Monday 23rd. A moderate SSE'ly accompanied by generally overcast skies did not provide any soaring opportunities, so the day's 11 ATs off runway 20 were either extended circuits from 2,500' QFE tows or launch failure practice. The only flight of over 30 minutes was flown by Steve Scothern in his Discus bt, his 41 minutes […] Read More...
Saturday 21st. A light to moderate SSE'ly blew all day with morning mistiness giving way to a brighter afternoon. The initial murkiness delayed the start of flying until around 1100 hrs, but thereafter, 22 ATs, a self launch and 1 Falke flight departed from runway 20, but a lack of any lift meant no flights […] Read More...
Thursday 19th. The high pressure was still in place but with a light to moderate SSE'ly blowing, a day of milky skies and limited soaring conditions meant that only 3 of the day's 15 AT's off runway 20 led to flights of over 30 minutes with none over an hour. The Flarm traces from OGN's […] Read More...
Tuesday 17th. With high pressure in charge, it was a sunny, warm day with a moderate/moderate to fresh SSW'ly, so operations were off runway 24, with landings on 20. 10 ATs were initially flown, with the last 4 launches via the winch, and a combination of wave and hill soaring produced 6 flights of over […] Read More...
Friday 13th. A moderate/moderate to fresh WSW'ly blew all day. low cloud, following a period of rain in the early hours, delaying the start of flying until mid-afternoon. 4 winch launches off runway 24 followed, all leading to soaring flights with 3 over an hour and one of 45 minutes. It was a hill soaring […] Read More...
Thursday 12th. A cold front brought cloud and a little rain, but predominately strong winds with gusts of over 50kt so there was no flying. Read More...
Monday 9th. The low overcast brought in on a light to moderate SE'ly meant there was no flying. Tuesday 10th. The wind had become a moderate/moderate to fresh SSW'ly with a tendency to back into the S and, with mainly cloudy skies, flying began around 1100 hrs and continued until 1440 hrs, by which time […] Read More...
Saturday 7th. A day of a overcast skies and a light to moderate SSE'ly wind meant operations were off runway 20, as the club welcomed ladies from the Women go Gliding group. Release heights were limited by the overcast, the highest being 1,800' QFE, and consequently, flight times were generally below 20 minutes even off […] Read More...
Friday 6th. A weak front brought light rain from 0500 - 1200 hrs and left a legacy of low cloud, as a moderate NNW'ly declined to light over the day. Consequently, there was no flying. Read More...
Thursday 5th. Low cloud delayed the start of flying until the early afternoon, the wind being a light to moderate SSE'ly before falling light from late afternoon and, late in the day, becoming N'ly. The launch total for the day was 14 off runway 20, comprising 10 in either K21's JVZ and KLW, 1 in […] Read More...
