Originally Posted by Peter J
The Blanik... I flew one in 1975 from Shobdon Airfield for an aero tow lesson.
The most disconcerting thing was the noise from the control cables rattling on the metal skin!
I went back to a K13 ant the Long Mynd!


I used to live in Broxwood near to Shobdon and watched the gliders on the clear summer days, once had a glider come down in the field in front of the house, the pilot came in for a pot of tea whilst waiting to be rescued.

Bruce
1964 4/4 Series V Comp (Megan)
1994 +8 (Maurice)
2013 M3W (Olga)