Thursday 28th. Overcast skies and a moderate SSW'ly wind prevailed all day with 13 ATs off runway 24 leading to 7 flights of 30 minutes or more, the 4 private owners who launched accounting for the day's 4 flights of an hour or more. 2 of these flights, Dean Crosby's 3:40 in his LS10t and […] Read More...
Tuesday 26th. A light SSE'ly flow slowly increased in strength to moderate to fresh and veered into the SW, its accompanying low cloud and showers not clearing until mid/late afternoon, so there was no flying. Wednesday 27th. Storm Agnes' strong winds and heavy rain did not impact the NE of England, with wind speed and […] Read More...
Saturday 23rd. A light to moderate SW/SSW'ly blew all day, with flying commencing off runway 24 around 1300 hrs following a morning of low cloud and light rain/drizzle. The clearance brought in some thermic conditions before cloud cover started to increase by mid afternoon. 16 ATs were flown, with 5 by private owners, 3 of […] Read More...
Tuesday 19th. A moderate to fresh SW'ly brought in low cloud and rain so there was no flying. Wednesday 20th. A slow moving cold front brought rain and low cloud, this not clearing until mid afternoon. The clearance did allow 4 winch launches to be flown off runway 24, with each flight times ranging from […] Read More...
Monday 18th After a bright start, an active cold front brought low cloud and rain from 1100 to 1400 hrs. However, the skies brightened sufficiently by late afternoon to allow flying to take place, with 5 ATs off runway 24 as a moderate W'ly blew. All 5 flights exceeded an hour, with hill lift being […] Read More...
Saturday 16th. A stationary and weak frontal system over the north of England manifested itself as a low overcast that prevented any flying, as a moderate N'ly blew. Sunday 17th. The wind had become a light to moderate SSE'ly but the low overcast remained, so there was no flying. Read More...
Thursday 14th. After a bright start, it became more cloudy as a light to moderate SSW veered into the W. The day did provide some thermal and wave soaring with 5 flights of over 30 minutes, including 2 over an hour out of the 11 ATs flown off runway 24, with the majority of landings […] Read More...
Wednesday 13th. A transient ridge of high pressure resulted in a good day's thermal soaring, the day's 28 ATs producing 22 flights of over 30 minutes with 8 of these over an hour. 6 private owners rigged and flew, with 4 flying cross countries, in which endeavour they were joined by the club Discus. The […] Read More...
Tuesday 12th. There was no flying as the cold front which was approaching on Monday eventually arrived, bringing rain around 1700 hrs on Monday evening. The front's very slow SE'ly progress led to the rain continuing right through Tuesday, with low cloud shrouding the site at times. Read More...
Sunday 10th. A light SSE'ly blew all day accompanied by cloudy skies and an absence of any significant lift, although later in the day thunderstorms blossomed in the area with RAF Leeming reporting 17 mm of rain over a couple of hours. 13 ATs were flown off runway 20, including 5 for First Flight pupils, […] Read More...
