Volume 16 No 1 Feb 1965.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

again airborne after presenting us withmore than its fair share of snags and theT·3!. now fully modified, is also earningits keep once again. Eight pilots havegained their A and B. 6 C durations havebeen flown and 5 Silver C legs completed.In November we held our annualDinner Dance which was a great success.We have also acquired a bus for use asa mobile control room for which wehave to thank Les Tuffley and one ofthe local bus companies.C.C.H.EAST MIDLANDS (Swinderby)AGLOOMY November has curtailed- our flying somewhat, but congratulationsgo to Gerry Webb and John Watsoowho soloed in our Tutor.Chas Morgan, om C.F.I., is off for aspell in the Far East; John Delafield,Deputy C.F.I., has just returned fromNew Zealand, Don Spottiswood fromthe United States and Paddy Hogg hasbeen to Malta. Committee meetingsunder these circumstances can provedifficult!Dave Roberts' Tiger Moth is now inoperation, a valuable addition 10 ourfacilities. W,e expect the full benefits tobe reaped oext soaring season.Finally, our thanks go to JennyBarker, whose efforts in providing cateringimproved the Club's operation, keepingmembers at the airfield on bleakwintry days.J.G.W.HERON (R.N.A.S. Yeovilton)T the end of 1964 we can lookA back 00 our best season yet, ooein which the hours flown and launchesachieved handsomely surpassed those ofprevious years.We started the season with a TI1 anOlympia 2B and Ray Foot's Skyiarkserviceable. In June we welcomed KeithHooper with his Olympia 2B to theClub and at last, in September, the T31was returned to us, modified and muchrenovated. The TII is having a majoroverhaul dwing the winter months andso 1965 should start with all our aircraftserviceable.On the ground our facilities have improvedas the season progressed. A Ford80Mike Livesay, Hon. Sec. of the HeronClub. who took five months from firstlaunch to Silver C.F-l00 pick-up, bought with the aid ofthe Nuffield Trust, has revitalised ourlaunch rate and is a good investment forany club whose airfield has runways.An obsolescent mobile Crewroom hasbeen most successfully converted to aClubroom which is driven out to thelaunch point at the start of the day.On'! end forms the office and the otheris equipped for cooking, loafing and encouragingthe cooks.Club aircraft flew in the Junior Inter­Services Competition at Bicester and inthe Naval Competition at Dunkeswelf.In the latter competition, Dave Holding,our C.F.!., came second, flying Arbroath'sSkylark 2. Oave has since oeendrafted to Arbroath and Eddy Basham,ex·R.A.F., civilian, is our new C.F.I.Messrs. Neech, Fell, Fallon, Milneand Monkhouse have achieved their Aand B, Mackonochie, Neech, Arbuthnotand Carver soared for their Cs. RayFoot, it is rumoured, has actually appliedfor his Silver C this season, having flownall the legs again and a possible GoldHeight for good measure. Keith Hooperand Charles Perry gained Silver Heights.Mike Livesay, our energetic Hon.Secretary, achieved what might well be