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Welcome to New Club Member Yasir

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One of our new club members, Yasir, was at the club this weekend, working towards his solo rating in our Twin Astir.  Today was pretty windy, so not suitable for very early solo pilots, but a good day for experienced solo pilots or those flying with an instructor to experience and practice tack-offs, circuits and landings in strong crosswinds.  Welcome, Yasir, we look forward to seeing at the club on future weekends.  Nice moves!

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Welcome to New Junior Member Oliver

Junior Flying /

Welcome to Oliver who has joined the Vale of White Horse Gliding Centre as a junior member recently. He was flying at the weekend, along with some other recent joiners, and also learning ground handling skills,  and operating the retrieve vehicles. Junior members can go solo from 14 years old, provided they have demonstrated the skills and judgement to do so.  We actively manage their training

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Welcome to New Club Member Tracy Thompson

Club News /

Welcome to our latest joiner at the club.  Tracy had done some gliding training previously at another local club recently, but had never aerotowed before, and found that a much easier method to learn by.  She joined at the same time as one of her colleagues, Gary, and it was great to see them at the club this Saturday picking up their training again, with one of our instructors, Pete.  Thanks Tracy, for managing the log-keeping today at the launch point, too!

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Welcome to New Club Member Gary Thurlow

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Gary joined the gliding club recently, after a few flights at another local club, which used winch launching, rather than the aerotow method used at VoWHGC.  So launching was a difference experience, but one he enjoyed.  It was good for some of us to meet Gary for the first time today, while he helped at the launch point, and had some training flights with one of our regular instructors, Pete. 

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