Archive for March, 2018

Friday 30th to Saturday 31st March 2018

Friday 30th.  Low pressure was still firmly in charge of the UK's weather,  its associated fronts producing another 8 mm of rain overnight and providing a day of extensive low cloud and isolated but heavy wintry showers, as the wind continued to slowly back from the E into the ENE.   However, while there was  no flying […] Read More...

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Friday 23rd to Thursday 29th March 2018

Friday 23rd.  Friday dawned with a fresh to strong SW'ly blowing with gusts into the mid 30 kt region, there having been some overnight rain.  The cloudy skies gradually brightened and the wind slowly moderated, allowing 2 winch launches to be flown in the afternoon in K21 KLW, the first leading to a flight of […] Read More...

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Tuesday 20th to Thursday 22nd March 2018

Tuesday 20th.  After a morning of low cloud and rain, it started to clear by lunchtime, allowing flying to get underway by around 1430 hrs, with the Booker visitors taking the first launch of the day in their Duo Discus behind Pawnee Tango Mike off runway 02, the light to moderate N'ly wind having by this time […] Read More...

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Thursday 15th to Monday 19th March 2018

Thursday 15th.  An Atlantic front provided 8.6 mm of rain and plenty of low cloud as a moderate to fresh E'ly blew, this slowly backing into the ENE and declining in strength to moderate, the conditions resulting in a non-flying day. Friday 16th.  Yesterday's front  remained in place so it was again a non-flying day, […] Read More...

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Sunday 11th to Wednesday 14th March 18

Sunday 11th.  Light wind conditions led to fog in the Vale of York but Sutton was in the clear with flying getting under way just after 1100 hrs when Booker visitors S Economov and R Crockett launched in their club's Duo Discus.  Their return after 16 minutes set the pattern for the day as with no […] Read More...

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Thursday 8th to Saturday 10th March 2018

Thursday 8th.  A small depression brought heavy snow to the area from 0830 t0 1130  hrs, ruling out any chance of flying, although at low levels the snow went as quickly as it came, the light to moderate wind backing from the NW to become WSW'ly by the end of the day with clearing skies. […] Read More...

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Sunday 4th to Wednesday 7th March 2018

Sunday 4th.  A slow, northward moving disturbance brought snow in the morning and rain in the afternoon, so there was no flying, although the thaw contributed to another reason for the hangar doors remaining shut, a very wet airfield. Monday 5th.  Warmer air brought in on a light to moderate SE'ly wind accelerated the thaw of […] Read More...

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Tuesday 27th February to Saturday 3rd March 2018

Tuesday 27th.  After snow overnight, the light to moderate NE'ly wind continued to bring in frequent and   heavy snow showers, the temperature barely rising over freezing so there was no flying. Wednesday 28th.  Another non-flying day as the wind had become a moderate to fresh E'ly with 27 kt maximum gusts so  that the lying […] Read More...

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