…all those that turned up and flew, and more importantly those that turned up and hooked-on, log kept, instructed and manned the winch,...

Need I say more….. Rivar- Welford- Riv….Well nealry. I left Rivar at 2000, got to Welford at 1500 feet QFE with little hope of getting...

With the evenings starting to draw in this was to be the last of this year’s Wednesday Evening flying sessions. As predicted the heavy...

Good call by Colin to slip Wednesday 1 day as we were treated to that rare thing this summer – a decent day. Over half the flights...

The early light showers cleared by 10am allowing the six of us who turned up plenty of decent flying. With the wind straight down the...

Those who turned up early with a view to getting the field set-up before it got too hot were thwarted by a bent and bruised winch that...

It was the first day for a while it was good enough to go XC, Saturday too was OK but I was working. Jim was flying the Nimbus so we...

The last day before the green mist descended and stops us getting too high for a month. The Olympic map came into force the day before...

On Friday Peter kindly brought his crane along to the airfield and we transferred the Tost winch from the back of the bus onto the new...

A really big ‘well done’ to Liz sparrow who won her recent competition. You’re a super star!!!

As you may be aware Claire and I take a gliding trip every year to another club. This year we had booked last week off work – here’s our...

Well, that was a miserable June with the lowest number of launches for June for 5 years (and we had the extra Bank Holiday) maybe summer...

Saturday 30th June A gusty SSW wind kept everyone on their toes, whilst the base wind wasn’t too bad, there were strong gusts coming...

… of a good afternoon. Don’t complain about the weather mucking up the flying if you don’t turn up for an afternoon when the sky is...

Good forecast. Go to the airfield and rig. Sky full of good-looking cu. Launch straight into a 6kt thermal to 3000ft. Great, it’s a...

Rigged, followed Pete (above me). Followed Pete more (still above me). Got low at Cheively, slight poop on how low I was with no lift,...

Pulled kit out, rigged, begged map, watched a couple of launches, pulled on line, climbed off the wire, blasted down a street towards...

AA Milne’s Owl might have described today as “blustery”, and surely it was. But no houses fell down. The Puchacz syndicate took bits out...

At 10.30 I was sitting at the computer looking out of the south-facing window at an overcast sky (as forecast) thinking, “no hurry today”....

I’ve had many request to post another landout sign….. Also it was very picturesque. Although I’d misjudged the grass, thinking it was...