Archive for June, 2021

Thursday 10th June 2021

Thursday 10th.  A generally cloudy air mass, borne on a moderate SW'ly flow persisted most of the day, the cloud clearing in the evening.  16 ATs were flown off runway 24 with a mixture of thermal and hill soaring available, the latter mainly limited to the into wind section of the main bowl.  Only one […] Read More...

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Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th June 2021

Monday 7th.  A   trough affecting the area was forecast to  produce thundery showers in the afternoon, but while they formed as forecast, they were all well to the south so didn't affect flying. This didn't commence until early afternoon off runway 20, as the light to moderate ESE'ly slowly veered into the SSW.  8 ATs  […] Read More...

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Wednesday 2nd to Sunday 6th June 2021

Wednesday 2nd. A blue day with a light to moderate ESE/SE'ly flow did not tempt many to fly.  KTrax, the online log sheet, recorded 2 ATs off runway 06 resulting in flight times  of 12 and 18 minutes in K21 KLW, but I couldn't find the analogous paper log sheet so the pilots remain a […] Read More...

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Tuesday 1st June 2021

Tuesday 1st. A SE/ESE'ly blew all day, slowly increasing from light to moderate as high pressure continued to dominate the weather over the UK. The day was essentially blue but usable thermal activity in the afternoon allowed some soaring activity.  Rob Bailey in his ASG29 led the way with a flight of just under 3 […] Read More...

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Saturday 29th to Monday 31st May, 2021

Saturday 29th.  An anticyclone started to build in, providing a good day's soaring as the initially light W'ly soon backed into the SE and strengthened to become moderate late in the day.  The day's 27 ATs off runway 20 included 12 by private owners, with a number of cross countries flown and 13 flights of […] Read More...

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Friday 28th May 2021

Friday 28th.  Low cloud and light rain delayed the start of flying until early afternoon, with 5 ATs off runway 20 and a single Falke flight being the day's activity.  A light and variable wind meant the tug pilot chose to land on 02 on a couple of occasions while the lack of any usable […] Read More...

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