Moonrakers Gliding and Soaring Club - RAFGSA

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. (UK/EU: affiliate commission may be earned on purchases made through links in this post.) Carrying Passengers in a T21. On 4 August 1963 John Williamson signed me off as fit to carry passenger in the T21. As this meant sitting in the left hand seat, it meant using the left hand for the stick and right hand for the spoilers. As in all other gliders it was the opposite hand, it took some getting used too. I was helped a lot as at the time I was in the process of getting my PPL flying Austers at Wolverhampton, and in the Auster it was Left  hand seat flying so I had got used to it. Later that day I took my first passenger, a Mr Hicks, the second was a Mrs White so indicates my log book, both 4 minute circuits. The next day (Sunday 5th August) another 16 passenger flights, all short with one exception of 17 mins thanks to the cook house therma...

Getting to Silver C in 1962. Oly 2. First cross country attempt on 1st July but only made 30 miles from Upavon to a field at More Critchell near Wimborn. My route took me over Stonehenge but too short. Next attempt was to get to Lasham. This was 7th july and I made it. So my distance was in the bag and the barograph showed a gain of 4500 feet, so the height was obtained too. Making progress. Only need my 5 hours now.... On the 7th August of the same year we were at Bicester and John Willi sent me off to Halton to have a go at my 5 hours. Don't remember the name of the pilot flying the Tiger Moth tug pilot (Jeff Gough ?), but remember him as being a glider buff too. Only managed 2h 10 mins on the hill as the wind declined enough for me to give it up. Got a great tow back to Bicester behind the same Tiger. Back at Upavon on the 10th August for another attempt. This time JW chose Roundway hill near Devises for three of us to see what we could do. We were towed over by the C...