Thursday 10th. A light to moderate SSW slowly veered into the SW, the air mass bringing very good soaring conditions, cloud base rising from around 3,500' asl to over 6,000' asl in places with average peak climb rates around 4-5 kts. As a result, the day's 37 launches off runway 20, including 7 for First […] Read More...
Tuesday 8th. The Azores anticyclone started to extend over the UK bringing in a warmer airmass and generally blue skies over the Vale of York, but with Cumulus over the higher ground and to the S. Flying wise at Sutton, the result was 29 ATs off runway 24 with 8 flights of over 30 minutes […] Read More...
Sunday 6th. A light to moderate NNW'ly that slowly veered into the N brought in low cloud and intermittent light rain so there was no flying. Monday 7th. A light to moderate NNW'ly slowly backed into the WNW on a day of sunny intervals and some thermal activity. Six ATs were flown, with 5 off […] Read More...
Saturday 5th. A moderate, and at times fresh WSW'ly on a generally cloudy day ushered in another hill, thermal and wave lift at Sutton, with 15 of the day's 24 winch launches off runway 24 resulting in flights of over 30 minutes, with 7 of these over an hour . All 6 private owners who […] Read More...
Friday 5th An approaching cold front meant it was a day of increasing cloud, with rain arriving late afternoon, but not before there had been 8 launches off runway 24, 6 ATs in the morning and 2 winch launches in the mid afternoon, all into a moderate SW'ly. Although there was lift on the ridge, […] Read More...
Thursday 3rd. A moderate W/WSW'ly blew all day, the air mass providing lift from early to late, average peak thermals of up to 7 kts and a cloud base that rose to over 7,000' asl. Consequently there were a plethora of XC flights, 22 from the day's total of 40 launches off runway 24, including […] Read More...
Tuesday 1st. A weak front brought in a medium level overcast with the wind being a light to moderate N'ly. Consequently, it was a day of circuits with 17 flown off runway 02 and the last flight landing at 2122 hrs due to the efforts of the Tuesday evening group. The 2 K21s accounted for […] Read More...
Monday 30th. A moderate S'ly brought in a hot airmass with a peak temperature of 30.8C recorded at Topcliffe. Initially, thermal conditions were tricky with weak thermals and a relatively low cloudbase, but conditions improved as the day progressed, with peak average climb rates reaching around 4 kts and cloudbase rising to over 6,000' asl. […] Read More...
Saturday 29th. A moderate SW'ly blew all day with nice looking Cu to gladden the heart of those with XC ambitions and those with more modest objectives. As appeared likely, only 4 of the day's 32 ATs off runway 20 failed to exceed 30 minutes, 3 of these being for First Flight pupils out of […] Read More...
Saturday 28th. The moderate WSW'ly, initially under cloudy skies, brought another winching day, with 22 launches off runway 24, sunny intervals later providing thermal as well a hill and, for most, at least a touch of wave. The day's 8 flights of over an hour were mainly by the 6 private owners who flew, but […] Read More...
