Civilian Aviation

I'm getting a taste for gliders! After a visit to Gransden lodge last week and Dunstable downs a month ago I made a short detour to Wormingford yesterday on my way home from Mersea Island where I had to drop off some paint for my beach hut decorator (it's annoying how quickly the weather wrecks the paint). As always I was made welcome and given the few basic rules to follow and then I was left to my own devices. In my case the devises being a Canon 70D and a Canon 80D plus lenses!!!

Here's a selection, I spent most of my time at or near the launch point - if you wish to visit it's best to do so when the wind is from the west as it was with these pics....
rigging in progress:
G-CGEH Schleicher ASW-15B Wormingford 05-06-2021 1165, by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-CHKM Grob G-102 Astir CS Jeans Wormingford 05-06-2021 1177, by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-DDVM Glasflugel H-205 Club Libelle Wormingford 05-06-2021 1179, by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

the glider ladder as they call it, a line of gliders waiting their turn to go up!
glider ladder Wormingford 05-06-2021 1189 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-CLWC Allstar SZD-54-2 Perkoz Wormingford 05-06-2021 2867, by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

waiting patiently....
G-DCRV Glasflugel H-201B Std Libelle Wormingford 05-06-2021 1228 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

lift off!!!
G-DDKG (BGA2171) Schleicher Ka.6CR Rhonsegler Wormingford 05-06-2021 1260, by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-CGBN Schleicher ASK-21 Wormingford 05-06-2021 1277, by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

on finals...
G-CFYN Schempp-Hirth Discus B Wormingford 05-06-2021 2954c by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

one in the hangar
G-CHSX Scheibe SF-27A Zugvogel V Wormingford 05-06-2021 1347, by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-CGBN Schleicher ASK-21 Wormingford 05-06-2021 3038 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-CKEE Grob G-102 Astir CS Wormingford 05-06-2021 3138, by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

nearly down...
G-CKEE Grob G-102 Astir CS Wormingford 05-06-2021 3144c by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

and finally the only powered aircraft present returning from a short jaunt...
G-AZPC Slingsby T.61C Falke Wormingford 05-06-2021 3073 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

thanks for looking, C&C welcome.
plenty more in my flickr album https://www.flickr.com/photos/125470545 ... 230505720/

Andy

More gliders - you're spoiling us

All very nice but having soloed many years ago in a Venture with the ATC, the T.61 shot has to be my favourite.

Gliding.... hoping that I can do it again this year...
Beautifull set !