Wednesday 24th to Tuesday 30th. This period was marked by persistent low cloud brought in on winds with an easterly component. This restricted flying to 2 days and to a single flight on each of these days. Saturday saw a single, 6 minute flight in K21 KLW from an 1100' tow off runway 02, while […] Read More...
Sunday 21st to Tuesday24th. The SE’ly slowly backed to become an E’ly but continued to bring in low cloud and occasional drizzle/light rain at times, so there was no flying. Read More...
Thursday 18th. A generally cloudy day with rain from 1300 hrs restricted flying to 2 ATs off runway 20 into a light to moderate S'ly wind, both flights releasing at 1100' QFE and, with no lift available, were soon back on the ground. Friday 19th. The rain had cleared away, eventually leaving the site in […] Read More...
Wednesday 17th. A cloudy, and at times wet day, as a moderate SSE'ly blew. meant there was no flying. Read More...
Tuesday 16th. A light N'ly that veered into the SSW during the afternoon provided conditions for winching off runway 02, with 13 launches completed, 3 in Astir DPO and 10 in K21 KLW. The 1,000' to 1,200' launches and a general absence of lift, meant the majority of flights were in the 4-5 minute range, […] Read More...
Saturday 13th. A day of thin high cloud and a moderate S'ly that slowly veered into the SSW and increased to moderate to fresh, saw 12 ATs off runway 20, including 2 for First Flight pupils and a single Falke flight, with hill lift to encourage pilots and generate 6 flights of 30 minutes or […] Read More...
Friday 12th. A weak cold front gave 1.3 mm of rain from mid-morning to early afternoon, with its passage leading to the light to moderate SSE'ly wind veering into the WNW. Flying got underway around 1430 hrs and was limited to 3 flights in K21s and 2 in the Falke, all off runway 24 with […] Read More...
Thursday 11th. 24 ATs and 2 Falke flights launched off runway 20 into a light to moderate SE'ly on a generally cloudy day at Sutton. All the ATs were by one of the 3 club 2 seaters flown on the day and while most flights were of the up, round and down variety, a few […] Read More...
Wednesday 10th. Storm Bram slowly departed to the NE, leaving the site in a WSW'ly that slowly moderated from moderate to fresh to moderate, resulting in a winching day off runway 24 at Sutton with 17 launches. It was mainly a hill soaring day, with the main W'ly ridge flown with excursions further N to […] Read More...
Tuesday 9th. Storm Bram brought low cloud, 19,1 mm of rain and an increasingly strong wind to site, the wind starting as a moderate SSE'ly before becoming a fresh to strong SW'ly by early evening, so there was no flying. Read More...
