Wednesday 17th December 2025
Wednesday 17th. A cloudy, and at times wet day, as a moderate SSE'ly blew. meant there was no flying. Read More...
Tuesday 16th December 2025
Tuesday 16th. A light N'ly that veered into the SSW during the afternoon provided conditions for winching off runway 02, with 13 launches completed, 3 in Astir DPO and 10 in K21 KLW. The 1,000' to 1,200' launches and a general absence of lift, meant the majority of flights were in the 4-5 minute range, […] Read More...
Saturday 13th to Monday 15th December 2025
Saturday 13th. A day of thin high cloud and a moderate S'ly that slowly veered into the SSW and increased to moderate to fresh, saw 12 ATs off runway 20, including 2 for First Flight pupils and a single Falke flight, with hill lift to encourage pilots and generate 6 flights of 30 minutes or […] Read More...
Friday 12th December 2025
Friday 12th. A weak cold front gave 1.3 mm of rain from mid-morning to early afternoon, with its passage leading to the light to moderate SSE'ly wind veering into the WNW. Flying got underway around 1430 hrs and was limited to 3 flights in K21s and 2 in the Falke, all off runway 24 with […] Read More...
Thursday 11th December 2025
Thursday 11th. 24 ATs and 2 Falke flights launched off runway 20 into a light to moderate SE'ly on a generally cloudy day at Sutton. All the ATs were by one of the 3 club 2 seaters flown on the day and while most flights were of the up, round and down variety, a few […] Read More...
Wednesday 10th December 2025
Wednesday 10th. Storm Bram slowly departed to the NE, leaving the site in a WSW'ly that slowly moderated from moderate to fresh to moderate, resulting in a winching day off runway 24 at Sutton with 17 launches. It was mainly a hill soaring day, with the main W'ly ridge flown with excursions further N to […] Read More...
Tuesday 9th December 2025
Tuesday 9th. Storm Bram brought low cloud, 19,1 mm of rain and an increasingly strong wind to site, the wind starting as a moderate SSE'ly before becoming a fresh to strong SW'ly by early evening, so there was no flying. Read More...
Sunday 7th to Monday 8th December 2025
Sunday 7th. The bright start to the day didn't last long as low cloud and rain from 1300 to 1800 hrs was brought in on a moderate SE'ly, the clearance at 1800 hrs bringing a veer in wind direction into the W. Consequently, there was no flying. Monday 8th. A sunny day with thin high […] Read More...
Saturday 6th December 2025.
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 to Tuesday 2nd December 2025
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...