The occurrences and happenings at Shalbourne Soaring Society. A gliding club near Andover, Newbury and Hungerford.

Great lift enjoyed by a few (July 11th)

I arrived this morning to find the field had been set single handed by Chris with his Pegasus at the launch point ready to take the first launch. He was almost the last to land, having been to Ely and back (320km).

Back at base even complete novices were managing 3 kt climbs with others reporting 9 kts at times. What a day but where was everyone? Only 10 members enjoyed some of the best conditions of the year.

The Vega clocked up another 3 hours to add to the 4 hrs 30 mins (11 different pilots) achieved yesterday. Its certainly proving to be a popular addition to the club fleet.

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