Before flying you need to familiarise yourself with site. The club is within the flood plain and the hanger is just the other side of ...

Not quite enough wind to keep the ridge working reliably but there were thermals to be used.  Ken R demonstrated how to stay airborne...

Sadly not a good record – this January we flew the least we have done in any calendar month.  Even less than February last year.  To put...

“We (Nick and Alex) took the mighty Sports Vega for a trip to the Juniors last weekend. As our first trip with a glider it was simply...

About ten years ago the clubhouse resembled an auction sales room, full of old sofas and armchairs which were discovered to have become...

An hour later the sky had cleared but after 3 more launches misting stopped lay. Another frustrating day when not everyone got to fly but...

Sunday – Was cold which was made even colder by the cutting north easterly so cold in fact that Tim kept his jacket on…. albeit unzipped...

Unfortunately Stephen was unavailable to cover flying on Thursday so I managed to tear myself away from the list of jobs that my wife...

Unusually Wednesday got moved 2 days this week.  Wet Wednesday and a promise of NNWly wind on Friday clinched the deal.  So often moving...

Running into unexpected rain on the A4 on my way to the club didn’t bode well.  Arrived at the club to find folks sheltering in the club...

The promise of a north wind was enough to bring out The Duo Discuss, LS3 and an ASW-15 out to play plus the K13 was taken out of the...

“Lee Base, Combination departing!” The first of those that had put their name down for some aerotowing convened at Lee-on-Solent, home of...

Time was running out to complete my instructor renewal checks and so came the message ‘please be early tomorrow’. The day it dawned...

View from the K7 Another excellent November day.  This time with a north wind and some ridge action.  Over half of the flights got into...

Simply an exceptional day for November.  Southampton Uni GC were out in full force introducing some new members to the joys of silent...

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After a pretty dismal October, November got off to a good start with a fine turnout from the Wednesday crew.  Although an up-and-down...

They say a picture paints a thousand words so here’s a 10,015 word essay. 20,000 feet toes

Wednesday 23rd October and out come the beany hats and off go the jumpers.  This is not what we have come to expect from October.  Lots...