A Great Day’s Soaring
Andrew McCrorie soaring in the Grob, taken from the K8. One of the first good days of the year, plenty of gliders out. Went blue not long after I landed the K8 for Sheila to fly, but still plenty of […]
CSGC Fly at Jaca – March 2017
We went to the mountains… We went to the fields…. And afterwards we had to eat… It was tough! Anne Knight, Peter Fenner, Paul Wheatcroft and Alex McAtamney hijacked the Lasham expedition to Jaca this year. We flew the Lasham Duodiscus and […]
Sport Vega Refinishing
The re-finishing of the Sport Vega wings has taken much longer than expected and the workshop fees for spraying have been higher than expected. At least 18 members have helped in some way with the task. The glider is currently […]
Anne & Mark’s Trip to the Long Mynd 2016
On Thursday 30th September I, my daughter Hannah and some willing helpers from the Wednesday daytime group de-rigged the Sport Vega in preparation for our trip to the Long Mynd. After some head scratching and several re-readings of Trevor’s very […]
K8 Port Wing Refurbishment 2012
K8 Total Refurbish 2011 Never Again – Until the Next Time
This tale is related by Ron Beecroft, our Team Leader for the K8 (831), starting before he realized what he was getting himself into. It begins in 2009 when…well, let’s hear it in his own words….. In 2009 I was […]