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pdinham
Jul 6, 20212 min read
What’s In A Name?
Article from Geoff Grayer The names PZL Bielsko choose for their gliders is somewhat bizarre. Yes, they are birds, but what birds? We...
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pdinham
Oct 31, 20171 min read
Aboyne Oct 2017
They say a picture paints a thousand words so here’s a 10,015 word essay. 20,000 feet toes
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pdinham
Apr 3, 20171 min read
First April weekend
A very busy weekend with 37 launches on Saturday and a massive 51 on Sunday. Saturday’s launches were fitted in around some heavy...
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pdinham
Apr 25, 20161 min read
Sunday 24th
It was thermic all day, mostly. Good in the morning, then a weak front went through at about 2 after which it was scratchy but thermic. A...
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pdinham
Oct 11, 20151 min read
Saturday 10th
The grey sky looked unwelcoming, with low clouds scudding across an amorphous vault in the brisk east wind. So those present set to, ever...
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pdinham
Oct 4, 20151 min read
Golden October!
With patches of mid morning blue sky peeking through the mist and the forecasters promise of blue thermals to 3000 ft later in the day, a...
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pdinham
Aug 15, 20151 min read
Saturday 15th August
The conditions were not always soarable but we managed a creditable 40 take offs and 45 landings! Before you cast aspersions on some...
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pdinham
Jul 12, 20151 min read
Windy and Chilli (11 July 2015)
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...
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pdinham
May 29, 20151 min read
25th May-Open Day
With 55 flights flown during the day our instructors and gliders were kept quite busy. First flight was at 8:48am and the last took off...
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pdinham
Apr 6, 20151 min read
Sunday 5th April- Easter Day
Sunday turned out to very busy day what with pre-solo training, check flights and annual checks. Although flight times were noticeably...
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pdinham
Mar 23, 20151 min read
Did someone say “pub?!”
Did someone say “pub?!” yes they did, and it was Jeremy, and it was because Jeremy had just gone solo!!! (and we had put the toys away...
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pdinham
Mar 12, 20121 min read
Spring Sunday (11/3).
Technically spring isn’t for a couple of weeks but anyone who turned out to fly on Sunday was rewarded with another lovely day, warm...
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pdinham
May 31, 20111 min read
Flying Open Day 4th June
Fancy a day going up on the downs? Gliding Open Day Saturday 4th June. Looking for a family day out full of adventure in an area of...
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pdinham
Jul 5, 20102 min read
North Hill update
As Chris said it was a difficult day on Saturday, in fact my launch was immediately after Chris’ first and because I was towed behind the...
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