Maintenance week is over now, and four Form 2 inspections completed on Club Gliders, several private gliders done also. Weather during the week was perfect most of the time - a couple of days were a bit hot for comfort. As well as getting lots of work done, we all had a fun time, thanks to the superb catering put on by Wendy Medlicott and Marga Tilly with assistance from Maria Hackett. Not having to worry about cooking in the evenings really helps, and means everyone eats together which is sociable!
The weather turned a bit unpleasant on Saturday, with thunder and showers, which meant we were not able to get the evaluation flights on all the gliders done. Please check the Maintenace Release for a pilot signature before flying the LS6 or Puchatek or Junior. The Junior is not finished yet - the fuselage is at Ray Tilley's in Armidale where he is doing a couple of fibreglass repairs but I am sure it will be back in the air soon.
Spring is really here now - I found a frog sitting on the engine of my Jabiru this morning, and Wendy Gardner relocated three from the Ladies toilet last weekend! The ants are all back in action, and there are plenty of blowies about. All the Kanga's seem to have baby Roos!
I shifted my weekend forward by a day this week, and Ken Flower very kindly covered for me on Monday. Richard Fethers is at the club getting current again with his partner Lisa. Both are highly skilled at splicing rope - very useful!
I spent 11 hours on the road on Sunday towing my glider to Temora and then driving back to Cowra - what a marathon. After dashling about all day at Cowra on Monday, I drove back to Keepit in the evening - another 51/2 hours - except I had to stop to sleep a couple of times so it took longer. Missed an enormous roo by inches - I slammed on the anchors and he panicked and hopped faster so contact was avoided. Lots of dead ones on the roads.
About 10 km west of Gunnedah at about 3 am I was lucky enough to see a koala crossing the road. I slowed down - so did he. I stopped - so did he. (or she) He sat on the white line in the middle of the road just looking at me - only about 10 feet away. Before I could get to my camera though he ambled off on his way. Thats only the second one I've ever seen in the wild in 20 years!
Today was sunny and warm after a cold start - clouds over the hills but a bit stable around the airfield. Al Giles flew a passenger from the Caravan park, and I flew with Richard a couple of times. The people in the caravan park are talking to one another and we seem to be getting a stream of passenger flights. Conditions were soarable but not exactly exciting. Geoff Neely very kindly came out at short notice to tow. I did the evaluation flight on the LS7 - a pleasant end to the day.
Things are starting to move again here - people booking courses and others getting current. September looks like being quite busy.
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