Friday 29th. Another spell of overnight rain that lasted until 1100 hrs, delayed flying until around 1315 hrs, the light to moderate S'ly slowly veering into the SW as the skies cleared and thermic activity began around 1430 hrs. 18 ATs were flown off runway 20 behind the Eurofox, with 6 flights equalling or exceeding […] Read More...
Thursday 28th. Rain from 0400 to 1300 hrs delayed the start of flying until around 1415 hrs and left a legacy of a high overcast and little demand for flying as a light to moderate SSE'ly blew. Consequently, ATs off runway 20 were limited to 5, three for First Flight pupils and two by visitor […] Read More...
Sunday 24th. A moderate to fresh SSW'ly slowly backed into the S over the course of the day, the day's 12 winch launches and 1 AT off runway 24 leading to 9 flights of over 30 minutes, with 4 greater than an hour. Lift was available in both hill and thermal guises, with the White […] Read More...
Thursday 21st. A light to moderate N'ly slowly veered into the SE as overcast skies led to a day of extended circuits off runways 02 and 06, with landings on every available runway. The day's 14 ATs were principally for 8 First Flight pupils and a Day Course pupil, who, because of the low flight […] Read More...
Sunday 17th, A light to moderate SSE'ly slowly declined to become light, as early morning rain eased allowing flying to commence around 1045 hrs. K21s FYF and KLW provided the day's 10 launches off runway 20, all but one being for First Flight pupils, the exception being Paul Whitehead and YGC member John Dore who […] Read More...
Wednesday 13th. The high remained in charge of the weather, so it was a day of blue skies, Cumulus and a light to moderate W'ly, the latter determining that ATing operations were off runway 24 with 35 launches, 13 by private owners. Soaring conditions were good with cloud base rising to 5,500 to 6,000' asl […] Read More...
Monday 11th A thin high cover persisted locally for most of the day and those who went cross country found it thicker in places. The light SW'ly resulted in operations off runway 20 with the occasional landing on runway 24, with the day's AT total 24 generating 9 flights of over 30 minutes with 5 […] Read More...
Thursday 7th. The Azores high started to make its presence felt with a light to moderate NW'ly that slowly backed into the W, convection being quite broken and tending to go blue. leading to some difficulties for those on cross countries. Chris Teagle in his Kestrel 19 did an O/R to Pocklington, being stuck over […] Read More...
Sunday 3rd. A light to moderate W'ly blew all day with 13 AT's off runway 24, all but 2 of which led to flights of over 30 minutes, with 11 > an hour, the longest of which was 2:44 by Bob Calvert in his Discus 2. Toby Wilson in his Standard Cirrus was the only […] Read More...
Saturday 2nd. A morning of heavy showers associated with a cold front as a moderate/moderate to fresh WSW'ly blew, one of the showers drenching the site and delaying the start of flying until around 1230 hrs. Thereafter, 10 ATs were flown off runway 24, principally for the day's 5 First Flight pupils, but also to […] Read More...
