Sunday 22nd. Flying got underway from runway 20 around 1130 hrs under overcast skies, as a light S'ly blew, this later backing into the SE. Four ATs were the total for the day as the cloud progressively lowered with light rain falling from around 1400 hours. There was no significant lift and all the flights […] Read More...
Thursday 19th. A light W'ly with increasingly cloudy skies led to 10 ATs being flown from runway 24 with landings on 24 or 20. Most early flights were straight descents from the release point, but later, bits and pieces of lift and reduced sink were utilised to extend flight times to between 20 and 29 […] Read More...
Wednesday 18th. Another clear sunny cold winter's day saw 18 launches off runway 24 by the Skylaunch winch as the programme of getting more instructors and club members checked out on all aspects of the new winch operation continued apace. Consequently, although the hill was working, with the gliders able to maintain heights of 500-800' […] Read More...
Sunday 15th. A moderate W'ly blew all day so ATs were off runway 24 with landings split between 24 and 20, while the last flight of the day did a hanger landing on 06. 18 launches were the day's total, with 7 flights exceeding 30 minutes although none exceeded an hour as wave augmented hill […] Read More...
Thursday 12th. A moderate to moderate to fresh SSW'ly was accompanied by a low overcast, this only clearing later in the day as the wind veered into the WSW, but the improvement came too late for there to be any flying. Friday 13th. A sunny day with scattered clouds as a moderate to fresh and […] Read More...
Sunday 8th. Clear skies and a moderate to moderate to fresh SSE'ly saw three launches flown before low cloud encroached as the wind veered into the SW. Roger Burghall took the first tow solo in K21 JVZ, landing after 31 minutes and was followed by Toby Wilson and the first of the day's 2 First […] Read More...
Thursday 5th. The light to moderate SW'ly slowly increased to become fresh to strong as the increasingly low overcast produced drizzle and light rain at times, so there was no flying. Friday 6th. The initially moderate WSW backed into the S and increased to fresh, limiting the flying to 5 ATs off runway 20, with […] Read More...
Tuesday 3rd. A rainy day with a low overcast as a moderate S/SSW'ly wind increased to fresh meant a non-flying day. Wednesday 4th. The skies were mainly clear of cloud except for a few showers, but the moderate to fresh to fresh to strong and gusty W'ly prohibited flying. Read More...
Sunday 1st. Rain overnight gave way to a sunny morning as a moderate to moderate to fresh SW'ly blew in a few showers. Flying commenced around 1100 hrs with Steve Thompson/Dave Thompson taking off from runway 20 in K21 JVZ, recently returned from its ARC. Finding wave to the ESE of the site in the […] Read More...
Friday 30th. Another Atlantic depression brought a low overcast and rain for most of the day, the clearance coming around 1600 hrs as the moderate to fresh SSE'ly veered into the WSW and increased to fresh to strong. Consequently, there was no flying. Saturday 31st. The last day of 2022 was a non flying day […] Read More...
