What a cracking day for September.  The day looked promising and shock waves went around the airfield when Alan P said it was going to be...

What a splendid way to start a new month.  Not a “classic” day but a day with soaring opportunities (if you worked at it) which is more...

Following the early rain we were relieved to see the field rapidly drying out in a brisk SSW wind, the WX check proving it to be soarable...

Only 3 of the Task Weekers appeared and one of those only came to derig his glider.  However, a few (but only a few) of the Wednesday...

Monday: First day of task week and the weather is not being helpful as Carol and I had to reset our task as conditions were a bit...

Arrived on the airfield to find the lads well into DI’ing everything that moved. I was equally impressed to discover canopy cleaning back...

Following Super Saturday only the die-hards and those not allowed out to play on Saturday were around.  A select few but enough to clock...

The conditions were not always soarable but we managed a creditable 40 take offs and 45 landings! Before you cast aspersions on some...

With Jim Gavin on duty flying commenced just before 11am with Sean having a couple of check flights. During the second one Sean ignored...

Yet another so-so “summer” day.  Despite that 4 private gliders rigged – the LS3-17 was rigged in celebration of all 3 syndicate partners...

I’ve been a bit tardy with blog posts recently so an update for the last 3 Wednesday’s. 15th Difficult to remember that far back but from...

Saturday began with a strong NW that died down to a pesky medium westerly. If you got above 2000ft conditions were pretty good: getting...

The previous 3 Wednesdays had given us one cracking day but 2 rubbish ones.  Watching the weather forecast on Monday night showing...

A very changeable day: there was a strong west wind of the sort that gives a tailwind no matter which end of the field you set up on and...

So said the weatherman after the event.  I just know I was grateful to our winch drivers for promptly getting the gliders moving and some...

Forecast said the rain would arrive by 05:00 and be gone by 06:00.  Pah! What a contrast to the previous day when there were 45...

Field landings, cable breaks and stalling exercises were the order of the evening and I’m pleased to report that everyone enjoyed the...

What a difference to the previous Wednesday – thermic from the start.  Cloud base starting off three times higher than the previous...

This time  the “weather gods” did not smile on Wednesday.  Any other day of the week would have been a far better day to fly.  We were...

What a nice day’s flying we had today in defiance of the weather forecast! Soarable from first launch all through the day, Liz and Jim...