Archive for February, 2025

Friday 7th to Sunday 9th February 2025

Friday 7th to Sunday 9th.  A large area of high pressure had become established to the E of the UK with the result that an initial E'ly flow slowly backed into the NE over the reported 3 days, the wind strength varying between moderate to light.  Cloudiness was much more consistent, each day being gloomy […] Read More...

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Wednesday 5th to Thursday 6th February 2025.

Wednesday 5th.  A light to moderate SW'ly that veered into the W brought an early morning shower but otherwise it was a sunny day with scattered cloud.  Flying commenced around 1000 hrs, with the last flight of the 17 on the day landing at 1540 hrs, 12 of the flights exceeding 30 minutes and 6 […] Read More...

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Monday 3rd to Tuesday 4th February 2025

Monday 3rd.  A light to moderate S'ly blew all day under variable high, thin cover, so operations were off runway 20 with 8 ATs flown.  Somewhat surprisingly, there was weak wave lift around, with 6 of the launches leading to flights of over 30 minutes, including one of over an hour, this being by Steve […] Read More...

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Friday 31st January to Sunday 2nd February 2025

Friday 31st.  A weak and slow moving occluded front brought a low overcast, some early light rain and light and variable winds, so there was no flying. Saturday 1st.  The wind had become a light to moderate S'ly but the low overcast persisted, so there was no flying.  Sunday 2nd.  The moderate S'ly slowly declined […] Read More...

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