Saturday 6th. A light to moderate, mild SSW led to low cloud forming over the North York Moors with showers in the morning and afternoon and more persistent rain in the evening. A brief window of flyable weather in the early afternoon, albeit with restricted release heights due to cloud, led to 2 ATs off […] Read More...
Monday 1st. Atlantic fronts crossing the UK brought low cloud and rain off and on all day as a moderate SSE'ly blew, so there was no flying. Tuesday 2nd. Clear blue skies and winter sunshine were the order of the day, with the surface wind a light to moderate SSE'ly, so the day's 14 ATs […] Read More...
Sunday 30th. Saturday's departing low pressure left the site with sunny skies and a light to moderate W'ly that backed into the SW over the flying day. A airfield inspection determined it was fit for flying and 22 ATs were flown of runway 24 with the Falke having 3 flights. Some weak wave a km […] Read More...
Thursday 27th. A moderate to moderate to moderate to fresh S'ly that veered into the SW was accompanied by low cloud, so there was no flying. Friday 28th. A sunny start to the day as a moderate S'ly blew, saw 3 winch launches off runway 20 in K21 KLW, the first 2 finding some lift […] Read More...
Wednesday 26th. As the ridge of high pressure moved away, the sunny morning became a cloudy afternoon with rain arriving in the early evening. Flying amounted to 17 ATs off runway 20 into a moderate SE'ly, this including 2 First Flight pupils and a single private owner launch, with 3 of the club 2 seaters […] Read More...
Saturday 22nd. An Atlantic front brought rain and low cloud plus a fresh SSW'ly that slowly declined over the day, but the expected clearance did not arrive in time to allow flying to take place. Sunday 23rd. A cloudy and wet day with rain on and off, 6 mm falling as a moderate WSW'ly blew, […] Read More...
Friday 21st. A sunny day with the airfield covered in powdery snow meant flying was via the winch with 19 launches. The wind was a light to moderate NW'ly so take offs were from runway 02, but the wind than backed into the SSW, so, after 11 launches, the winch was repositioned to allow take […] Read More...
Monday 17th. A moderate NNW'ly that slowly backed into the NW brought a cold day of sunny periods and 4 ATs off runway 02, 2 in K21 KLW and 2 in Astir DSU. In the absence of any lift, flight times were in the 5-7 minute range for those who took 1100' launches and 10-12 […] Read More...
Sunday 16th. A generally cloudy day with a light to moderate NNW'ly blowing, provided a flying, if not a soaring day, with 13 ATs off runway 02, including 5 for First Flight pupils and 3 Falke sorties. The longest flight of the day saw Sarah Stubbs take one of the First Flight pupils for 29 […] Read More...
Saturday 15th. Storm Claudia had moved way but left the site in a moderate ENE'ly flow which brought in low cloud thick enough to produce drizzle at times, so there was no flying. Read More...
