Sailplane & Gliding 1966 - Lakes Gliding Club

enough to -make it impossible to draw
a line and say; this is a picture of the
club as it is.
Undoubtedly the availability of aCrotowing,
thanks to Jeremy Quinney and
his Tiger Moth, has been the basis of
our increased activity. Our fieet has now
grown to, T-31, T-21, two Tutors and
a brand new Swallow with a syndicateowned
Skylark and a beautifully maintained
Grunau adding to the colourful
scene on most Sllndays.
Courses for members have been well
supported, C and Bron~e C certificates
have been achieved, as have several first
solos, including the first by a lady member.
The increased fuel costs have underlined
the necessity of changing to diesel
winches and to this end a bus chassis is
being converted and a programme of
work for the winter months is being prepared.
The site itself has been v"astly
impro"ed by the provision of a terrace
outside the clubhouse and the fact that
the access road and the hangar area
have been made up, which has won for
us the first round with our old enemy,
mud. We still suffer from drainage problems
on the runway, althougb plans to
deal with this are now in hand. It is
hoped that we shal1 not, after all, have
to fit the Tiger with floats.
There is now a feeling that the c~ub
is really getting somewhere and there is
a wave of optimism which even the
doubtful weatner has nol been able to
dispel. R. C. S.
WYCOMBE GLIDING CENTRE
A
s tbe end of the soaring seaSOn
_ looms into view, an atmosphere of
competition is building op at every level.
With members poised and shivering on
the brink, ready to qoalify for the next
badge up their individual scale. The
Swal10ws rise from the ground and
gyrate in ever smaller and faster circles
struggling to keep up for just another
two minutes - one minute - thirty
seconds even. And that's another C. The
Olympias depart into the grey and
murky distance carrying pilots with the
look of battle in their eyes. Some to
return glowing with pride and waving
barograph charts that prove anotber leg
for a Silver C. While others slip wearily
THREE COUNTIES
ERO CLUB LTD.
Blockbushe Airport, Nr.Camberley, Surrey
Special Courses .for Glider Pilots to obtain
Private Pi/Ol's licence
Normal Courses for Private Pi'lot's Licence
Night flying - Instr\.lment Flying - R/T
Cnarfer and Pleasure Flying
Residential Courses available
C.F.•. Mr. Hamish Hamilton
Resident Director, Mr. Derek Johnson
YA"TEUN 2152
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