Monday 11th. The forecast clearance duly happened, with blue, if somewhat milky skies accompanied by a light to moderate N'ly wind. 20 ATs were flown off runway 02, comprising 17 in K21 KLW, 2 in the DG500 and 1 in the DG1000. Some weak thermal lift in the afternoon allowed one of the JVZ flights […] Read More...
Wednesday 6th. The persistent low cloud broke up to give a period of sunny intervals before reforming, the sunny period being long enough to allow 3 ATs off runway 20 into the light SSE'ly wind. All three launches were in K21 JVZ, 2 for First Flight pupils and one for member Neil Amos, with flight […] Read More...
Monday 4th. The anticyclonic gloom continued, with the wind becoming light to calm, but the overcast had risen sufficiently to allow flying, although AT release heights were limited to between 1,200' to 1,700' QFE. All the day's flying in K21 JVZ was for 3 First Flight pupils, with each of them given 2 flights due […] Read More...
Saturday 2nd. The breaks in the low overcast were no longer present, so it was a day of anticyclonic gloom and no flying, as a light to moderate SSE'ly slowly declined to light. Sunday 3rd. The low overcast persisted, as did the light SSE'ly, so there was no flying. Read More...
Thursday 31st. A light to moderate WSW'ly brought mainly overcast skies with a low base but sufficient gaps to allow flying to take place, with 25 launches off runway 24 and most landings on 20. The day's 10 flights of over 30 minutes. of which 9 were over an hour, were mainly wave based, although […] Read More...
Sunday 27th. A light to moderate SW'ly blew all day under sunny but hazy skies, due to variable high cover. 24 launches off runway 24, with landings on either 24 or 20 resulted in 10 flights in excess of 30 minutes and 5 of these over an hour. with an number of significant wave climbs […] Read More...
Wednesday 23rd. A moderate SSE'ly blew all day with generally cloudy skies and flying limited to 2 extended circuits in the DG1000 off runway 20. Thursday 24th. A moderate S'ly wind and a lowish overcast limited flying to 4 flights in the Falke, Friday 25th. A slow moving cold front kept the site in cloud […] Read More...
Monday 20th. Storm Ashley had transferred to the Norwegian Sea, leaving the site in a moderate SW'ly that produced some soaring opportunities, mainly via ridge lift but also by some weak thermal and wave. The day's launch total of 18 off runway 24 included 13 via the winch and 5 by AT, the latter including […] Read More...
Thursday 17th. Rain in the early hours had cleared away, leaving the site in a light to moderate SSW'ly that produced some useful wave conditions that were utilised by a number of pilots. Out of the 25 launches off runway 24, landings being on either 24 or 20, 10 exceeded 30 minutes, with 7 exceeding […] Read More...
Sunday 13th. A ridge of high pressure brought a sunny start and light winds, the initial WNW'ly slowly backing into the SE. A lack of any significant lift meant none of the day's 23 ATs off runway 24. with landings on 20, exceeded 30 minutes, the 27 minutes by both Sarah Stubbs/Chelsea Langston in K21 […] Read More...
