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

On Sunday Liz kindly offered the back seat of Duo Discus 620 to give me some tips on flying XC faster. Oh and to undertake some...

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. ...

No dramatic new solos today but solo consolidation by Beanie and great progress from the SUGC team flying 2-seaters.  It was hot!! and it...

I’m very pleased to be able to report that despite enduring many simulated launch failures and the very hot weather that Beanie went solo...

There has been a distinct lack of blog entries for a while but then the weather has been rubbish.  Even with a good Bank Holiday weekend...

Turned out Wednesday 24th July wasn’t as hot as yesterday and not as hot as tomorrow, which is forecast to possibly top the August 2003...

A pleasant summers day with mixed results on the soaring front.  Out of the three dozen launches just a dozen managed more then 30...

Many thanks to SUGC for the loan of Denzel! After some work by Andy and the team to get it into fine fettle it was finally launched...

A day that started with a 05:30 run to Heathrow didn’t bode well for a good day’s gliding. But with ‘Brownie points’ securely in the bank...

Congratulations to Andrew and Jonty for completing their BI course with Patrick earlier today. Thanks to everyone who has helped with...

What a contrast between the two days On saturday 4 gliders averaged 300km flights, with 217, N and 737 all getting round tasks to the...

After winch problems postponed the first attempt, SUGC finally had a very successful training day on Thursday with 10 SUGC people...

Lesson of the day – NEVER believe a bad weather forecast.  It was soarable all day and cloudbase got high enough that you could easily go...

What a day!  With a silver tinge – height for Charles McC; duration for Bob S and distance for Steve G.  Between the 4 club gliders and...

… of cable.  Wednesday 13th May was forecast wet and entirely unsuitable for flying, Thursday not looking a great deal better.  A call...

Day 1 was a head to head between Shalbourne and Bicester pilots. Strong winds made conditions challenging but both Alex J. and Tim R....

For those that were lucky to have a good launch – 2000 feet plus in JPC solo, a stroll down the street was a delight. Passed a small hail...

A bum deal all round If you’ve been wondering what’s been going on, here’s a digest of events. Round 1 The winch engine, which had been...