Monday 24th. A light to light to moderate SSW'ly slowly backed into the SSE, bringing another thermal soaring day with cloud base rising to around 5,000' and average peak climb rates being 4-5 kts. These conditions generated 10 XC's over 100 km, although there was only 1 over 300 km. The day's 31 ATs and […] Read More...
Sunday 23rd. A very good thermal soaring day at Sutton, with a light to light to moderate SSW'ly slowly backing into the SSE, resulted in14 XCs > 100 km of which 3 > 500 km, 1 > 400 km, 3 > 300 km, 4 > 200 km and 4 > 100 km. The 3 >500 […] Read More...
Saturday 22nd. A light to moderate NNW'ly blew on a good thermal soaring day, cloud base reaching around 5,000' asl, with average peak climb rates around 4-5 kts. The day's 26 ATs and 3 self launches off runway 24 realised 16 flights of over 30 minutes, with 13 of these over an hour, the latter […] Read More...
Friday 21st. A sunny start to the day soon disappeared as extensive stratocumuluis formed, only clearing late afternoon. The result was a launch total of 3, an initial 7 minute flight by James Shaw in the Falke which determined that cloud base was only just over 1,000' QFE, followed by 2 widely spaced flight by […] Read More...
Thursday 20th A non flying day as a slow moving occluded front brought low cloud and rain in the form of heavy showers and thunderstorms, particularly in the early hours, when 60.7 mm fell locally, the wind becoming a moderate and cool N'ly. Read More...
Wednesday 18th. A light to light to moderate WSW'ly blew on of a day of sunny intervals and isolated, heavy showers one of which caused a 2 hour interruption to the day's flying which totalled 16 ATs and 1 Falke flight off runway 24. Moderate thermal activity meant 8 flights lasted 30 minutes or more, […] Read More...
Tuesday 18th. A moderate to moderate to fresh W'ly blew all day, with generally cloudy skies, so it was a mixture of ATs and winch launches off runway 24, with occasional landings on 20. Hill, thermal and, for some, wave lift, meant the majority of the day's flights were soaring ones, the 23 winch launches, […] Read More...
Monday 17th. An Atlantic low brought low cloud and mainly light rain and drizzle at times during the day, as a light ESE'ly soon veered into the SSE and slowly increased to light to moderate. Flying was confined to a single sortie, with Jamie Quartermaine taking the Falke for a 8 minute flight, taking off […] Read More...
Saturday 15th. A medium level overcast persisted for much of the day, only partially breaking up in the afternoon, as a light to moderate W'ly blew, bringing in a much cooler airmass. There was some lift to be had, with 8 of the day's 28 ATs off runway 24 leading to >30 minute flights, of […] Read More...
Friday 14th. A light to moderate W'ly blew on a day of sunny intervals, Cumulus taking a while to develop over the lower ground. 20 ATs, 1 self launch and a Falke flight off runway 24 resulted, with 3 private owners launching and 4 First Flight pupils flown, soaring flights amounting to 12 over 30 […] Read More...
