It certainly was worth slipping Wednesday a day to enjoy the winter sunshine (while storm Barbara was introducing herself to those north...

In all my years flying at Rivar Hill I can’t remember a day when we’ve broken so many things.  Bigger things maybe but not as many.  For...

Returning home in the gloaming this evening I experienced a sudden deflation of my offside front tyre. I managed to creep around the...

Wow! What a wind gradient! 10 knots Southerly on the ground, but 35 knots SW at 2200 feet. At least 60 knots required for a safe...

More than a bit chilly at the club for F team’s duty day but what we lacked in temperature we made up for it in flight times, in fact...

A gloriously sunny day, naff all wind, no lift but just a great day to get your bum off the ground – even if it is only a short flight. ...

Rose’s are red – and so is Martin 8/8 cloud cover but at least cloud base was at the top of the launch (about 1,700′) rather than below...

The field was set-up under a clear blue sky.  We gathered at the launch point under solid, low, cloud cover so we entertained ourselves...

Jim and I were on duty on Sunday, pushing people into the sky on a cold, clear day. It was a welcome sight to see Paul Prentice turn up...

OK so the rain hung around longer than forecast but the sun did come out, as forecast, in the afternoon. Unfortunately, it seems many of...

After the recent run of non-flyable days the drop in temperature, north wind , excellent visibility and sunshine were most welcome.  I...

Well Jim and I are just back from the worst distillery trip in living memory… … trouble was a load of flying got in the way! Firstly...

After a run of good (for the time of year) flying days during the first half of the month things changed.  Last Saturday no flying due to...

If your idea of Wednesday flying was a bunch of blokes, of a certain age, pottering around, nattering, drinking tea, eating cakes and...

What a cracking day for the time of year – Liz (as Duty Instructor) had summoned up good weather.  On the 3rd launch we moved into double...

Wouldn’t you know it – soaring into October and I’m reduced to ‘Spotting the gliders’. Nothing seen at Rivar yesterday, so assume x wind...

Well the overnight rain cleared away nicely leaving us with a wonderful soaring day at Rivar. Initially cloudbase was quite low but as...

I was up in Lancashire when the text arrived declaring a scrub due to heavy rain – so I took a picture from the kitchen door looking...

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

…when launches to over 2,000′ (2 up in a K13) are available off the winch? With a lively north wind we got to play on the ridge.  The...