Photo Album

(Opened 2008)

These album pages provide an opportunity to show the pleasure and challenges of gliding experienced out by members of the Booker Gliding Centre.

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A Day in Windsor

On the 15th March, a Booker Junior was assembled in the King Edward Court, to encourage the sales of discounted Introductory Courses.

Pictures contributed by Don Harvey

 

 

Not the Easter Egg Cup

Pictures contributed by Brenda Harvey

(also see the entry on the blog)

The annual aerobatic competition (usually run at Easter) took place on the 12th April as Easter was early in 2008.

The competition was won by Emily Todd.

Gary Nuttall came second and Mike Richardson third.

Solo Week

7-11 April 08

Pictures contributed by Don Harvey

	Leon Gold with Martin FFoulkes Leon went solo this week

Bronze Week

11-18 April 08

Pictures contributed by Don Harvey, Hugh MacDonald and Mike Richardson

Landing Out

7 May 08

The following series of pictures will be familiar to all X-Country fliers who have failed to reach their desired destination through lack of lift.

The pictures show the retrieval of Jeremy Gilbey's DG 303, from a field near Stokenchurch. They were taken by Martin Blanchard, part of the retrieval team.

Jeremy has given his consent to the publishing of the picture (and the captions!)

Wednesday 7th May around 3pm. Gerry Leech (Driver/Foreman), Hugh MacDonald (Helper) and Martin Blanchard (your Reporter) set of from Booker to retrieve Jeremy Gilbey at Stokenchurch. After a relatively easy journey we meet Jeremy and get the trailer as near the field as possible.		Gerry ponders the problem and I think “Why did Jeremy choose a ploughed field with a power line?”		Probably because all the alternatives were worse!
“.. and we have to get down the hill again …”		Prepare the trailer		Get the vehicle in the field. The furrow made by the glider shows that the ground is quite soft.
Turn the glider round and get ready to tow it out		Vehicle stuck!		“Let’s take the wings off”
“This is getting heavy”		“Now for the other wing”		Fuselage now tows out easily
		Tidying up – back to Booker by 5pm

Meet the Neighbours - Community Fair
High Wycombe

8 June 08

John Lewis Partnership held a Meet the Neighbours Summer Fair
on Sunday 8 June at the Holmers Way open space, just across the M40
from the airfield. They invited local businesses and
organisations to participate. BGC took along a Junior glider with the hope of making a few sales.

The team, led by Jane Moore was:

Chris Collett
Hugh MacDonald
Chris Rowland
Symeon Economou
Don Harvey
Brenda Harvey - unofficial photographer
 

Why won't this tail fit?	Jane cracks the whip when it comes to cleaning the glider				Still struggling with the tail
Never did get it fixed	Surely it should be higher  than this!		That's better		All prepared (Chris with enforcer)
The mayoral party arrives to open the fair. Paul Lambourne  became the Conservative Mayor of High Wycombe on the 10th May 2008.
The BGC stand catches the eye of the Mayor...			... who is persuaded to try out the glider		The MD of John Lewis shows some concern?
Jane offered the Mayor a free flight. We await the outcome.
Some future members?
The winner of the 'Guess the Weight of  the Glider competition' was Imogen Shepherd. Runners up (model glider): G. Longhurst and S. Taylor
And so it was time to pack up and prepare for the next event.

 

Booker Gliding Club at AeroExpo 08

13-15 May

Following pictures provided by Brenda Harvey

Almost £3000 worth of sales of courses were achieved by the BGC team

BGC Stand
Duo Discus at the field stand
A Stemme 10 motor glider next to the BGS stand.