Thursday 2nd. The passage of a weak front brought some early hours rain but left a breezy day with sunny periods, the WNW wind ranging from moderate to fresh to fresh. with gusts to 35 kts, The conditions limited flying to two winch launches off runway 24, Clive Swain in his Kestrel 19 taking off […] Read More...
Tuesday 30th. A light to moderate S'ly blew for most of the day, veering to become a light W'ly around 1700 hrs, just in time for the Tuesday evening group to restart operations following the cessation of flying by the day team around 1445 hrs after a launch total of 9 ATs off runway 20. […] Read More...
Sunday 28th. A moderate to fresh WSW'ly brought a good soaring day with hill, thermal and wave lift, resulting in 14 of the day's 16 launches, 10 AT and 6 winch, being over 30 minutes, with 9 of these over an hour. 7 flights climbed to over 5,000' asl, of which 4 climbed to over […] Read More...
Saturday 28th. A moderate to fresh SSW'ly blew all day, providing thermal lift for all and wave for some, with 18 AT's and a self launch of runway 20 The launch total ,including 6 for First Flight pupils and 6 by Private Owners, leading to 12 fights of over 30 minutes including 6 over an […] Read More...
Friday 26th. Early morning thunderstorms brought torrential rain but cleared away around 0800 hrs allowing flying to commence at 1049 hrs when Bob Calvert took the first of the day's 9 ATs with the first of the day's 7 First Flight pupils off runway 20 into a light to moderate SSE'ly. All the the latter […] Read More...
Thursday 25th. The heat wave showed signs of, easing with the maximum temperature at Topcliffe reaching 28.5C compared with the 31.0/31.5C of the past couple of days. It was, however, still another hot and sunny day with a moderate SSE'ly veering into the ESE and becoming moderate to fresh, with little in the way of […] Read More...
Wednesday 24th. Another sunny and hot day with the temperature reaching 31C at nearby Topcliffe, early scattered Cumulus over the North Yorks Moors and Pennines extending into the Vale of York during the afternoon. The day's 15 ATs and 2 Falke flights off runway 20 included 4 for First Flight pupils and 4 by private […] Read More...
Tuesday 23rd. A light to light to moderate SSE'ly blew for most of the day, veering into the W late afternoon and being accompanied by mainly sunny skies and scattered cloud, with the maximum temperature at nearby Topcliffe reaching 31.5C. 26 ATs, including 6 for First Flight pupils, and 6 winch launches were flown off […] Read More...
June 22nd. A light to moderate/moderate SE/ESE'ly blew all day, initially cloudy skies becoming broken with hazy sunshine that didn't generate much in the way of lift. The day's 5 AT's and 2 Falke flights off runway 20 included 4 for First Flight pupils, 3 in either K21 JVZ or K21 KLW and the other […] Read More...
Saturday 20th. A moderate SW'ly blew all day with Cumulus filled skies tempting many pilots to fly XC, the conditions providing a challenge for most and landouts at Rufforth for Steve Ogden in his Discus after having turned Pocklington and Beau Basson in his ASW20 on the return leg of an O/R to Blyth having […] Read More...
