Hello everyone
It’s starting to look a bit like spring at last. Monday last was a great flying day, probably the day that Dave forecast for Tuesday, which started wet and blowey but cleared up enough to get some flying in the afternoon. The rest of this week was not great and Saturday looks like a SW wind with low cloud. Sunday looks better, still SW but a higher cloud base that might allow some ridge lift but a chance of showers around the middle of the day. But don’t let that put you off because we have Mike Fox, National Coach from the BGA coming to talk to us on Saturday night. If you would like a meal after please let Helen know beforehand by phoning 01588 650405. We are also hosting a BGA Club Maintainers Course during the day.
Your duty teams this weekend are:
Saturday: Neal Clements (No 1), Denise Hughes (TLs), Peter Orchard (winch), Charles Page (LD)
Sunday: William Brewis (No 1), , Denise Hughes (TLs), Peter Orchard (winch), Dave Cole (LD)
Renewing Membership
The new membership year starts at the end of this month. If you are paying by direct debit you don’t need to do anything but if you prefer to pay the whole amount in one go you can do so anytime from now on. Don’t forget you will get a new membership card valid from 1st April which will be available from the office after this coming weekend.
BGA Ladder
As we rapidly approach the new soaring season now is a good time to remind all that if you do any sort of cross country flight away from site, please upload it to the BGA ladder. Mark Sanders, our Ladder Steward, calculates scores for our trophy awards at the end of the season from the flights and traces logged to the BGA ladder. But perhaps more importantly, the BGA uses the the flights logged on the ladder as supporting evidence when defending our airspace. It really makes a difference.
Rockpolishers
Dates have now been published for the Rockpolishers events this year. If you are interested in competing or crewing all the details are available by clicking here.
SASP
I am delighted to report that our airfield, or rather the Long Mynd, has been recognised as a nationally Significant Area for Sport because of the high quality of the site as a significant gliding centre and the unique and challenging activities that the site enables. Another feather in the cap!
Happy landings
Jon Hall
Chairman