Friday 6th November 2026
Posted: 07/11/2026 10:20
Friday 6th. The high pressure continued to dominate the UK weather but started to decline as its centre moved slowly eastwards. This changed the wind direction to NE'ly and strength to light, the overcast being high enough to allow flying to take place off runway 02, with 27 ATs flown, including one for the only First Flight pupil of the day.. The lack of any surface heating plus the light winds meant no lift was available, so Polly Whitehead's 20 solo minutes in K21 JVZ was the longest flight of the day, with those towing to 2,000' - 2,500' QFE typically having 12-19 minutes.
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.