Thursday 22nd. The anticyclonic conditions resulted in a cold, light to moderate , SSE'ly flow throughout the day, with flying getting underway from the west side of runway 20 around 1230 hrs. The intermittent sunshine did result in some usable lift, with the result that 36 minutes was the longest flight of the day, this being […] Read More...
Sunday 18th. Fog in the Vale of York slowly dissipated as a light to moderate SSE'ly blew, this eventually backing into the SE. Although conditions were suitable for flying if not for soaring, the waterlogged state of the airfield again precluded any flying, so it was again a day of virtual flying in the simulator. […] Read More...
Tuesday 13th. A slow moving occluded front kept the site in cloud all day and deposited a new layer of snow, albeit not very thick. Consequently, there was no flying. Wednesday 14th. After a cold and clear night, the temperature at Topcliffe dropping to -7.4C, another Atlantic front brought more low cloud, fresh SSE'ly winds […] Read More...
Thursday 8th. There was no flying as a nearby frontal system kept the site in cloud and a little rain for most of the day, the light NW'ly wind slowly backing into the WSW. Friday 9th. The back edge of the front provided a covering of snow at site, the snow falling between o900 - 1300 […] Read More...
Thursday 1st. A low in the North Sea provided a cold, moderate and blustery NW'ly flow at Sutton, the wind gusting to over 40 kts. Consequently, there was no flying. Friday 2nd. The blustery NW'ly flow continued into Friday but slowly declined in strength to become light, allowing flying to commence just before 1500 hrs as […] Read More...
