Friday 16th. A generally cloudy day with a few bright intervals and a light to moderate SE'ly wind did not generate any enthusiasm for flying. Saturday 17th, The run of non-flying days continued with a slack pressure gradient, light SE/ESE'ly winds, overcast skies and rain during the morning. Read More...
Tuesday 13th. A cold front brought low cloud and rain around lunchtime, its passage leading to a wind change from a light to moderate S'ly to a light to moderate W'ly but there was no flying. Wednesday 14th. A weak ridge of high pressure brought a day of light to moderate, SSE'ly winds and sunny […] Read More...
Sunday 11th. An Atlantic depression brought in mild air after a frosty start, the wind being a moderate and at times moderate to fresh SSE'lh. The resultant low cloud and rain meant there was no flying. Monday 12th. Another non flying day as the UK remained under the mild air mass, with low cloud and […] Read More...
Friday 9th. Storm Goretti's track across southern Britain meant the site avoided the storm force winds, heavy rain and snow that affected the southern half of the UK. A light to moderate NNW'ly blew under sunny skies but the forecast had resulted in the day being previously scrubbed so there was no flying. Saturday 10th. […] Read More...
Tuesday 6th. Low cloud and a light SE'ly that slowly increased to moderate on a very cold day meant there was no flying. Wednesday 7th. The wind had become a moderate WNW'ly, and although it was sunny, the wind direction and strength meant there was no flying. Thursday 8th. A light SE'ly became a light […] Read More...
Saturday 3rd to Monday 5th. The cold and gusty NW'ly continued to blow under clear blue skies while slowly moderating, so there was no flying. Read More...
Wednesday 31st. A sunny morning with a light SSW'ly blowing led to a flying day, with 17 ATs off runway 24, runway 20 also being used for landing, the day's flying also including 3 flights in the Falke with O/Rs to the Barnard Castle area, Pocklington and Easingwold. The wind slowly increased to light to […] Read More...
Wednesday 24th to Tuesday 30th. This period was marked by persistent low cloud brought in on winds with an easterly component. This restricted flying to 2 days and to a single flight on each of these days. Saturday saw a single, 6 minute flight in K21 KLW from an 1100' tow off runway 02, while […] Read More...
Sunday 21st to Tuesday24th. The SE’ly slowly backed to become an E’ly but continued to bring in low cloud and occasional drizzle/light rain at times, so there was no flying. Read More...
Thursday 18th. A generally cloudy day with rain from 1300 hrs restricted flying to 2 ATs off runway 20 into a light to moderate S'ly wind, both flights releasing at 1100' QFE and, with no lift available, were soon back on the ground. Friday 19th. The rain had cleared away, eventually leaving the site in […] Read More...
