Tuesday 27th. A light to moderate wind varying between ESE and NE saw the majority of the day's 4 ATs in K21 KLW use runway 06, with landings split evenly between runways 06 and 02. A few showers on the day did not interfere with operations, the main limitation to flying being a lack of […] Read More...
Thursday 22nd. Another sunny day led to 27 ATs off runway 20 as a light SW'ly backed into the SE. A low inversion led to a morning of circuits, but around 1300 hrs Mr Hanslet flying the Astir found enough lift to remain airborne for 1:10 and he was followed by a number of soaring […] Read More...
Monday 19th. The high pressure remained in charge so little change in the conditions at site, the wind remaining light from the SSE and blue skies predominating. The conditions didn't tempt too many private owners to rig, the 3 who did contributing 3 of the 5 flights to exceed an hour's flying time, with Nick […] Read More...
Saturday 17th. A light, mainly ESE'ly blew all day. with convection getting going late morning and continuing until late afternoon. The result was a busy day in the trailer park and launch point, with 14 private owner launches contributing to a daily total of 36. Two pilots flew 300 km tasks, Rob Bailey in his […] Read More...
Friday 16th. The high pressure remained in charge and after some early morning fog dispersed at Topcliffe, a sunny day resulted with Cumulus developing by mid/late morning, with a number of cross countries flown from the 24 ATs off runway 20 into a light S/ly/SSE/ly. Rob Bailey, obviously not satisfied with his speed around the […] Read More...
Saturday 10th. A cold and frosty night led to a sunny morning with Cumulus blossoming early as a light N'ly blew. A promise of a high cloud base and strong thermals saw Rob Bailey in his ASG29 and Andrew Cluskey in his Shark soon off on cross countries, with both dodging snow showers over the […] Read More...
Thursday 8th. A moderate to fresh WSW'ly meant a day of winching at site with some wave for good measure. 14 launches off runway 24 led to a very mixed bag of flights with the majority of the first 9 being back of the ground in under 10 minutes. The exceptions were Messrs Toon in […] Read More...
Friday 2nd. Initially sunny skies gradually clouded in as a moderate, NNE'ly blew, operations being off runway 02. 10 ATs were flown, with 5 by private owners and the conditions resulted in 1 flight of over 30 minutes and an additional 5 flights of over an hour. Four of the latter flights were by private […] Read More...
Tuesday 30th. A light to moderate/moderate SSW'ly brought a high of 19.9C to site plus Saharan dust, while thin high cover meant a bright, not sunny day. The conditions were to the liking of the club's instructors and experienced solo pilots,who, after the Covid imposed restrictions, were out in force to take advantage of the […] Read More...
