Weekend of 21st and 22nd maintained the October standard we have come to expect.  Thanks to duty debts Jim G was duty instructor on both...

Having reported all those great stats for last flying year the new year is not going very well so far.  Of 7 potential flying days we...

Wednesday had been beset with cross winds and weak thermals, so Stephen and I were reduced to inflicting pain from the back seat – AKA...

First flying day of the 2017/18 flying year and a couple of annual checks completed.  Peter E spent most the day on the winch doing winch...

1st October marks the first day of a new flying year and time to start thinking about getting those annual checks out of the way.  Not an...

Been a bit tardy on the blog updates but then there wasn’t much to say about the first 2 days.  Weather did not cooperate on them so no...

A very good day – for those who appreciate cake.  Jonty celebrated his Silver with lardy cake plus there was a large chocolate cake,...

Thanks to everyone who made it possible for me to fly on Saturday – to Colin; who despite discovering the Vega trailer was locked and...

Well we all know about Tony’s cake hunting exploits, heading off to find the bake off tent only to be disappointed to see that they film...

Wellford Park & House. Home to the great British bake-off.  Picture taken from 3,500ft by Tony P What a fantastic day

Just a very quick update to cover last Saturday. Both Martin and Bob converted to the K8 and had great fun no doubt! I’m told that Adrian...

Good day in prospect Turns out the rain that was forecast for Wednesday (with >90% probability) did not materialise.  However, Thursday...

A strange day indeed, when struggling to gain height from 800 ft over Ringo’s farm while swiftly drifting downwind, one’s attention is...

Once upon a time Wednesdays were a gentle affair – some setting to on those jobs that need doing, a little flying and a lot of banter for...

Saturday Well saturady was ok really, a little westerly breeze was a bit annoying and it wasnt a classic sky but it was soarable for a...

Yet another wet Wednesday but it was followed by a promising looking Thursday.  Enough wind on the ridge to make that work – except any...

Excellent article in Marlborough News about our Women Go Gliding day which also covers our recent excellent day flying the Girl Guides...

Saturday – Big Showers Retrieve vehicle window Sunday – Better than forecast N’s window N’s window 737’s window

Report from Stan Oram: Despite varying interpretations of the weather forecast the optimists turned out to host a group of former Royal...

There are times when I feel proud and privileged to be part of Shalbourne Gliding.  Tuesday 25th July was such a day.  A day of flying...