Archive for September, 2024

Saturday 28th September 2024

Saturday 28th.     A ridge of high pressure brought a dry day with initially sunny skies which tended to cloud in, as a light and variable wind settled to become a light to moderate W'ly, the day's AT total of 24 off runway 24 including 14 for Private owners and 3 for First Flight pupils.  […] Read More...

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Wednesday 25th to Friday 27th September 2024

Wednesday 25th.   A bright start to the day soon faded as increasing cloud led to a total overcast by the middle of the afternoon, the light SE'ly slowly increasing to become light to moderate.  15 ATs were flown off runway 20, including 4 for First Flight pupils and 2 for private owners, the latter being […] Read More...

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Sunday 22nd to Tuesday 24th September 2024

Sunday 22nd.  The light to moderate N'ly flow continued to  bring in a low overcast so there was no flying. Monday 23rd.  A front from the low pressure centre to the south crossed the north of England during the early morning bringing 53 mm of rain, with some light rain persisting into the afternoon along […] Read More...

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Friday 20th to Saturday 21st September 2024

Friday 20th.  A low pressure centre to the S of the UK meant a light to moderate N/NNE'ly wind at Sutton that brought in a low overcast with light rain/Drizzle at times so there was no flying. Saturday 21st.  The low pressure had moved a little closer to the UK maintaining the light to moderate […] Read More...

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Monday 16th to Thursday 19th September 2024

Monday 16th.   A light and variable, but mainly SE'ly blew, as high pressure established itself over the UK bringing a day of sunshine with isolated Cumulus.  The 15 launches off runway 20 led to 12 flights over 30 minutes, with 5 of these over an hour, all of these by 5 out of the 7 […] Read More...

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Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th September 2024

Thursday 12th.  A light to moderate N'ly brought a cold day of sunny intervals and occasional showers and opportunities for soaring via thermal and in one case wave lift.  The wave pilot was Bob Calvert in  his Discus 2ct who used his engine to contact wave 5 km to the SE of site, climbing there […] Read More...

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Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th September 2024

Monday 9th.  Low cloud, light rain and drizzle brought in on a light to moderate N'ly eventually cleared as the wind became a light to moderate W'ly, allowing flying to commence around 1430 hrs when Guy Hartland took the first of the day's 3 First Flight pupils for a flight in K21 KLW off runway […] Read More...

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Sunday 8th September 2024

Sunday 8th  Fronts from a slow moving low pressure close to the UK resulted in a light N'ly flow at site with a low overcast that produced light rain/drizzle at times so there was no flying. Read More...

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Friday 6th to Saturday 7th September 2024

Friday 6th.  A light to moderate NE'ly was accompanied by mainly sunny skies but little in the way of lift as 19 ATs were flown off runway 06 with most landings on runway 02.  The day saw 6 First Flight pupils flown, with their flight times of around 20 minutes, among the longest of the […] Read More...

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Monday 2nd to Thursday 5th September 2024

Monday 2nd.  A dull and damp dayslowly brightened as a light to moderate S'ly blew, but the improvement came too late for any flying. Tuesday 3rd.  A cloudy start with a light NW/WNW'ly blowing did not stop flying commencing around 1030 hrs, with brightening skies leading to some thermal soaring in the afternoon.  25 ATs […] Read More...

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