Sunday 24th. A light WNW’ly that slowly backed into the WSW as a ridge of high pressure moved in provided good soaring conditions that made for an excellent start to Slingsby and Vintage Rally week, the resultant demand at the launch point being satisfied by the operation of 3 tugs and yielding a 21st century record for ATs from Sutton Bank in a day, 70 being flown. At least one of the The Slingsby/Vintage week visitors had obviously come straight from a tropical holiday as the following photo shows
but, more appropriately dressed he and his compatriots were soon spending their air time exploring the local area. Some ventured overhead the former Slingsby works at Kirbymoorside, while some went further east to Pickering, north to the Tontine and/or west to Thirsk and Topcliffe, personally contributing to the 41 flights by private owners as well as the 40 flights that exceeded an hour and even the 16 that exceeded 3 hours… [snip]
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