Volume 21 No 1 Feb-Mar 1970.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

on this flight we heard Portmoak pilotson the radio calling back tbat they wereat 11,000 ft., so we have a bit to go yet.Also, our congratulations to Ian Ronaldand ROil Hawkes on getting their FullInstructor Rating.The social activity of tbe club has continuedsuccessfully with several wellattended parties in our re-decorated clubhouse.The annual dinner and dance andpresentation of trophies was held onDecember 5th, 1%9. and was much enjoyedby all present. We were very luckyto have as our guest speaker GeorgeBurton, Managing Director of SlingsbySailplanes Limited. It has been whisperedhe is also quite good at flying gliders.R.C.B.NORTHUMBRIAAT the AGM Bob Cawthorn and Roy, Bousfield retired from the committee.Both will I'm sure be greatly missedas they have been involved in much ofthe background string-pulling essential tothe success of a gliding club which passesunnoticed by many club members. Thevacancies are filled by Alan Brown andDave Osbome.The Towneley Arms, Rowlands Gill,was filled to capacity for the annualdinner-dance at the end of November.Dave Osborne, the pilot at the top of theClub Ladder Competition was presentedwith the Northumbria Cup, The CawthornCup, for services to tbe club, wasawarded "to Sarah Robson. Sarab hasalmost single-handed managed the canteencaravan and in the past year,regardless of weather, hasn't missed asingle Sunday.Flying of late has been hampered byeither equinoctial gales or low cloud.This is the usual prelude to the winterwave season when snow is underfoot andlenticulars overhead. The usual topic ofconversation was how good the wavelooked midweek; this has now beenaltered to discussions on how many timeswe cannot contact wave from a winchlaunch because we're out of phase withthe system, or not launched high enough,Our aerotow stri'p should be ready in thespring and if all goes well with grantapplications we should have a tug for thenext wave season then perhaps our ques·tions will be answered.J.R.G.THREE COUNTIESAERO CLUB LIMITEDBlaekbushe Airport, Camberley. Surrey(ON A30 TRUNK ROAD -