Friday 6th. An overcast day with a light to moderate SSW'ly that slowly veered into the WSW and strengthened to moderate led to mixed activity with 4 winch launches and 9 ATs being flown off runway 24 , the majority of landings being on runway 20. Winching didn't start until after midday, following a morning […] Read More...
Monday 2nd. Overcast skies that produced a few showers were brought in on a light to moderate NNE'ly wind, resulting in operations off runway 06 with landings on 02. 14 ATs behind the Pawnee was the day's total, but in the absence of any lift, the longest flight, by Dave McKinney/Colin Fearon in K21 JVZ, […] Read More...
Friday 29th. A light and variable wind brought a day of thermal activity which resulted in 29 launches off runway 20, 10 of these by private owners. All but 4 of the day's flights resulted in flight times of over 30 minutes, with 17 flights of over an hour, ranging from Clive Swain's 6:37 in […] Read More...
Tuesday 26th. Increasing cloud after a sunny start meant it was a day of circuits, with flight time very dependent on launch height. The day's 35 launches were virtually all dual, with all the club's 2 seaters flown, but Amelia Forrester continued to tot up solo time with12 minutes in K21 JVZ off a 2,000' […] Read More...
Saturday 23rd. With High Pressure to the NW and Low Pressure to the south, the persistent NE'ly flow prevailed, keeping temperatures in the mid teens in spite of virtually unbroken sunshine. The strength of wind, moderate to fresh, was the main factor in there being no flying. Sunday 24th. Little change in the synoptic situation […] Read More...
