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

Wednesday 17th

Another hot day with just circuit bashing on offer until 14:00. There were a couple of exceptions to this, myself flying a friend of Peter M for 30 minutes and Ken H with a gravity defying 58 minutes.  From 14:00 onwards most were soaring flights with Paul P leading the way in the club Vega with 1:15.
As Colin B had forecast it was a good day for silver height.  With modest launch heights (hardly any wind) and cloud base of 5,600' (as reported by Ken H on his afternoon flight) silver height was oh so easy.  Unfortunately, I don't anybody flying that day needed it.

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