Friday 13th. A moderate/moderate to fresh WSW'ly blew all day. low cloud, following a period of rain in the early hours, delaying the start of flying until mid-afternoon. 4 winch launches off runway 24 followed, all leading to soaring flights with 3 over an hour and one of 45 minutes. It was a hill soaring […] Read More...
Thursday 12th. A cold front brought cloud and a little rain, but predominately strong winds with gusts of over 50kt so there was no flying. Read More...
Monday 9th. The low overcast brought in on a light to moderate SE'ly meant there was no flying. Tuesday 10th. The wind had become a moderate/moderate to fresh SSW'ly with a tendency to back into the S and, with mainly cloudy skies, flying began around 1100 hrs and continued until 1440 hrs, by which time […] Read More...
Saturday 7th. A day of a overcast skies and a light to moderate SSE'ly wind meant operations were off runway 20, as the club welcomed ladies from the Women go Gliding group. Release heights were limited by the overcast, the highest being 1,800' QFE, and consequently, flight times were generally below 20 minutes even off […] Read More...
Friday 6th. A weak front brought light rain from 0500 - 1200 hrs and left a legacy of low cloud, as a moderate NNW'ly declined to light over the day. Consequently, there was no flying. Read More...
Thursday 5th. Low cloud delayed the start of flying until the early afternoon, the wind being a light to moderate SSE'ly before falling light from late afternoon and, late in the day, becoming N'ly. The launch total for the day was 14 off runway 20, comprising 10 in either K21's JVZ and KLW, 1 in […] Read More...
Wednesday 4th. Cloudy skies cleared to give a sunny afternoon, the wind being a moderate SE'ly, with Clive Swain taking the 1st flight of the day in the Falke off runway 20 around 1140 hrs. 19 flights followed, with 16 being via AT and 3 by the self launching Arcus, pilots Derek Smith/Dave Latimer having […] Read More...
Sunday 1st. A low overcast which produced spells of light rain and drizzle as a moderate S'ly blew meant there was no flying. Monday 2nd. A bright start to the day was followed by a sunny afternoon, the initially light to moderate SSE'ly veering to become SSW'ly. Operations were off runway 20 with the day's […] Read More...
Friday 27th. A light to moderate N'ly blew all day with accompanying low cloud and light rain and drizzle at times, so there was no flying. Saturday 28th. Early morning rain ceased around 0900 hrs, with the subsequent clearance allowing flying to commence around 1130 hrs when John Carter took a 11 minute flight in […] Read More...
