The Club decided to tentatively schedule a trip to Manilla and some 15 people expressed interest in attending. The date we set was the weekend of the 25th Sept 2010. Unfortunately, we have found out that there are some 250 RC pilots staying and flying at Manilla that weekend whcih will make both flying and accommodation difficult or impossible.
That event for HSS is cancelled and we are checking out other dates that may be suitable. the closer we get to summer, the more violent the thermals can be. If you are inexperienced in thermal flying (like me) this can cause anxienty. There are some things we can do to limit this problem, such as flying earlier in the day and flying more docile wings (I believe these may be available for hire from Godfrey). In any event, it will be a great event for the club and we should make an effort to make it happen.
A similar day at Hooley Dooley could be organised as an alternative as the weather becomes more suitable for that site. If you have ideas/preferences, please post them here or call myself or Neil Bright.
Had a great fly today at Merewether. It was great to see lots of people out – especially Paul and Ben – just finishing off their course and doing very well. Congrats guys.
I should mention also that for those who didn’t attend last Month’s reserve repack night, it was an excellent event. Che gave us a very thorough understanding about the principles of repacking. An excellent job Che – thanks very much. In addition we had a great social event – plenty of laughs and some good tucker. Thanks Craig for the coooking.
