Wednesday 20th September
Low cloudbase did not bode well for welcoming our visitors from the Hungerford Aircrew Association but there was optimism that things...
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pdinham
Aug 18, 20162 min read
Wednesday 17th August
I was reminded that there are things in life (well, flying from Rivar Hill) worse than westerly’s – easterly’s! The forecasts I had seen...
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pdinham
Jul 18, 20161 min read
Wednesday 13th July
The day started looking decidedly underwhelming and the prospect of bands of rain passing through in the afternoon. Second launch with...
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pdinham
Feb 10, 20161 min read
10th Feb 2016
Sacrificial appeasement of the soaring gods -thermals? dry field? A few members failed to ascend Rivar Hill, despite our attempts to dry...
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pdinham
Oct 30, 20151 min read
Wednesday 28th October
A beautiful last Wednesday in October – almost shirt sleeves weather – with the entire club fleet online and no less than four ...
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pdinham
Oct 1, 20151 min read
Wednesday blues?
Maybe small beer for some, but it beats stripping down winches:-)
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pdinham
Jun 28, 20151 min read
Wednesday 24th – Progression Evening
Field landings, cable breaks and stalling exercises were the order of the evening and I’m pleased to report that everyone enjoyed the...
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pdinham
Jun 25, 20151 min read
Wednesday 24th June
What a difference to the previous Wednesday – thermic from the start. Cloud base starting off three times higher than the previous...
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pdinham
Jun 25, 20151 min read
Wednesday 17th June
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...
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pdinham
Jun 10, 20151 min read
Wednesday 10th June
Paul B took the first launch in the K8 and stayed airborne while others did circuits. His 1:04 flight became the time to beat but no one...
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pdinham
May 21, 20151 min read
Wednesday 20th May
The good news was that the wheel box clogging cut grass had been cleared from the north end of the field. The bad news was that grass at...
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pdinham
May 17, 20151 min read
Wednesday 13th
The photo shows the launch point for much of the day. No shortage of gliders with 4 club gliders in operation and 4 private gliders...
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pdinham
May 3, 20151 min read
Wednesday 29th April
Arriving at the club there felt like there was something missing – I then realised there was no film crew. Just as well as the weather...
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pdinham
Mar 25, 20151 min read
Wednesday 25th
The prospect of a reasonable day brought out the Wednesday boys out in force. About a third of the launches resulted in extended flights...
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pdinham
Dec 4, 20141 min read
Wednesday 3rd December
What a delightful day. Sun was out, wind blowing from the north. Launches of up to 2,200′ were available (in the K8 and 2,100′ in the...
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pdinham
Oct 15, 20141 min read
Wednesday 15th
The low cloud failed to lift before the rain arrived – at 14:00 exactly on the time forecast. The few of us there helped Colin get the...
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pdinham
Sep 24, 20142 min read
Wednesday 24th
Colin B had sent out an email telling folks not to be put off by the rain in the morning as soaring would follow – and soaring there was...
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pdinham
Sep 18, 20141 min read
Wednesday 17th
Third Wednesday in a row where we’ve been “blessed” with an easterly crosswind. Only difference this time was the touch of northerly and...
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pdinham
Sep 11, 20142 min read
Wednesday 10th
Another Wednesday, another day with a 90 degree cross wind from the east. This time Colin had promised soaring and soaring we got. What...
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pdinham
Sep 3, 20141 min read
Wednesday 3rd
A slow start, even for a Wednesday, yielded some extended flights for those patient enough to wait for the morning mist to clear....
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