Cambridge University Gliding Club

Over the Easter break a group of CUGC member made the long trek upto Portmoak, Scotland to join in a combined university gliding expedition. Snow in Scotland the week before left some of us wondering how accessible it would be but we arrived to find the only snow was in sheltered areas in the hills. Initially the instructors were worried about the state of the airfield as it was very wet and liable to damage by lots of gliding taking off and landing but it dried out enough for a productive week of flying. Thursday was perfect conditions for the ridge and in the evening several members of the expedition got in to wave and recorded their gold height gain by climbing to over 10 000ft. The next day the conditions would have seen us rushing to rig on a usual expedition but we struggled a bit for that initial enthusiasm. However, we did rig and succeeded on staying on the ridge even in the more challenging conditions.

The only day that looked unflyable from the outset we took a day (or afternoon) trip to Edinburgh and looked round the castle. We also enjoyed the traditional Haggis night in the clubhouse and an end of expedition curry.

Another very enjoyable expedition -look forward to seeing more people on the next one.