Harry had a good flight off the winch yesterday - 6 kt thermals and a cloudbase of 7000ft apparently. He flew from Keepit to Kaputah, Mullaley, Manilla, Gunnedah and back to Keepit. No one else flew.
Today I launched him again on the winch, straight into a 3 kt thermal. He was up for about 21/2 hours, but said the conditions were not as good as the day before. There is quite a bit of water lying on the ground on the plateau near Rangerai. Again he was the only one to fly.
Lots of people coming out for the weekend - Tuggies ball, and AGM. Accommodation is all full up, apart from the couch in Room 6, unless you can persuade somebody to share!
Time to get those AFRs done, ready for the soaring season - which has already started! We can also help those who are not winch current become so - it is a valuable skill. Aerotowing seems excessively slow by comparison.
Jenny
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