Monday 26th. A moderate/moderate to fresh at times W'ly blew all day, so it was winching off runway 24 with hill, thermal and wave lift utilised, thermal lift being the predominant choice for pilots. A number of cross countries were flown, but wave interference led to large blue areas and weak thermals putting paid to […] Read More...
Saturday 24th. A moderate SW veered into the W as the day progressed, with a cloudy start giving way to sunny intervals and lift in the form of thermal, hill and wave, the former for most and the latter for a few. The day's 30 ATs off runway 24, 20 or 24 being used for […] Read More...
Wednesday 21st. A moderate WSW'ly veered into the W as the day progressed, but thermal rather than hill soaring activity was the order of the day, with 20 of the day 26 ATs off runway 24 exceeding 30 minutes, the majority of these, 17, being over an hour. While the day's 31 winch launches contributed […] Read More...
Sunday 18th. A generally cloudy day with rain setting in in the early evening, the wind being light, initially from the SE, before veering into the N. The day's 11 ATs included 4 for First Flight pupils and were all in either of the K21s, the lack of any significant lift restricting flying times to […] Read More...
Thursday 15th. At last a great soaring day, with high base Cumulus, strong thermals and a light to moderate initially NE'ly wind that veered into the ESE. Operations were primarily off runway 20 although runways 02 and 06 were occasionally used for landings. The day's launch total of 27 included 15 for Air League sponsored […] Read More...
Tuesday 12th. Another blue and hot day as the initially light to moderate NNE'ly slowly veered into the SSE and strengthened to moderate. Initial operations were off runway 02 before the wind change led to operations of runway 06. 42 ATs were flown, with 15 for Air League sponsored school children from South Yorkshire during […] Read More...
Monday 12th. The wind had backed into the Nth, being light to moderate and causing a drop in the maximum temperature at RAF Leeming to 26.9C. It was, however, again a blue day with limited convection, the day's longest flight, 1:08 by Bill Payton in his DG1000t, being aided by engine power, first by a […] Read More...
Sunday 11th. The declining influence and movement of the high pressure led to the advection of a much warmer air mass from the Continent, so Saturday's maximum temperature of the year at RAF Leeming was easily exceeded, reaching 28.3C, as the light to moderate initially ENE'ly wind veered into the SE under cloudless skies. The […] Read More...
Saturday 10th. The decline of the high pressure to the north of the UK had the result of bringing a sunny, cloudless day to site, the highest temperature of the year so far, 26.9 C at nearby RAF Leeming and a light to moderate initially NE'ly wind that soon veered into the ESE and increased […] Read More...
Thursday 8th. The light to moderate wind had veered slightly into the ENE with the UK still under the influence of high pressure to the north of Scotland. The day's 8 ATs were mainly off runway 02 but runway 06 was also used for the occasional take off and landing. Under overcast skies, the first […] Read More...
