At last the weather and transport gods aligned for members of SUGC (Southampton University Gliding Club).  Having first sampled the...

We managed to fly! And some of us managed to soar! By using a single cable, single glider queue and varying the tow out route we...

Flying on both days of a weekend – what a shock to the system.  The biting cold NEly didn’t deter a good turnout but did mean the south...

Saturday 27th Feb – For the first time since September 2015 I turned up and the weather gave us a break! Looking at the sky clearing from...

For only the second day in February were we able to fly – but what a day!  Climbs to 3,600′; 40 launches; over 9 hours of flying; 26...

We flew!  Hooray. Flying 2 up was the order of the day with a lively WNW.  Most of he flights being 5 minutes.  After prising Rodney off...

Thanks to an overnight temperature of -6 (or there abouts) the airfield was firm and suitable for driving around on and, more...

Finally a day arrived when we could get the toys out and get airborne. With a north westerly wind blowing it meant that the winch could...

Not sure if flying took place at Rivar today but a small group of us went to Keevil and had a spot of aerotowing.

Yet again another no flying day due to the water saturated ground.  Whilst the Puchacz syndicate headed to Aston Down in search of a firm...

After a couple of dry days the Wednesday faithful’s hoped for the chance to fly but it was not to be.  The weather brightened up in the...

Rod took the opportunity to finish off his new improved breaking system.  He then drove it all day and gave us excellent launches (except...

The 23rd had the best weather, by far, in December.  The kites were out soaring but (sigh) we were stuck on the ground.  In my case I was...

Yet another day where the weather stopped us from flying, this time we have the double whammy of a soggy airfield and the blustery wind....

After yet another weekend of non-flying weather there followed a Monday where the wind had dropped and the sun came out.  Fortunately,...

Well we all knew it would be too windy to fly today didn’t we but some of us had a good reason to be at the club this morning. If you...

Forecast on Tuesday evening showed “thick cloud” all day with a moderate wind SSW.  Arrived at the airfield to find a clear blue sky and...

Weather: more rain than forecast, but a little less wind Gliders put away much cleaner! Freshly washed canopy covers in place – please...

Sometimes the planets align (actually they never do as they are all on different orbital planes but I digress): A strong Nor-nor-westerly...

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