I landed out some years ago but managed to make it to another glider field. The tuggy kindly offered to tow me back half way to 5,000' from where I could final glide back. He told me how much it would cost and I decided a trailer retrieve would be cheaper. I thanked him and declined the offer. The en route meals and beers for the retrieve crew cost me more than the tug would have. Noted and filed.
I played a volleyball match at Wroughton once. It was dark when we arrived and dark when we left. I remember seeing the gym.
Edit: talking about elfin safety, a good mate and flying oppo of mine was SFSO at a well known secret airbase. The stock joke was when being questioned by the AOC 'And what do you contribute to flight safety Flt Lt ***** ?'
'I stay on the ground sir.'
Last edited by thing; 25th Aug 2014 at 13:50.