew over Phil Anderton's place, who apparently waved and pointed in the right direction! (This is as John tells the story!) So another milestone - a safe outlanding by John. Congratulations! Despite all this plummeting, they tell me it was a really good weekend's flying.
My flight on Monday morning was very smooth, and I didn't hold out much hope for a decent day - however Harry Medlicott was there and wanted to fly regardless, and John Clark wanted to try out the Jantar Standard. Robin Walker self launched his Ventus at the second attempt - I understand a clogged airfilter prevented it from achieving full revs on the first attempt.
Harry and Robin flew together and I could hear them on the radio heading to Baraba (or was it Bingara?) Luckily Bob Emery came out to do the banking, and we pressed him in to service to run Harry's and John's wings - I couldn't persuade him to fly himself though.
It proved to be another much better day than expected.
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