| Week Beginning | Winch Driver | What's Happening |
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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||
| Monday 5 May | V | Bank Holiday | Member flying | |||
| 12 May | P (if course) | Course Week and Member Flying | ||||
| 19 May | V | Sutton Bank Expedition, Closed | Member flying | Closed | ||
| 26 May | P (not Monday) | Bank Holiday | Member flying | |||
| 2 June | P | Course Week and Member Flying | ||||
| 9 June | P | Member Flying | ||||
| 16 June | P | Course Week and Member Flying | ||||
| 23 June | V | Camphill Expedition - Closed | Member flying | Closed | ||
| 30 June | P | Course Week and Member Flying | ||||
| 7 July | P | Member Flying | ||||
| 14 July | P | Course Week and Member Flying | ||||
| 21 July | P | Task Week and Member Flying | ||||
| 28 July | P | Member Flying | ||||
| 4 Aug | P | Course Week and Member Flying | ||||
| 11 Aug | P | Member Flying | ||||
| 18 Aug | P | Course Week and Member Flying | ||||
| 25 Aug | P (not Monday) | Bank Holiday | Member flying | |||
| 1 Sept | P (if course) | Course Week (contingency) and Member Flying | ||||
| 8 Sept | V | Member Flying | ||||
| 15 Sept | V | Closed | Member Flying | Closed | ||
P=Paid, V=Volunteer. A 2nd paid instructor may be needed on course weeks if sufficient demand. The season may be extended past 15 Sept if the weather forecast justifies it.
| Date | Subject | |
| 27th Feb | Principles of Flight | Phil |
| 5th March | Principles of Flight | Phil |
| 12th March | Principles of Flight | Phil |
| 19th March | Navigation Part 1 | Andy B |
| 26th March | Navigation Part 2 | Andy B |
| 2nd April | Air Law | Pete |
| 9th April | Meteorology | Martyn |
| 16th April | Radio & Airmanship | Steve |
| 23rd April | Exam | Steve |
The weather relented briefly on Saturday 12th, and Chris flew his first and second solo flights in the early afternoon. It being winter, they were just circuits, but the spot landings necessary to land on the concrete in a soggy airfield were as accurate as any on the day.
Congratulations, Chris.
We're currently looking at garage buildings big enough to hold at least two of the three major parts of an aircraft amd allow them to be worked on at the same time. This means a fairly large structure, and it will have to be alongside the main hangar, with one of the containers moved elsewhere.
Winter is upon us once more and the field is starting to get a little soft. It is really important that we do not allow large ruts to be made. Please use the LEFT HAND DRIVE LandRover for all use on the grass as it is now fitted with very wide low pressure tyres. It is fine to drive at 20 25 mph in a straight line such as when doing cable retrieve but please turn reasonably slowly at each end. These tyres should help to reduce the amount of rutting the vehicles make but they cannot stop it completely. If you think the vehicle is causing ruts please tell the duty instructor immediately, he will then make a decision as to future cable retrieves. When putting out the large Windsock you do not need to cross the grass, drive around the peritrack and then across the concrete runway. If one of the new tyres should get a puncture there are 4 good replacement tyres in the Buggy Container. You can use the vehicle with one of these fitted while the large one is repaired, if it is a front tyre it should not be a problem but if it is on the rear it may cause rutting as it is a narrow one. Please try to make sure somebody takes the punctured tyre to A.T.S. Weston Rd. in Stratford. We have an account with them, they will repair it while you wait. The wheel nuts should be tightened to 90 ft. lbs. and the tyre pressure is 15 psi. GLIDERS can make ruts as well, please check after each landing. If yours has, tread it down. Please make sure you stay near your Glider when treading down the ruts, you should not stay out on the field after the glider has gone, other gliders landing should see a glider THEY MAY NOT SEE YOU ALONE and you will not hear them coming !!! Launch Point Marshals Please Note When the ground is very wet it would help if 2 people go on the Buggies to retrieve the Gliders. The extra person can help to get the heavy two seaters moving and provide extra weight and traction to the Buggies driving wheels. On the single seaters they can walk the wing while the pilot follows the glider treading down the ruts. If we all do our bit we can all fly for as long , as much and as safely as possible.
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So, you don't need to remember the email address if you want to contact any of these people:
There's a farmer near Pershore who really doesn't want gliders in his fields. Its not malicious, he just has a lot of young stock that are easily panicked. The disincentive is financial, as Mike Corfield discovered when he landed the K18 out during Task Week.
Now that we know about this, the area is no go for landouts, and anyone who does so is on their own. There are maps in the Clubhouse.