Tuesday 6th. Early hours rain from a weakening cold front that departed to the SE left the site in an unstable and cooler air mass as a light to moderate WSW'ly blew. Good thermal conditions locally led to 2 XC flights posted on the ladder with a further 4 XCs flown, with the day's 36 […] Read More...
Monday 5th. A light to moderate SSW'ly brought a day of wave, with peak altitudes of 12,600' asl and a couple of wave based XCs, including a trip to the other side of the Pennines. The day's flying started at around 1030 hrs with Bob Calvert taking the first of the day's 4 First Flight […] Read More...
Sunday 4th. A light to moderate WNW'ly and sunny skies opened the day, the wind slowly backing into the W. Flying commenced around 1130 hrs, but with a limited demand, ended around 1600 hrs, with 6 of the 8 ATs off runway 24 being for First Flight pupils. Consequently, while their flight times were from […] Read More...
Saturday 3rd. A light to moderate WNW'ly backed into the W, as another sunny and warm day generated some good soaring conditions, with 21 of the day's 27 launches off runway 24 exceeding 30 minutes, of which 21 were over an hour. 5 pilots posted XCs on the BGA ladder, with a further 7 XC […] Read More...
Friday 2nd. A light to moderate SW'ly blew all day, with warm sunshine, but soaring conditions were not easy, with one cross country pilot describing them as low, humid and horrible. In the event 3 XC's were posted on the BGA ladder and a further 7 flown, as 14 private owners contributed to a launch […] Read More...
Thursday 1st. A disturbance brought rain from 0500 to 1000 hrs with a legacy of low cloud that delayed the start of flying until around 1230 hrs, with 6 launches off runway 24 thereafter, including 2 for First Flight pupils. With no available lift to extend flight times, the 2 First Flight pupils had the […] Read More...
