Sunday 17th. The anticyclone was showing signs of retreating southwards, but a moderate to fresh WSW'ly continued to blow under generally cloudy skies, the wind slowly declining to moderate as the day progressed. 15 ATs off runway 24 resulted, plus a single Falke flight, with pilots using a combination of hill lift and wave to […] Read More...
Thursday 14th. Early cloud eventually moved away as a light WSW'ly blew, and with operations able to be conducted off the airfield with care, flying commenced in the early afternoon, with 8 ATs flown off runway 24. There was some limited areas of lift, best utilised by John Carter flying K21 KLW solo, who extended […] Read More...
Tuesday 5th. A day of cloud shrouding the site as a moderate NNE/N'ly blew meant there was no flying. Wednesday 6th. The low cloud had disappeared to leave generally sunny skies so, with a light to moderate S'ly blowing to start the day, operations commenced around 1040 hrs off runway 20, the wind slowly backing […] Read More...
Saturday 9th. A non-flying day as an active front crossed the country bringing 18 mm of rain, its following strong WSW'ly winds gusting to almost 50 kts. It was much more jolly inside the clubhouse as a well attended Christmas party was held. Sunday 10th. Another wet day with 9.2 mm of rain and the […] Read More...
Friday 1st. Fog and low cloud briefly cleared around midday before returning as the light NNW'ly continued to blow on another cold day. Saturday 2nd. The wind speed had dropped to become very light from the SE and while the Vale of York remained foggy after a very cold night, there was sufficient clear air […] Read More...
