I came, I soar, I went.

I'm a bit lot late in writing this entry, but a few weeks ago and immediately following on from getting my Bronze/XC qualification, I had a little adventure. It was another first for me, so I had to make sure I documented it for posterity 😃 September 2nd was already looking good when I'd checked the RASP forecast a few days prior, and it each day that passed, it continued to look like a soarable day with low strength winds, so off I went to the club. There's one aircraft I hadn't flown yet; the DG-303. I asked the CFI if I could make the conversion (despite having only one 20 minute flight in the Discus) and he agreed. It seems to be an aircraft that doesn't get flown all that much, so it's good to have the option. I read the flight manual, had the obligatory brief, and set the aircraft up on the flight line after lunch. The forecast had been for cloud bases up to 5,000ft in the afternoon and all the evidence was that the weather was cooperating, s