Monday 23rd. A moderate to fresh WSW'ly blew for most of the day, gusting into the high 20 kts, before backing into the SW later, the skies being generally cloudy. The conditions meant it was a winch day off runway 24 and as well as steady hill lift to soar in, a few pilots contacted […] Read More...
Saturday 21st. A light SE'ly opened the day, but this soon increased to moderate with a tendency to veer into the S and flying got underway just after 1000 hrs when John Marsh and Dave Murgatroyd took the first of the 34 ATs of the day in K21 KLW behind the Eurofox off runway 20. […] Read More...
Tuesday 17th. A moderate to fresh SE'ly that slowly veered into the S was accompanied by copious amounts of cloud with a base around 1400' QFE. The wind, gusting to around 30 kts over the middle of the day, prevented any flying until the evening, due to the cross wind on runway 20. However, the […] Read More...
Sunday 15th. The start of flying was delayed by poor visibility and a low cloud base, the first launch off runway 20 seeing Steve Thompson and A Sayer have 11 minutes of a 1700' AT in K21 KLW. The next 2 launches, Tony Drury flying KLW solo and Steve and Paul Frost, also in KLW, both […] Read More...
Friday 13th. Friday continued the drab and dank weather of the previous few days so there was no flying. However, a change of wind direction from onshore to offshore and a brightening of the skies late in the afternoon promised better times ahead. Saturday 14th. A light to moderate SW'ly opened the day, but poor […] Read More...
Saturday 7th. A light to moderate wind, initially from the N but latterly veering into the SE, was accompanied by overcast skies that produced light rain at times, this restricting flying to 4 launches off runway 02, three of which were for Paul Frost, with the remaining flight being for the day's only First Flight pupil, […] Read More...
Sunday 1st. Sunday started with low cloud and showers, the wind being light to moderate from the N. However, the weather then improved suficiently for flying to commence around 1400 hrs when the first of the day's 5 ATs off runway 02 launched. The low cloud base restricted launch heights, with some pilots also choosing […] Read More...
Friday 30th. Low pressure was still firmly in charge of the UK's weather, its associated fronts producing another 8 mm of rain overnight and providing a day of extensive low cloud and isolated but heavy wintry showers, as the wind continued to slowly back from the E into the ENE. However, while there was no flying […] Read More...
Friday 23rd. Friday dawned with a fresh to strong SW'ly blowing with gusts into the mid 30 kt region, there having been some overnight rain. The cloudy skies gradually brightened and the wind slowly moderated, allowing 2 winch launches to be flown in the afternoon in K21 KLW, the first leading to a flight of […] Read More...
Tuesday 20th. After a morning of low cloud and rain, it started to clear by lunchtime, allowing flying to get underway by around 1430 hrs, with the Booker visitors taking the first launch of the day in their Duo Discus behind Pawnee Tango Mike off runway 02, the light to moderate N'ly wind having by this time […] Read More...
