Thursday 2nd to Saturday 4th October 2025.
Posted: 04/10/2025 13:33
Thursday 2nd. Low cloud restricted flying to a single Falke sortie, this leaving runway 20 into a moderate SSE'ly and included a practice field landing in the 18 minute flight.
Friday 3rd. A wet and increasingly windy day as Amy, the 1st named storm of autumn, approached from the SW of the UK. 24.4 mm of rain fell locally with the SSE'ly wind increasing from moderate to fresh to strong, with gusts up to 40 kts so there was no flying.
Saturday 4th. With a forecast of continuing strong winds as storm Amy slowly departed to the NE of the UK, flying was scrubbed on Friday.
This blog describes a snippet of life at the Yorkshire Gliding Club. Why not take a flight and try it yourself, or we can teach you to fly as a full club member.