Low cloudbase did not bode well for welcoming our visitors from the Hungerford Aircrew Association but there was optimism that things...

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...

The day started looking decidedly underwhelming and the prospect of bands of rain passing through in the afternoon.  Second launch with...

Sacrificial appeasement of the soaring gods -thermals? dry field? A few members failed to ascend Rivar Hill, despite our attempts to dry...

A beautiful last Wednesday in October – almost shirt sleeves weather – with the entire club fleet online and no less than four ...

Maybe small beer for some, but it beats stripping down winches:-)

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The prospect of a reasonable day brought out the Wednesday boys out in force.  About a third of the launches resulted in extended flights...

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...

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...

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...

Third Wednesday in a row where we’ve been “blessed” with an easterly crosswind. Only difference this time was the touch of northerly and...

Another Wednesday, another day with a 90 degree cross wind from the east. This time Colin had promised soaring and soaring we got. What...

A slow start, even for a Wednesday, yielded some extended flights for those patient enough to wait for the morning mist to clear....