Monday 24th. A light and variable SSE/SSW wind blew all day, with sunny periods and sufficient thermal activity to entice 12 private owners to fly, with a number flying cross countries. The day's launch total off runway 20 was 30, resulting in 18 flights over 30 minutes and 15 over an hour, ranging from 1:03 […] Read More...
Saturday 22nd. A light to moderate W'ly blew all day as sunny periods and dotted Cu tempted private owners to contribute 16 ATs to the day's total of 32, these including 5 for First Flight pupils. With cloud base around 4,500' and peak average thermal strengths around 3.5 kts, although some pilots found up to […] Read More...
Thursday 20th. A light and variable wind eventually settled into the S, remaining light, a generally sunny day including areas of Cirruostratus/cirrofcumulus. The day's 23 flights off runway 20 included 3 by the Falke, 5 for First Flight pupils, and 9 by private owners, the latter contributing all the 7 flights that exceeded 30 minutes, […] Read More...
Tuesday 18th. A light wind initially saw ATs off runway 24, but with the wind becoming a light to moderate N'ly, operations moved to runway 02, day's AT total being 16, including 4 for First Flight pupils, with the Tuesday evening group ensuring flying lasted until around 2020 hrs. Cloudy skies mean little in the […] Read More...
Sunday 16th. An initially light WSW increased to moderate by lunch time, resulting in a change in launch type from AT to winch off runway 24 with 9 ATs, including 4 for First Flight pupils, and 11 winch launches. A trough initially provided a lowish overcast and a few spots of rain, but its passage […] Read More...
Friday 14th A moderate SW'ly brought in low cloud and bits and pieces of rain so flying didn't get underway until early afternoon and then only in the Falke due to the low cloud base,. with Bruce Grain taking 4 of the Durham University GC students for a flight. However, the weather then improved with […] Read More...
Monday 10th A moderate N'ly brought morning rain and afternoon showers, the wind declining to light over the day with a brighter spell of weather in the afternoon, being too brief to allow any flying to take place. Tuesday11th. The light to moderate N'ly continued to blow, bringing in generally cloudy skies and a few […] Read More...
Sunday 9th. With little change in the synoptic situation it was another winching day at Sutton, as the light to moderate WNW/W'ly continued to blow bringing in cloudy skies at times. 12 winch launches were flown off runway 24 with 7 resulting in flights in excess of 30 minutes, of which 6 were over an […] Read More...
Saturday 8th. The light to moderate WNW flow continued, bringing another good thermal and for some wave day, albeit with a cloudy and damp start. Consequently, 19 of the day's 21 winch launches and 3 ATs resulted in flights of over 30 minutes, with 14 over an hour. Dean Crosby's 7:04 was the longest of […] Read More...
Thursday 6th. The WNW'ly had declined to light to moderate before backing into the W later in the flying day. A high cloud base of over 5,000' asl and strong thermals, average peak rates of up to 6 kts, meant it was the best thermal soaring day so far of the year and a number […] Read More...
