Archive for August, 2016

Friday 26th to Monday 29th August

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...

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Sunday 21st to Wednesday 24th August.

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...

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High Flights 75th Anniversary

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...

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Tuesday 16th to Thursday 18th August.

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...

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Sunday 14th to Monday 15th August.

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...

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Thursday 11th to Saturday 13th August.

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...

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Tuesday 9th to Wednesday 10th August

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...

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Friday 5th to Monday 8th August

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...

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