Saturday 23rd. A day of parially sunny skies, light to moderate winds from the SSE and the unseasonably high temperatures were all the result of the continuing dominance of a large anticyclone over continental Europe, the other main feature of this synoptic situation being an absence of any useable lift. Consequently, while members enjoyed the […] Read More...
Tuesday 19th. A bright start to the day didn't last, but the later cloudiness didn't detract from a good soaring day, as the moderate WSW'ly generated consistent hill lift and some early year thermals. The day's 16 ATs off runway 24 led to only 2 failing to achieve flight times of greater than 30 minutes, […] Read More...
Sunday 17th. A bright start to the day didn't last as cloudy skies gradually developed, but these were not a limitation to flying, the base being reasonably high. Operations were off runway 20 into an initially light to moderate ESE'ly wind, but this soon veered into the S and increased to become moderate, providing some […] Read More...
Thursday 14th. The wind had become a light to moderate SSE'ly that slowly backed into the ESE as high pressure continued to dominate the weather and bring unseasonal warmth to the UK. A thin high cover didn't detract from a predominately sunny day, but it was not one that produced any significant soaring opportunities, so flights […] Read More...
Thursday 7th. Early morning rain from a light WSW'ly air flow ceased around 1000 hrs, having deposited 17.8 mm, but the clrearance led to the wind increasing to become moderate to fresh with gusts into the high 20's, these conditions being considered to be too rough for flying. Friday 8th. The windiness of Thursday continued […] Read More...
Thursday 31st. Freezing fog remained in place all day in the Vales of York and Pickering, but its northern limit was just to the south of Sutton Bank, which had bright sunshine all day and enough visible fields to allow flying to take place. 4 ATs resulted off runway 20 of the snow covered airfield, […] Read More...
