There being light rain from high overcast and only a few ragged Cu, Paul Bryant launched at 15:45 with a view to hangar flying the K8. By...

The perfect Open Day would be a steady NNE with not much thermal activity resulting in high launches, short landings, consistent flight...

Report from Martin S: The training week was very beneficial for us all. Maybe as no one got to go solo if may appear less successful...

Wednesday in the middle of course week could be expected to be busy and it was.  We were also joined by 4 folk making the most of their...

First flight of the day was rather short but that was due to it being a test flight of HCF coming back online.  After that most, but by...

After a record breaking April (more of that later) we move into the better weather in May – pah!  May Day no flying due to a nasty south...

A slow start with the mist gradually burning off and the early top cover slow to shift developed into a lovely soaring day. The two...

Ozee suits in late April?  The fresh north wind was responsible for that.  The compensation for a cold north wind is ridge lift – well,...

Report from Alex J: On the 20th and 21st April the club opened up for Southampton Uni students to get some intensive flying experience...

What a cracking day – most time flown on a single day (28:22) since last September.  Club instructing was shared out between 3...

A very busy weekend with 37 launches on Saturday and a massive 51 on Sunday. Saturday’s launches were fitted in around some heavy...

Some say it’s the call of the cuckoo that heralds spring others look out for the daffodils but glider pilots know better – it is the...

That wasn’t the only thermal seen on Wednesday.  Not exactly the most exciting thermal but after almost a month of no flying any flying...

Time to rig?  Do the EFFy “boys” know something not shared with the rest? Nope, battery charging system in the trailer being upgraded....

After a run of 4 exceptional months February started off badly and hasn’t relented.  Yet another non-flyable day.  For a brief period the...

Hope springs eternal After a run of non-flying Wednesdays the day started optimistically and the toys were pulled out.  By the time 2...

A cold day but with a hazy sun that took the edge off and gave beautiful views. A healthy flying list kept Nigel and myself busy all day,...

-2C and a hard frost so out came the Ozees and other warm clothing.  Also, out came the Swallow. With the bright sunshine and hardly any...

Having completed the first quarter of the 2016/17 flying year and moving into the New Year it seems like a good time to see how the year...

The wind sock was showing more west than the forecast so we resigned ourselves to a day of circuits.  First launch proved that assumption...