Sunday 26th. Another sunny, dry, essentially blue day, with some patchy Cirrus at times but not much in the way of lift, so the day's 13 ATs off runway 20 were all up round and down affairs with duration based on release height. It was however a good day for the 7 First Flight pupils […] Read More...
Saturday 26th. The high pressure remained in place, but had shifted its position so that a moderate NNW'ly blew under sunny skies with some Cirrus making the sunshine hazy at times. 20 ATs and 4 Falke flights off runway 02, with an occasional landing on 06, constituting flying on the day, with some moderate thermal […] Read More...
Monday 20th. Low cloud coming in off the cold North Sea delayed the start of flying until around 1230 hrs when Chris Collingham/Ian Miskin took off in the Falke for a 30 minute flight under the overcast from runway 20, the wind being light to moderate ESE which backed to become ENE. The cloud then […] Read More...
Saturday 18th. A moderate W'ly blew all day so operations were principally off runway 24 via 12 winch launches, but 7 ATs were also flown, with 5 of these for First Flight pupils. A combination of hill and thermal soaring led to 12 flights of over 30 minutes, with 3 over an hour, the latter […] Read More...
Tuesday 14th. A moderate SSE'ly blew all day, with increasing cloudiness as the day progressed and a few showers developing. Thermal activity was generally weak, with peak average climb rates around 2 kts and with cloud base at 3,500' asl, most of the 24 ATs off runway 20 stayed local, with the area over the […] Read More...
Saturday 11th. A forecast of bands of rain crossing the area with limited flying opportunities between, led to the day being scrubbed. Sunday 12th. A moderate to fresh SSW'ly slowly declined to become a moderate WSW'ly, with 8 ATs starting from the early afternoon from runway 24 and landings on either 24 or 20. A […] Read More...
Thursday 9th. A generally cloudy, but bright day following the passage of a cold front, with a moderate SW'ly that slowly veered into the W, resulted in 12 winch launches and landings on runway 24, none of which exceeded an hour, but with 3 exceeding 30 minutes.. Most flights used the lift in the home […] Read More...
Wednesday 8th. A light to moderate SSE'ly veered into the W in the late afternoon under milky skies with lift hard to find. The day's 18 ATs off runway 20 only led to 2 flights of over 30 minutes and none over an hour, with a high tow or engine assistance being the reason for […] Read More...
Monday 6th. Blue skies and a light to moderate SE'ly led to a busy day at Sutton with 34 ATs, 1 self launch and 1 Falke take off from runway 20. The moderate thermal strengths, typically up to 2.5 kts and blue thermals were used for soaring, with cloud base rising to around 5,000' asl […] Read More...
Tuesday 31st. A busy day at the launchpoint on runway 24, with 23 ATs and a single Falke flight, as a moderate WNW'ly slowly backed into the WSW. 13 of the day's flights exceeded 30 minutes, with 9 of these over an hour, including 5 by all the private owners who launched, most of whom […] Read More...
