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...
Monday 30th. A day of broken cloud, but with a moderate to fresh and, at times, fresh NW'ly blowing, it was a non flying day. Read More...
Sunday 29th. A moderate to fresh and at times strong SW'ly slowly veered into the WNW on a generally cloudy day with rain in the early evening followed by showers. Flying was confined to a single winch launch off runway 24, with Toby Wilson/Bas Sonnefeld having 31 minutes in K21 KLW soaring the home bowl […] Read More...
Saturday 29th. A fresh WNW'ly provided some uncertainties about flying but, in the event, after an investigative launch by Toby Wilson/James Shaw in K21 JVZ, a further 4 winch launches were taken off runway 24. All found good lift on the main W'ly ridge, with peak operating heights around1,600' QFE, but a number of attempts […] Read More...
