Friday 7th. A day of high cloudbases and strong thermals was tempered by areas of Stratocumulus that lead to the abandonment of some XC tasks and engine use. Nevertheless, the 28 ATs and 1 self launch off runway 24 into a moderate WSW'ly found plenty of soaring opportunities from thermal and hill lift, with 23 […] Read More...
Thursday 6th. A cloudy day, with a cool and moderate WNW'ly blowing, did not generate any significant lift, with the 8 ATs off runway 24 recording a maximum flight duration of 23 minutes. Indeed, the 3 longest flights of 23, 22 and 20 minutes were all for the day's First Flight pupils and resulted from […] Read More...
Wednesday 5th. The wind had gone into the WSW and increased to moderate to fresh to fresh, bringing in some isolated showers which became more frequent in the afternoon. However, it was the wind speed that was problematic, with the result that a initial exploratory winch launch by Andreas Rieder/John Carter in K21 JVZ leading […] Read More...
Tuesday 4th. An Atlantic low to the NW of Scotland brought cloud and some light showery rain in the morning which soon cleared, allowing flying to commence around midday. 12 ATs and 1 Falke flight were subsequently flown, 8ATs and the Falke flight off runway 20 until operations ceased mid afternoon and then 4 off […] Read More...
Monday 3rd. A generally sunny day, with patches of Stratocumulus and isolated Cumulus, as a moderate to moderate to fresh E'ly blew. Significant lift was hard to come by as evidenced by the 2 longest flights being of 24 minutes from the 10 ATs flown off runway 06, with both flights taking 3k tows. Dave […] Read More...
Sunday 2nd. A day of light/moderate winds starting in the SW and then backing into the S and finally the E and strengthening as a sea breeze reached the site in the late afternoon/early evening. It was generally a blue day with some Cumulus over the Dales, with cloud base there around 6,000' asl and […] Read More...
Saturday 1st. Another good thermal day with a cloud base rising to to around 7,000' asl in places and average peak climb rates of 5-6kts, only tempered by patches of Stratocumulus and some wave interference as a moderate W'ly blew. 28 ATs and 1 self launch off runway 24 included 11 for private owners and […] Read More...
Friday 31st. Light showers from 0600-0900 hrs cleared to leave a day of variable soaring conditions with patches of Stratocumulus as a moderate WSW'ly blew. At best, cloud base reached 6,000' asl with average peak climb rates around 4 kts, an optimistic soaring forecast resulting in Steve Thompson in his Ventus bt declaring a 750 […] Read More...
Thursday 30th. A moderate W'ly blew all day following the overnight passage of a weak cold front that didn't bring any rain. The cooler air mass produced some good thermal conditions with a high cloud base of up to 6,500' asl and average peak climb rates around 5.5 kts, but apart from one flight, wave […] Read More...
Wednesday 29th. The WSW'ly continued to blow, albeit as light to moderate, as a weakening cold front made slow progress SE'wards, bringing generally cloudy skies to site. Any lift was limited to weak thermals and hill lift, with the result that only 3 flights from the 21 ATs flown off runway 24 exceeded 30 minutes, […] Read More...
