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Brand New SPL 21st January 2021
Brand new SPL arrived by post today. I sent the application in over the New Year, really easy to do and all by email. Thanks to Lizzie in BGA office for making life easy. Next step adding my FRTOL to it.
Martin Davidson
Wednesday 30th December at the Park. “Last flying day of 2020 at the Park” 😎. 1st January 2021
Good evening fellow aviators. It was a very pleasant days flying from the Park today 🙂. It was a crisp winters day, the upper wind was approx. WSW at a gentle 5kts. There were no soaring opportunities due to the stable air mass, as is to be expected this time of year. Only a small […]
Damien
Congratulations 31st December 2020
Although not many members will have met him, most will know of Pete Stratten, the BGA Chief Exec. Today it was announced that Pete has been awarded an MBE for his work in aviation. I have known Pete & worked with him since my early days in gliding &, I believe, was one of his […]
John Hull
Christmas lunch 25th December 2020
Reading that Bournemouth Class D airspace was downgraded to Class G for today, plus the forecast of a sunny day was just too much of a rare opportunity. So Sue and I flew over the Bournemouth region without ATC guidance. Also to fly in the zone we needed to set a listening squawk, which we […]
Alastair
What wave? 20th December 2020
An impression of the glorious weather experienced by an intrepid gathering of keen aviators at the Park today. The ridge produced little bumps for extended circuits, but the lenticular cloudlets turned out to be lentils from a different stew and didn’t work. All in all it turned out to be a pleasant day.
JörnSegler
Saturday 12th December 12th December 2020
A lovely day’s flying. 33 flights today, with Steve Lambourne achieving the longest flight of 18 minutes in LPM. Sitting in the front seat of GAM doing instructor training we had a thermal climb of over a knot up to 1800ft, (thank you Dan) and a winch launch to 2100ft, (thank you Graham) which is […]
admin
Return to Flying! 9th December 2020
A great day back in the air for those who could spare the time. 17 launches, the longest (unpowered) flight being by Keith Longdon when the wind went round to the south and the ridge started working, Chrissy managed 13 minutes. Thanks to Stu North for providing instruction in GAM. The Venture was back in […]
John Hull
Wednesday 4th November at the Park. “A bustling airfield, crystal blue skies, a little light wave, and a selection of wonderful brocken spectre” 😎. 6th November 2020
Good evening fellow aviators. Well we certainly made the most of the final days flying before lockdown 🙂 👍🏻. It was a cool autumn day at the Park today, with crystal blue skies and glorious sunshine. The upper wind was approx. NNE at a gentle 5kts. The soaring opportunities were modest, as is to be […]
Damien
Wet Monday 26th October 2020
With a promising forecast a large contingent met up at the club today to fly, alas after heavy rain overnight the airfield was very soft but useable but the flying Gods were determined to keep us on the ground & the weather radar showed a continuous stream of heavy rain flowing off the Bristol Channel […]
John Hull
Wednesday 14th October at the Park. “A cool autumnal day” 😎. 14th October 2020
Good evening fellow aviators. A cool autumn day at the Park today, with crystal blue skies and glorious sunshine. The upper wind was approx. 20 – 30kts at 060 degrees. The soaring opportunities were modest, as is to be expected this time of year. But there was some thermal activity and streeting around the Park […]
Damien