In the fullness of time the covering of the fifth scale Pirat was completed, leading to the inevitable long wait for the rain and gales to cease. The winning weather lottery ticket proved to be a day on one of our local Wessex Soaring slopes and you could cut the resulting anticipation into slices and sell them on eBay. The wind was light and, at times, forgetful, so we had to be on our mettle, which meant, first of all, flying the super-efficient Skylark 3’s in order to remember how to actually fly.
Initially, the Pirat seemed a little sluggish, resulting in a recalculation of the Centre of Gravity. But it soon became evident that the model was vice-free, with the added bonus of being delightful in the landing phase.…
