K-8 – Crown Service Gliding Club

K8 cross country

Posted on 12/07/2020 Stefan SciborLeave a commentPosted in K-8

5 star Rasp. 750km day. Tried to take the k8 round the Club 100km. Got halfway round and landed after an hour in one of v few available fields. Thank you Trevor and Sheila for the retrieve!

K8 Trailer

Posted on 11/09/2018 Andrew McCrorieLeave a commentPosted in K-8

Yesterday (Monday 10th September) I trimmed back the brambles and other vegetation that was growing around the trailer, I also checked the toolbox lock combination which is the same as on battery cupboard. Last Friday I checked the lights and […]

Vintage Task Week

Posted on 08/09/2018 Andrew McCrorie1 CommentPosted in K-8

I managed 100km on day 7 of Vintage Task Week. Strong westerlies made upwind progress very slow but apparently everyone found it difficult so I took 2nd place in Tier 2 (handicaps below 76) and a bottle of wine. It […]

Soaring on 8th August

Posted on 10/08/2018 Andrew McCrorieLeave a commentPosted in K-8

Post summer heat wave 831 got an outing for some local soaring by John Adams, myself and Trevor.

Launch or go for lunch…?

Posted on 22/04/2018 David JohnLeave a commentPosted in K-8

Cadet Pilot Dylan casts a weather eye..

K8 Port Wing Refurbishment 2012

Posted on 10/04/201313/04/2018 Anne KnightLeave a commentPosted in K-8

K8 Total Refurbish 2011 Never Again – Until the Next Time

Posted on 10/04/201213/04/2018 Anne KnightLeave a commentPosted in K-8

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 […]