The previous evening RASP had been full of promise with various shades of red over our flying area for much of this day. So pilots had gone to sleep dreaming of the “big one” with long lines drawn on fantasy maps. Reality in the morning; RASP revealed a not so subtle change in the gliding […] Read More...
Monday: Another pleasant very warm day at Sutton Bank with a light, mainly southerly, wind which freshened a bit from the SW later in the day. John Carter, Stan and George Rowden started the ball rolling in the 2-seaters soon after briefing with other instructor members joining in to help during the day. Martyn Johnson […] Read More...
Friday: Low cloud, rain at times sometimes heavy with thunder meant that the gliders stayed in the hangars all day. Thankfully a rare event in recent times but at least it was a chance for staff and the hardy individuals on site to catch up with outstanding jobs. Saturday: A bright start to the day […] Read More...
Wednesday - Yorkshire Day: No White Rose pennant flew on the windsock pole but something special to celebrate the occasion seemed likely as blue skies and early Cu promised a good day. It remained that way until lunchtime. Strong thermals to c5000ft asl and good streeting encouraged a bunch of solo pilots to take to […] Read More...
Thurday: The day complied pretty well with a forecast that predicted the prolonged hot and sunny spell was coming to an end. Hot and humid conditions with limited soaring on offer led to a day dominated by trial lessons and instructional flights in the club's 2-seater fleet. Flight durations were generally less than half an […] Read More...
Tuesday: George is off on his well earned holidays for a while so the understudy has taken over for a couple of weeks. There will not be the usual meticulous recording of each days events you are used to and there will be a certain amount of journalistic license, hopefully not descending into the now […] Read More...
Thursday 19th. A light SSE'ly soon veered into the W, and with Cumulus blossoming mid morning, a number of private owners rigged and flew with some subsequent entries on the BGA Ladder. However, the day proved to be tricky at times but nevertheless, Steve Thompson completed an 157 km trip in his Discus around Carlton […] Read More...
Monday 16th. Early bright skies were soon replaced by cloudy ones as a front approached from the west and after 4 launches from runway 20 into a light S'ly wind, operations were delayed for a little while by the first of the day's rain. A temporary clearance then allowed a further 5 launches before more […] Read More...
Friday 13th. Another low base overcast delayed the start of flying until 1100 hrs, the wind being a light SSE'ly, with the first launches being limited to around 1,000' QFE by the cloud, but perfectly acceptable for circuit training. The cloud base slowly rose allowing the first of the day's 7 First Flight pupils to be […] Read More...
Wednesday 11th. The predominately light to moderate N'ly flow continued, varying from NNW to start the day before progressively veering to become NE'ly at the end. An early morning overcast soon dispersed to give a reasonable soaring day, although conditions away from the site were significantly worse. Unlike Tuesday, Cumulus of significant vertical extent developed […] Read More...
