Wednesday 23rd. A moderate SSE'ly blew all day with generally cloudy skies and flying limited to 2 extended circuits in the DG1000 off runway 20. Thursday 24th. A moderate S'ly wind and a lowish overcast limited flying to 4 flights in the Falke, Friday 25th. A slow moving cold front kept the site in cloud […] Read More...
Monday 20th. Storm Ashley had transferred to the Norwegian Sea, leaving the site in a moderate SW'ly that produced some soaring opportunities, mainly via ridge lift but also by some weak thermal and wave. The day's launch total of 18 off runway 24 included 13 via the winch and 5 by AT, the latter including […] Read More...
Thursday 17th. Rain in the early hours had cleared away, leaving the site in a light to moderate SSW'ly that produced some useful wave conditions that were utilised by a number of pilots. Out of the 25 launches off runway 24, landings being on either 24 or 20, 10 exceeded 30 minutes, with 7 exceeding […] Read More...
Sunday 13th. A ridge of high pressure brought a sunny start and light winds, the initial WNW'ly slowly backing into the SE. A lack of any significant lift meant none of the day's 23 ATs off runway 24. with landings on 20, exceeded 30 minutes, the 27 minutes by both Sarah Stubbs/Chelsea Langston in K21 […] Read More...
Saturday 12th. A low pressure centred just to the N of Scotland sent two cold fronts across the N of England, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon, restricting flying to 3 ATs off runway 20 in the early afternoon, before the light to moderate SE'ly veered into the W after the […] Read More...
Wednesday 9th. A moderate to fresh at times NNE'ly brought in a low overcast and showers, so there was no flying. Thursday 10th. A cold front had tracked S overnight leaving the site in a light to moderate NNW'ly flow of Arctic air that produced some good soaring conditions for the time of year, with […] Read More...
Friday 4th. The high pressure remained in place, resulting in a misty morning in the Vale of York, with sunny skies thereafter and blossoming Cumulus from late morning/early afternoon. resulting in 27 launches from runway 20 into the light to moderate SE'ly. The thermal lift proved to be strong enough to lead to 13 […] Read More...
Sunday 6th. A day of sunny intervals with increasing cloudiness and rain in the evening as a moderate SSE'ly slowly declined to light to moderate, did not result in any flying, this time for operational reasons. Monday 7th. The movement of a low pressure centred initially to the W of Ireland, led to a slow […] Read More...
Wednesday 2nd. High pressure replaced the low pressure of the last few days bringing a day of partially cloudy skies after a sunny start, a slowly weakening NE'ly wind that started moderate and decreased to light to moderate and some thermal soaring opportunities. 13 ATs were flown off runway 02 with 5 flights lasting 30 […] Read More...
Sunday 29th. A light to moderate SE'ly blew all day under cloudy skies as a front approached from the W. With no usable lift, the day's 13 ATs off runway 20 were all extended circuits with one of the day's 6 First Flight pupils sharing the longest flight time of 24 minutes with Nobby Noble/Andrew […] Read More...
