Monday 20 April

Cool days over the weekend. John and I kept a low profile, but the competitors flew on Saturday. Not sure who won! On Sunday, there was quite a brisk south easterly wind. Everyone went home surprisingly quickly although the sky looked OK. Only John Stewart and Ken Flower flew. John and I got started on the annual inspection on my Jabiru.

Harry's new winch was assembled and tested, but something not quite right with the engine. Even so the grob got a 1500 ft launch.

Monday was a bit overcast but some blue patches. Cloudbase not particularly high, and once again a brisk south easterly, fortunately straight along the strip. Sean and his son James Davis are my students for this week. Both are doing exceptionally well for their first day. We flew in the Puchatek and were able to soar on some of the flights.

No one else flew today, but Alan Paulsen is threatening to fly tomorrow, and Gerhard has returned! John and Juho kindly did a lot of cleaning on my Jabiru - have not seen the result yet, but I expect knowing Juho, it will be the cleanest it has ever been.  Thanks John and Juho.