Thursday 27th. A moderate to moderate to moderate to fresh S'ly that veered into the SW was accompanied by low cloud, so there was no flying. Friday 28th. A sunny start to the day as a moderate S'ly blew, saw 3 winch launches off runway 20 in K21 KLW, the first 2 finding some lift […] Read More...
Wednesday 26th. As the ridge of high pressure moved away, the sunny morning became a cloudy afternoon with rain arriving in the early evening. Flying amounted to 17 ATs off runway 20 into a moderate SE'ly, this including 2 First Flight pupils and a single private owner launch, with 3 of the club 2 seaters […] Read More...
Saturday 22nd. An Atlantic front brought rain and low cloud plus a fresh SSW'ly that slowly declined over the day, but the expected clearance did not arrive in time to allow flying to take place. Sunday 23rd. A cloudy and wet day with rain on and off, 6 mm falling as a moderate WSW'ly blew, […] Read More...
Friday 21st. A sunny day with the airfield covered in powdery snow meant flying was via the winch with 19 launches. The wind was a light to moderate NW'ly so take offs were from runway 02, but the wind than backed into the SSW, so, after 11 launches, the winch was repositioned to allow take […] Read More...
Monday 17th. A moderate NNW'ly that slowly backed into the NW brought a cold day of sunny periods and 4 ATs off runway 02, 2 in K21 KLW and 2 in Astir DSU. In the absence of any lift, flight times were in the 5-7 minute range for those who took 1100' launches and 10-12 […] Read More...
Sunday 16th. A generally cloudy day with a light to moderate NNW'ly blowing, provided a flying, if not a soaring day, with 13 ATs off runway 02, including 5 for First Flight pupils and 3 Falke sorties. The longest flight of the day saw Sarah Stubbs take one of the First Flight pupils for 29 […] Read More...
Saturday 15th. Storm Claudia had moved way but left the site in a moderate ENE'ly flow which brought in low cloud thick enough to produce drizzle at times, so there was no flying. Read More...
Friday 14th. Strom Claudia, virually stationary in the Bay of Biscay, brought low cloud, rain and moderate NE'ly winds to site. With the low cloud and rain persisting all day, 10 mm of the latter falling, there was no flying. Read More...
Wednesday 12th. A light/light to moderate SSE'ly blew all day, with flying comprising 5 ATs off runway 20 and flying coming to an end around midday. In the absence of any significant lift , flight times were mostly below 20 minutes, but Steve Thompson in his Ventus bt had 33 minutes from a 2,000' tow, […] Read More...
Monday 10th. Overnight rain cleared leaving a sunny morning and clear, blue skies, although these soon filled with cloud presaging the arrival of more rain around 4pm. Flying commenced just after 1100 hrs and came to a stop just before 1400 hrs with 7 ATs off runway 20 into a moderate SSE'ly wind, K21 KLW […] Read More...
