Sunday 24th. A cloudy, moderate SSE'ly airstream blew all day, a weak front bringing light rain and drizzle at times around the middle of the day. The only launch saw Toby Wilson and a First Flight pupil have 18 minutes in the DG500, the release height of around 1800' QFE due to cloud no doubt […] Read More...
Saturday 23rd Oct. With low pressure to the NW and high pressure to the east a mild and moderate SSW/S'ly blew at site, generally cloudy skies being the result of the moist airstream. Launching was delayed until around 1130 hrs by low cloud but then continued until just before 1700 hrs by which time 11 […] Read More...
Friday 22nd. A moderate to fresh WNW veered into the NNE and became light over the course of the flying day, as a ridge of high pressure crossed the country bringing sunny periods. An AT off runway 24 by Bruce Grain and Andrew Bedford in K21 KLW around 1130 hrs, this lasting for 22 minutes, […] Read More...
Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th. Monday and Tuesday were days of low cloud and rain, the latter light and patchy all day on Monday and heavier, but confined to the morning on Tuesday, as on both days a light to moderate/moderate SSE/SE blew. Consequently there was no flying. Wednesday 20th. A frontal system brought rain […] Read More...
Saturday 16th. A light to moderate flow from the SSE, slowly becoming ESE, brought in overcast skies. Initially the cloud base, at around 1800' QFE, was high enough for Toby Wilson and Jamie Quartermaine to attempt to give some of the day's First Flight pupils an experience of gliding. However, after 3 launches off runway […] Read More...
Friday 15th. A sunny day, saw Cumulus blossom in the afternoon, allowing 2-3 hours of soaring as a initially moderate N'ly backed into the south over the course of the day, becoming light, cloud base eventually reaching around 4,000' asl. 24 ATs were flown off runway 02 behind the Pawnees, resulting in 11 flights of […] Read More...
Thursday 14th. If Wednesday was a tantalising wave day, Thursday was a terrific one as a initially light W'ly increased to moderate, leading to a mixture of 13 winch launches and 9 ATs off runway 24, with 9 of the flights climbing to 10,000' asl or above and a number of cross countries flown. Steve […] Read More...
Tuesday 12rh. A weak cold front draped down the right flank of a high pressure over the UK brought low cloud and bit of light rain and drizzle to the site on a light N/NNE'ly wind so there was no flying. Wednesday 13th. Cloudy conditions again prevailed with transient wave slots coming and going as […] Read More...
Monday 10th. A light NNW'ly slowly backed into the W over the course of a day that provided both thermal and wave lift, the latter for a select few. 21 ATs were flown off runway 24, this including 8 for private owners who accounted for all 5 of the flights to achieve over an hours […] Read More...
Saturday 9th. The cold front that had been lingering over Northern Ireland and western Scotland finally made slow progress southeastwards with the result that low cloud persisted all day at site ruling out any flying. Sunday 10th. The cooler airmass behind the front produced some convective activity to tempt those wanting to soar, so the […] Read More...
