Thursday 17th. A moderate SSE'ly blew all day, with 27 take offs from runway 20, one of which was for the day's only First Flight pupil and 5 for private owners. The skies remained cloudy, so lift was hard to come by and only 1 flight exceeded an hour with 3 sneaking over 30 minutes. […] Read More...
Monday 14th. Low cloud delayed the start of flying until around 1400 hrs with the 3 subsequent ATs off runway 20 being the day's total, they all being flown in the DG500. Flight times increased from 20, via 28 to 33 minutes, the shorter times reflecting some weak thermal activity, with the 33 minutes for […] Read More...
Sunday 13th. After a sunny start the day clouded in as the Azores anticyclone started to give way to low pressure from the Atlantic. A light to moderate N'ly slowly backed into the ESE with the day's 17 launches off runway 02 producing 4 flights of over 30 minutes with 2 of these over an […] Read More...
Saturday 12th. Another hot and generally blue day, a shift in the position of the anticyclone resulting in the wind being a light ESE'ly before slowly increasing to moderate from the E. 13 ATs were flown off runway 20, with 20, 02 and 06 being used for landings. 2 private owners, 6 First Flight pupils, […] Read More...
Thursday 10th. A light to moderate SSW slowly veered into the SW, the air mass bringing very good soaring conditions, cloud base rising from around 3,500' asl to over 6,000' asl in places with average peak climb rates around 4-5 kts. As a result, the day's 37 launches off runway 20, including 7 for First […] Read More...
Tuesday 8th. The Azores anticyclone started to extend over the UK bringing in a warmer airmass and generally blue skies over the Vale of York, but with Cumulus over the higher ground and to the S. Flying wise at Sutton, the result was 29 ATs off runway 24 with 8 flights of over 30 minutes […] Read More...
Sunday 6th. A light to moderate NNW'ly that slowly veered into the N brought in low cloud and intermittent light rain so there was no flying. Monday 7th. A light to moderate NNW'ly slowly backed into the WNW on a day of sunny intervals and some thermal activity. Six ATs were flown, with 5 off […] Read More...
Saturday 5th. A moderate, and at times fresh WSW'ly on a generally cloudy day ushered in another hill, thermal and wave lift at Sutton, with 15 of the day's 24 winch launches off runway 24 resulting in flights of over 30 minutes, with 7 of these over an hour . All 6 private owners who […] Read More...
Friday 5th An approaching cold front meant it was a day of increasing cloud, with rain arriving late afternoon, but not before there had been 8 launches off runway 24, 6 ATs in the morning and 2 winch launches in the mid afternoon, all into a moderate SW'ly. Although there was lift on the ridge, […] Read More...
Thursday 3rd. A moderate W/WSW'ly blew all day, the air mass providing lift from early to late, average peak thermals of up to 7 kts and a cloud base that rose to over 7,000' asl. Consequently there were a plethora of XC flights, 22 from the day's total of 40 launches off runway 24, including […] Read More...
