We have just gone through the worst winter when it comes to flying (or lack of flying).  Well, at least in the 30+ years that I’ve been...

NB Phil: Wheel down It is rumoured following my protracted absence that I have been granted life membership, for which if it is so, many...

Yet again not much blog activity which reflects the limited flying.  Then just as there’s a glimmer of improving weather, and longer...

There are distinct advantages in not being burdened by “work” – one gets to fly on a Wednesday and even soar. On the 5th Bill C and Paul...

Blog entries have been few and far between this winter but then so has the flying.  The first weekend of February, as I write this, has...

After a 3 week run of non-flyable days it was a great relief that we were able to get our bums back off the ground on 4th January (see...

How many winches were needed to launch this Ka-8? 4341  (click for larger image) Looks like this from the lower end of the launch 🙂...

Fairly modest turnout not particularly surprising as forecast had rain arriving in the afternoon.  Question was when.  Unusually (?) the...

Note from Duty Instructor Richard: Fortunately all the recent rain didn’t waterlog the field bit cloudbase started rather low at 900 ‘....

Been a bit tardy with the blog updates so here’s one posting covering the last three Wednesdays. 23rd October Cloudbase at around 1,000′...

I left my phone behind so no pics, you’ll have to imagine that I’ve posted a shot of blue sky, a K8 just landed and Sergi getting out...

A day without rain!  Not only that but the sun came out, a layer was shed and wooly hat replaced with a beany hat.  Paul P offered...

Report from James W from the Millfield expedition:- The SG team at Millfield in October was Phil, Carol, Alex, Andrew and Laurie (I hope...

The new flying year may have got off to a terrific (or “flying” even) start but it’s been downhill since then.  Last weekend only one...

Ken R’s view of the Solent “The Mississippi Delta shining like a national guitar” so sang Paul Simon in Graceland and so I am inclined to...

OK I will admit that Wednesday 25th September started off less than promising but by mid-day the sun appeared as did patches of blue...

Tony Palmer soaring over Rivar Tony Palmer soaring over Rivar Vega, Puchacz & Club Blue Wednesday…

A glorious September day, not a lot in the way of thermals but there were some around. Great views through crystal clear blue skies....

Well, another September weekend and another epic day. Conditions took a while to get going but once the thermals organised themselves...

After a lack lustre August, September got off to a fantastic start on Sunday the 1st.  August ended up being not as bad as I had feared. ...