Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
It wasn't an evil staff cadet, it was definitely a requirement to do turns in both directions for the A and B. With a 270 degree turn off the top of a winch launch in a not very efficient glider it needed a relatively tight circuit to avoid brown trousers for a young air cadet with a limited but still developing judgement of glide angle.
That's true, hence my second solo resulted in an unplanned arrival on a "well stocked " ramp at Burtonwood, albeit despite its many merits, the Mk3 would happily demonstrate its ability to sink when it encountered such, which contributed to my first "field landing " as it were.
I am still awaiting my "Good Show " from Wing Commander Spry for this feat of airmanship..
However, I would like to mention "other VGS's were available " , away from the South, such as Sealand and, as above, Burtonwood.
