It was great to get back in the saddle after a
few months of downtime thanks to this nasty COVID situation.
On Monday I
flew two solo flights with the help of Ivor instructing
and Val towing. And I am proud to say both PeeWee and
pilot "arrived" back to earth intact without a hitch.
All in all I spent an hour and sixteen minutes flying a
glider around over 6000ft on my lonesome which is quite
an surreal and special experience to say the least. An
experience I will remember for many years to come!
Next time
I'll be sure to keep an eye on my watch as my second
flight was 56minutes - just short of an hour required
for one of my certificates I believe? Val had a little
chuckle when I landed and said 'you know if you flew for
just four more minutes you would've had an hour up!' Ah
well, Rookie error!
A big shout
out to Matty for his great instruction on Sunday which
prepped me nicely for Monday's flights (here comes the
flying Mango!). Also a big thanks to Phil, Denis, Tony,
Erich, Clyde and Bob for their instruction and
encouragement pre COVID lockdown, talk about a team
effort, what a club!
I've attached
a post solo picture courtesy of Ivor's great photography
skills. Next step A, B and C certs.
Gareth