The day started with Sam Clift flying in in his comanche just after first light, and leaping out of the plane and on to the back hoe to continue working on the mound with Tim Carr. Sam flew out again at about lunch time - all he did was work!! Chris Bowman did the working bee briefing at about 9 am and Matthew Minter did a flying briefing afterwards.
Whilst work continued apace, some flying had to be fitted in. Greg Nelson flew a couple of times with Matthew and then went solo in the Grob - I thought it was his first solo in that glider and was heaping congratulations upon him, but it turned out it was his third so no congratulations were in order at all. After the flight he rushed off to move surplus stuff away from the airfield with his crane!
Peter Kemp had a flight with Matthew too, and then Harry Medlicott and a friend flew together in the Grob.
After a break for lunch, Chris Bowman flew the LS7, David Bull his Discus, Nigel Holmes the Junior and Matthew Minter the new Discus 2 NSO. Nigel Holmes had a great flight getting to 6500 ft - his comment - better weather than summer! The weather was blue, but the thermals were quite good for a short period of the day.
While I was up flying the tug, others continued with the tug hangar tidying, and John McLeod has moved the bench into the tool room, so that we will no longer have sparks from the grinder potentially damaging aeroplanes. I still reckon there is more stuff to throw out, but we have certainly broken the back of it, and all the bins are full. You can see the walls of the hangar, and it appears much bigger now.
David Bull changed the microphone in the Junior yet again ( the new one from Macca didn't work), installed a downpipe from the new club house guttering to the rainwater tank, and got the faulty electric motor out of the evaporative air conditioner in the flight centre. Ray Tilley continued work on the Jantar. The glass needs to cure for three days or so before it can be painted. Another group set to work on the tie down area, and Tim drove the back hoe all day, rearranging the mound in preparation for a shade shelter at the southern end of the runway.
Todd did work on the tie down area taps and other plumbing, and also shovelled dirt in to low parts of "his" grassed area. I think there was more wood collecting done too.
The working bee has been a great success, and the club looks heaps better now. Thanks to all who volunteered their labour. Many went home today, but those of us who are still here enjoyed another of Ann Bull's great meals this evening.
Jenny
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