Congratulations to Owen Grogan who completed his Silver C Distance. Owen used the club’s Ka8 to do one leg of the Silver Badge, the 50k distance. Owen also narrowly missed out on his Silver C Duration by a very short time.
Owen went to Bagenalstown which is around 57 to 60 km away and came back to land at Gowran Grange in the Ka8 which was an achievement in itself. Well done.
Wow! How privileged were we. Fresh in from flying in fast jets across Europe as well as with none other than the spectacular red Arrows, the intrepid adventurers Capt Paddy T Bear & Lucky came to fly with us in Leinster Gliding Centre. Of course, there is a mission… and that’s to raise much needed
From new First Officers to good Ground Handling techniques and Efficient Thermalling, it’s all in June’s edition of What’s Up
