After Paul's funeral on Monday, I had take my dad back to Cowra and get back to Lake Keepit to fly with Nigel Holmes. Since the clocks went back at the weekend, I could not get away on Monday evening, so it was a 5.00 am start on Tuesday morning. Got to Wollongong airport at 7.15 am - it was raining and the cloud was down on the escarpment. By about 8.45, a gap appeared in the clouds and we were able to take off and fly over the top to Cowra. Refuelled the plane, took Dad home and took off again for Lake Keepit. Arrived at Lake Keepit at 1310, to find that John Hoye had got the training glider ready, and had already launched Ewan in the LS7 and John Trezise in the Grob.
Conditions were quite windy, but the lift was quite good. I flew with Nigel for about an hour. Then we did a couple of circuits, but the wind got stronger, and we called it a day. Nigel has now joined the club as a full member and joined GFA, so I am sure we will be seeing more of him at the club.
John Trezise seemed to be handling the Grob in the strong wind with no problem, and had nearly two hours soaring.
Ewan flew about 270 km cross country (his flight is on the OLC) even in the strong wind - I guess being from Scotland, he felt at home with the conditions! He likes the LS7 and says he now wants one! He is threatening to come back again next summer!
Geoff Sim also flew up from Wollongong airport in his lancair. He left about 1/2 hour after me, and said that the cloud had closed in again, so it was lucky I got out when I did.
Many thanks to John for towing and getting the day started.
Miro Mikus turned up in the afternoon, and we helped him put the wings on his Nimbus 2.
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