The
team has three objectives:
 | To provide a full spectrum of stimulating and thought-provoking
training opportunities and encouragement for all levels – with
particular emphasis for pre solos/new members |
| To run
a safe and efficient operation to maximize the available launch capacity – we
understand that you come to Lasham to fly! |
| Last but not least to
have FUN! |
The Wednesday Evening
Course provides an excellent way of progressing your gliding by flying regularly
with a small number of instructors and is an ideal meeting place for
like-minded people wanting to make real progress in their gliding.
Does
standing around the launch point waiting for your name to surface from the
depths of the flying list sound familiar? A
little foresight can go a long way to improving the situation and if you need
any help identifying things to be done we're not slow to point them out! The
typical result is a motivated launch point operation that can provide launches
for everyone on the course with most people achieving their objectives.
Last
year we had a very good season obtaining the following statistics:
|
Six
pilots attaining first solos |
|
799
wire launches and 24 aerotows |
|
Over
106 hours flying time |
|
12.6
launches per hour averaged over the season, best average over one evening was 17.7 with two winches & 12.8 using
a single winch |
|
12 different types of gliders flown – ranging from T21 to DG1000,
K8 to ASW19 |
Previous
Expeditions: Ulster and Talgarth
and even Colemore Common for field landing
practice.
The
Team’s spirit and enthusiasm are infectious and seem to have a lasting effect
on those who join us, some having been with us for
many years – and some of them are now instructors!
We
will always endeavor to accommodate new members.
Tempted? Then don’t
delay, join
us
