Archive for February, 2020

Sunday 23rd to Tuesday 25th February 2020

Sunday 23rd.  Another front which crossed  the site around 1800 hrs brought some more rain, 5.6 mm, as well as  low cloud and  a moderate to fresh wind that varied between NW and W'ly.   The combination of the gusty wind and post frontal showers meant there was no flying. Monday 24th.  A period of heavy […] Read More...

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Wednesday 19th to Saturday 22nd February 2020

Wednesday 20th The wind had become a moderate SSW that slowly backed into the SSE and an overcast sky meant a limited ceiling.  However, a mixture of  6 winch and 6 AT launches, the former mainly in  the morning and the latter in the afternoon, produced 1 flight of over an hour and a further […] Read More...

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Tuesday 11th to Tuesday 18th February 2020

Tuesday 11th.  Storm Ciara continued to dominate the weather as a combination of  frequent showers and  the strength of the  wind,  a fresh and gusty WSW, meant flying was not possible.  Wednesday 12th.  The wind remained in the WSW but had declined in strength to become moderate to fresh, although still somewhat gusty.  However, this didn't […] Read More...

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Thursday 6th to Monday 10th February 2020

Thursday 6th.  A light S'ly that slowly backed into the ESE by the end of the flying day resulted in 13 AT's off runway 20, all but one of which were 2 seater flights in K21's JVZ or KLW.  The exception was Duncan Pask's flight in the DG303, a 24 minute affair, the lack of […] Read More...

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Thursday 30th January to Wednesday 5th February 2020

Thursday 30th.   Low cloud and  increasingly windy conditions as the wind veered from the SE into  the SSW, meant it was a non-flying day. Friday 31st.  Another cloudy and windy day as the moderate to fresh SSW'ly became increasingly gusty around the middle of the day ruling out any flying. Saturday 1st February.  The cloudy […] Read More...

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