Thursday 30th. A moderate to fresh N'ly brought in low cloud and rain at times so there was no flying. Friday 31st. The moderate to fresh N'ly continued to blow, albeit with no showers, but with low cloud at times that meant there was again no flying. Saturday 1st June. The N'ly had declined to […] Read More...
Wednesday 29th. A showery day did not affect operations too much with 21 ATs off runway 24, initial landings being on 20 before the light W'ly increased to moderate. The day produced a mixture of thermal and hill lift leading to 10 flights of over 30 minutes, with 6 of these over an hour, most […] Read More...
Monday 27th. A moderate WSW'ly blew all day, the generally cloudy skies providing convective lift but also showers in the late afternoon that resulted in the end of flying after 23 ATs off runway 24, runway 20 also being used for landings. Club members and visitors from the Surrey Hills GC enjoyed a day of […] Read More...
Thursday 23rd. The aftermath of Wednesday's low pressure was a low overcast and occasional showers, the low overcast being primarily the reason for a non-flying day. Friday 24th. It was again a predominately a cloudy day as a light to moderate SSW'ly blew. However, the cloud base was high enough for flying and some weak […] Read More...
Tuesday 21st. Some early morning rain and low cloud delayed the start of flying until around midday and the skies remained cloudy all day, restricting soaring opportunities. Of the 13 ATs off runway 02, only one, that of Barry Kerby/Barry Monslow in Barry's DuoDiscus t exceeded 30 minutes, their 1:30 flight, which took in visits […] Read More...
Sunday 19th. The light to moderate N'ly flow continued, but this time not accompanied by low cloud so flying got underway around 1030 hrs and continued until around 1630, with 28 ATs flown off runway 02. The day proved to be limited in soaring terms with only 5 of the day's flights exceeding 30 minutes, […] Read More...
Wednesday 15th. A cool, light to moderate ESE'ly was accompanied by low cloud that didn't clear until midday, allowing flying to commence around 1315 with 9 ATs off runway 20. What lift there was seemed concentrated between site and Sutton Village, with visitor Malcom Guard in his Vega 15 m having the longest flight of […] Read More...
Monday 13th. Another sunny but hazy day with sufficient Cumulus to provide soaring conditions that enabled 16 flights out of the 22 flown to exceed 30 minutes, with 7 exceeding an hour as a light to moderate SSE'ly blew all day. There were 12 private owner launches plus 2 for First Flight pupils, with private […] Read More...
Sunday 12th. A declining anticyclone meant of day of hazy sunshine and little lift, with only one of the day's 15 ATs leading to a flight of over 30 minutes. Only the two K21s were flown, with the launch total including 6 for First Flight pupils with 5 of these having 19 to 22 minutes, […] Read More...
Wednesday gave us 16 aerotows with some soaring, the star performances again came from Bob Calvert and Dean Crosby, Bob used his engine to access mid level wave, climbing to around 7500 in his 5hr flight, Dean stayed more local in his flight of just under 2 hours. Thursday gave us 19 aerotows into […] Read More...
