Wednesday 2nd. A blue day with a light to moderate ESE/SE'ly flow did not tempt many to fly. KTrax, the online log sheet, recorded 2 ATs off runway 06 resulting in flight times of 12 and 18 minutes in K21 KLW, but I couldn't find the analogous paper log sheet so the pilots remain a […] Read More...
Tuesday 1st. A SE/ESE'ly blew all day, slowly increasing from light to moderate as high pressure continued to dominate the weather over the UK. The day was essentially blue but usable thermal activity in the afternoon allowed some soaring activity. Rob Bailey in his ASG29 led the way with a flight of just under 3 […] Read More...
Saturday 29th. An anticyclone started to build in, providing a good day's soaring as the initially light W'ly soon backed into the SE and strengthened to become moderate late in the day. The day's 27 ATs off runway 20 included 12 by private owners, with a number of cross countries flown and 13 flights of […] Read More...
Friday 28th. Low cloud and light rain delayed the start of flying until early afternoon, with 5 ATs off runway 20 and a single Falke flight being the day's activity. A light and variable wind meant the tug pilot chose to land on 02 on a couple of occasions while the lack of any usable […] Read More...
Wednesday 26th. An westward travelling occluded front brought low cloud and rain, and although skies eventually cleared in the afternoon, the clearance came too late for any flying. Thursday 27th. A light to moderate S'ly blew as initially cloudy skies gave way to sunny intervals and convection. Flying commenced around 1010 hrs off runway 20 […] Read More...
Monday 24th. A light to moderate SWly was accompanied by generally cloudy skies as convection led to extensive Cumulus development but without the showers of previous days. Flying commenced around 1045 hrs with the last flight landing around 1610 hrs, 15 ATs having been flown off runway 20. The soaring conditions, with cloudbase eventually rising […] Read More...
Friday 21st. A thoroughly wet day as an active depression crossed the UK meant there was no flying. Saturday 22nd. The depression had moved off into the North Sea leaving cloudy skies and light showers at first, before brighter skies and drier conditions fed in from the northwest, the initially moderate NW'ly wind becoming light […] Read More...
Monday 17th. Low cloud and frequent showers meant it was a non=flying day. Tuesday 18th. Rain and low cloud delayed the start of flying until just before 1100 hrs but, thereafter, a rapidly rising cloud base and sunny intervals allowed 33 ATs off runway 24, landings being predominately on runway 20 as a light, mainly […] Read More...
Thursday 13th. A light to moderate, mainly N/NE'ly wind saw flying start off runway 06 around 1130 hrs. However, after a bright start, cloud rapidly developed into showers, so flying terminated just after 1300 hrs with 3 ATs flown. The early conditions provided some soaring opportunities, with Sue Aherne, first off solo in K21 JVZ, […] Read More...
Tuesday 11th. Another bright and sunny morning with a moderate SSE'ly saw flying get underway around 1020 hrs. The unstable air mass, however, led to thundery showers developing by early afternoon, so flying came to a halt at 1450 hrs after 9 ATs of runway 20. In spite of the unstable conditions, only 1 flight […] Read More...
