Wednesday 14 January 2015

Holiday flights, 8th/9th Jan 2015...and

John took a couple of winch flights over the hols (thanks Nigel, Phil and Doug). On the 8th flying 300km return to Mt Barth on the Hunter/Ahuriri Ridge. The 9th was pretty stable so mainly local soaring. Meanwhile Nat Gliding Champs have been on recently and Pete was doing a few good flights out of Omarama.

Mt Barth on the 8th Jan (south side)

...and sunny Northern side!


JW and KJ get routine inspections this month (14th) so will be back in the air soon, but Doug is on hols and John has an injury so we may be short on instructors for a couple of weeks.

Friday 2 January 2015

New Year's day 2015!

Roland and John were towed up by Russell around noon. It proved to be a scratchy day with big gaps between lift. Roland landed back after a good struggle. John did a very slow (6hrs!) anti-clockwise circuit of the valley, heading down past Roxburgh, Rock and Pillar Range, Macraes gold mine, Ida Range and home.

Looking south down the Rock and Pillar Range

23rd Dec 2014

Phil winched-up John and Pete. OK thermal conditions but perhaps we went in the wrong direction. We headed down the Garvies. Pete had some very close looks at a couple of Southland paddocks but as usual scratched his way home. John turned at Garston and back via Remarkables, then east a bit. Both did about 280km.

Early summer soaring along the Garvie Mountains