Work and weather have stopped me flying for a couple of months then on Wednesday David Hadley turned up for lunch and I briefly put the Sluka though what I like to call 'its paces'. What a great day for a flight, even a short one. Sun, but not too much, and no more than 10 mph of wind straight up 27. I took off downhill and landed uphill and as I taxied back I thought what a lucky bloke I am!
David took a few pictures of me landing and the one above is a fine shot of 09/27 looking downhill. If you're not a pilot it may help to know that 09/27 is an east/west runway, 09 being 90 degrees and 27 being its reciprocal or 270 degrees. On the other hand it may not help at all! The runway drops 60 feet in 340 yards which seems a bit daunting at first but really isn't a problem at all. On the horizon to the right you can see the ridge of Hinton Hill, 3 km away, which I use to judge the visibilty. Less than 3 km and I can't fly.
David has just bought a Sluka so we'll be competing against each other next year. David is built like a whippet and so has a natural advantage. We'll see.
