This July we managed more launches (all 9 of them) than last year and more flying time than either the last 2 years. The later quiet an achievement when you take into account that July 2 years ago we did almost 50% more launches than this year. To do a fair comparison we really need to lump July and August together as it varies which month Course and Task Week fall into. That said, year-to-date position is that we are behind (compared to last 2 years) on launches but ahead on flying time.
The arrival of the Sport Vega (EGF) this month pushed the k8 to being the least flown of the club aircraft. EGF clocked up over 25 hours off 50 launches and was flown by 21 members. 12 private gliders got exercised with EFF(737) being the most active (launches and time - we don't have enough information on km's)
Actually, this year we do have info on km, albeit that if it's not on the BGA ladder, I have to depend on pilot's reports on the log or hearsay. On that basis, in July we totalled 1850km, compared with 1750 in June, 750 in May, 1275 in April, 150 in Mar and even 40 in Jan.
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