Wednesday 11th. A moderate to moderate to fresh E'ly blew all day as the low over southern England remained in place, skies being overcast until mid afternoon when the cloud started to break up. The conditions did not encourage any to fly in the real world although some members of the Aim Higher course did embark […] Read More...
Thursday 5th. A moderate SSE'ly that slowly veered to become S'ly by the end of the day was accompanied by sunny skies and early forming Cumulus, although there was an overlying layer of thin wispy Cirrus. The launch point was soon busy to accommodate all who wanted to fly including 14 private owners and 4 […] Read More...
Wednesday 4th. An establishing anticyclone replaced the W'lies of Tuesday with a moderate SSE'ly, early Cumulus gradually disappearing as the air dried out to leave blue thermals, these giving climbs to a maximum of 5,300' asl. However, the broken nature of the lift and the strong wind at flying height made cross country flying something […] Read More...
Friday 29th. A northward moving occluded front associated with a low over the North Sea meant it was a cloudy and damp day at Sutton although the rain was light and patchy. Nevertheless it was sufficient to prevent any flying as the initially W'ly wind veered into the N and decreased from moderate to light to […] Read More...
Thursday 28th Extra. The continuing cold spring may be becoming a little wearying, but wider nature is confident enough of the eventual return of warmer weather to have started raising a family, as this photo of a nest full of Skylark's eggs, photographed by Rob Bailey on the reclaimed land at the NE end of […] Read More...
Wednesday 27th. A sunny start to the day with a light to moderate N'ly blowing, soon developed extensive, low base Cumulus that showed strong vertical development and led to an afternoon of heavy and slow moving showers of hail and snow, the wind decreasing to become light from the W and the site turning white […] Read More...
Saturday 23rd. Saturday dawned with the cold, Arctic, unstable airmass still in place, the light to moderate N'ly wind pegging the maximum temperature to 6,5C and Cu starting to blossom by mid morning. The prospect of a good soaring day led to 8 private owner launches out of the 18 of the day, with a […] Read More...
Thursday 21st. The high pressure that had brought the pleasant Spring weather, slowly transferred its centre into the Atlantic, with the result that the S'ly wind slowly backed into the NE, a prelude to the return of an Arctic air mass, but not before the highest temperature of the year was reached, 15.2C. Skies were again blue […] Read More...
Tuesday 19th. The intensifying high brought excellent thermic conditions to Sutton, with strong, 5/6 kt thermals, a 5,000' asl cloud base, a light N'ly, clear visibility and, later in the day, a sea breeze front that resulted in the wind becoming E'ly as the front crossed the site. 36 ATs were flown off runway 02, with 23 […] Read More...
Sunday 17th. The snow showers of Saturday had all disappeared leaving behind a cold airmass that initially provided a light to moderate NW'ly flow which soon backed into the W. Good looking Cumulus soon started to develop, the forecast and conditions encouraging a goodly number of private owners to rig and then disappear to all points […] Read More...
