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...
Thursday 7th. A light to moderate S/SW'ly airstream ahead of a stationary front over Northern Ireland and Western Scotland brought with it low cloud and unseasonably high temperatures, reaching 17.7C at site. The combination of low cloud and Pawnee unserviceability meant only single seaters could be launched behind John Tayler's Super Cub, initially to low […] Read More...
Monday 4th. A day of sunny intervals and occasional showers as a light to moderate SSW'ly blew led to operations off runway 20 with 27 AT flown, the start of flying being delayed until just before midday. Two of YGC's private owners and 7 visiting pilots flew, with the club 2 seaters being also […] Read More...
Saturday 2nd. While the airfield was a hive of inactivity due to the weather, as reported previously, this was not the case in the club house where an evening of fun and food had been arranged. By common consent the evening was a great success with plenty of food, games, and Karaoke to entertain the […] Read More...
Wednesday 29th. Overnight fronts were followed by a transient ridge of high pressure, the wind being WNW and moderate to fresh with gusts into the high 20 kts. Only 2 ATs were flown off runway 24, the first saw Steve Thompson and Mr Oakes have 41 minutes flying time in K21 JVZ, during which they […] Read More...
Sunday 26th. A transient ridge of high pressure gave way to a series of advancing Atlantic fronts but not before a full day's flying had been achieved. The light to moderate wind, blowing from between SSE and SW meant the day's 23 ATs were off runway 20 and some thermal activity tempted 2 private owners […] Read More...
Saturday 25th. A light to moderate SSW'ly that slowly backed into the SSE brought cloudy skies thick enough for some light drizzle at times, with little chance of soaring conditions. In spite of this the launch point on runway 20 as busy from mid-morning until late afternoon as 19 ATs were flown, 7 of these […] Read More...
Thursday 23rd. The depression remained to the N of Scotland so it was again a day of moderate W'lies but skies were much cloudier and at flying height the wind was a strong NW'ly making cross country flying more difficult. However, with hill lift and wave available it was again a day of good soaring […] Read More...
Wednesday 22nd. A depression to the north of Scotland generated a moderate/moderate to fresh WSW'ly at site with the result being a good wave soaring day, with 3 cross countries >350 km, 5 climbs to >10,000'asl and 9 of the day's 22 launches being aloft for > 3 hours. The first of the three long […] Read More...
Tuesday 21st. A high overcast and a low inversion combined to severely limit any soaring opportunities, consequently, the day's 31 ATs off runway 24 into a light wind generated a longest flight of only 30 minutes, this by Ron Beezer and guest M Beezer in K21 KLW. Flights over 20 minutes were also hard to […] Read More...
