Thursday 26th. A front brought rain to the site from mid-morning to early afternoon but the clearance following the front's departure allowed flying to commence around 1500 hrs, with 4 ATs for K21 KLW and 2 flights in the Falke being logged before bad light stopped play. Take offs were from runway 24, but the […] Read More...
Tuesday 24th. A light to moderate SE'ly brought copious amounts of low cloud and rain, most of which fell before 0900 hrs as a waving front lay across the area. The front started to move southwards leading to the wind increasing to moderate and veering eventually into the WSW, the cloud lifting off the site […] Read More...
Monday 16th. Early morning brightness with a light to moderate E'ly flow soon went downhill as ex Hurricane Ophelia approached the west of Ireland. The wind soon strengthened and veered into the SE with the cloud thickening and lowering as the tropical maritime air raised the temperature to a maximum of 17.3C. With the […] Read More...
Friday 13th. An extensive cloud sheet persisted in the moderate to fresh S'ly flow, the latter slowly veering into the SW by the end of the flying day. The base of the cloud did, however, allow flying to take place, the ridge between Gormire and the A17o ascent of the escarpment providing lift and […] Read More...
Wednesday 11th. A cloudy and damp, moderate and predominately SSW airstream, gusting into the mid to high 20's, led to a day of low cloud and bits and pieces of rain that precluded any flying. This is the sort of day to retire to the simulator and take part in the winter competition to post […] Read More...
Friday 6th. A light to moderate NW'ly slowly backed into the WSW over the course of the day, the initially sunny skies being dotted with Cumulus by late morning, the thermic conditions persuading 5 private owner to launch and allowing 11 of the day's 28 ATs to yield flights of over 30 minutes. The most […] Read More...
Tuesday 3rd. A light to moderate WSW'ly slowly strengthened over the course of the day to become moderate, the initial ATing operations, being complemented by winching from mid afternoon. A combination of hill soaring and wave led to a number of good climbs with only 2 of the day's 17 ATs and 4 winch launched flights failing to exceed […] Read More...
Wednesday 27th. A moderate E'ly was accompanied by low cloud and poor visibility, restricting flying to a single sortie by both K21 JVZ and the Falke. JVZ, piloted by John Carter and Will Blackburn, went aloft to check the weather, their 18 minute flight confirming that the day was unsuitable for gliding activity. The Falke […] Read More...
