Friday 26th. After my departure from site on Friday a further 8 ATs were flown into early evening thermal conditions, this being particularly appropriate for the 5 First Flight pupils who were on the flying list, who all enjoyed flights of over 30 minutes. Andy Parish and Richard Lucas had a flight of 49 minutes […] Read More...
Friday 19th. A day of low cloud in a moderate SE'ly, with rain setting in in the early afternoon and continuing into the evening, amounting to 10 mm, meant it was a non flying day. Saturday 20th. A moderate to fresh SSE'ly greeted those attending briefing, the wind slowly increasing during the day to become […] Read More...
The reports for Friday 19th and Saturday 20th will follow later. Sunday 21st. A gusty, light to moderate WNW'ly put a stop to ATing after 2 flights, Graham Evison and G Goodwin having 28 minutes off a 3k tow in the DG500, while Dick Cole and Charles Willoughby had 36 minutes off a 1k tow in […] Read More...
Our own Mark Newburn recently featured in a short film celebrating the 75th anniversary of the poem 'High Flight' by John Gillespie Magee Jr. You can hear his dulcet tones here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-37112718 Read More...
Tuesday 16th. Another day of a cloudy start with improving conditions by midday, as the high pressure remained in place over the North Sea, maintaining a light to moderate ESE'ly flow at site. Flying got under way at 1040 hrs with the 4 holiday course members and 6 First Flight pupils combining to keep the 2 […] Read More...
PS to previous post. Jon Hart has provided the following photo taken during his late afternoon wave flight over the Yorkshire Dales on Friday 12th August which very nicely illustrates the beauty inherent in our sport of gliding. A light W'ly blew for most of the day before veering into the NE late afternoon, the […] Read More...
Thursday 11th. Early rain and low cloud delayed the start of flying until around 1300 hrs, but even then the cloud base never rose above 800' QFE. The light to moderate W'ly wind meant the ridge was working and 9 winch launches were flown, but due to the low cloud base the day was scrubbed […] Read More...
Tuesday 9th. With the depression moving away to the NE and the Azores anticyclone moving in from the SW, a moderate and unstable NW'ly flow covered the site, this going into the NNE towards the end of the flying day with returning pilots landing on 02. The initial AT from runway 02 proved problematical, so operations […] Read More...
Friday 5th. Low cloud that shrouded the site and bits and pieces of rain and drizzle opened the day, but by midday the sky was looking much more attractive, so much so that flying commenced around then with 25 ATs subsequently flown, the light to moderate breeze veering from the S into the W as the conditions […] Read More...
Friday 29th July. It took until after midday for the low cloud and rain to clear the site so that flying did not get underway until just after 1400 hrs, with 10 ATs being flown before flying finished at 1800 hrs, all but one of the flights being in the club 2 seaters. […] Read More...
