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Day trip to a small(ish) island 15th February 2019

Mark H

On the “Radar” for the new bookable system!! 15th February 2019

Is the now, established midweek flying going to become bookable the same as the weekends? With the new bookable system soon to be introduced at the weekends is the flexibility of “flying the weather midweek” going to be a thing of the past? It was not ruled out at the briefing of midweek flying this […]

chrischappell

Wednesday 13th February, Flying Report. 13th February 2019

Good evening fellow aviators. The car park at the club was full today. The weather appears to be improving every week now, and it was terrific to see so many members turn out to make the most of today’s flying opportunities. 26 Winch Launches, and 2 Aero Tows were achieved, including some Full Cat training, […]

Damien

Monday 11th February 2019

Well, the side of the hangar now looks smarter and many thanks to Sue and Mick for their help with this. Mick meanwhile continues the work on the power project. I think though perhaps we need a checklist with a “W” and a “T” for the last out at the end of the weekend……..? Alastair

Alastair MacGregor

Flying Report Sunday 10th February. “Fortune favoured the brave”. 10th February 2019

Today resulted in some great flying. It wasn’t a promising start to the day from a weather perspective. It was raining in the early part of the morning, and bitterly cold, with a windchill that would have given a polar bear “paws” for thought, 🙂 . However, the spirits of the skeleton crew of hardy […]

Damien

Idling time with £sums for our club 10th February 2019

Yet another overcast Sunday morning – so just passing some time with reconciling Januarys` financial figures for our efforts to fly midweek thanks to all the extra volunteering that is required from the instructors, trusty winchers and tug pilots. This is not an absolute accurate figure, it is a gross figure, but to my reckoning […]

chrischappell

Saturday 9th February 9th February 2019

Another Saturday, another rainy day, but the excellent winter lecture season continues with John Garland today giving the first of a series of talks to around 25 members and visitors on the subject of the RT licence exam. An RT licence is becoming more of a “must have” for glider pilots nowadays and I would […]

Alastair MacGregor

Saturday 9th – No flying AM possible aerotow PM 8th February 2019

Due to the poor weather and volume of liquid sunshine there will be no flying tomorrow AM. This will be reviewed for the afternoon after the lecture. Should flying be possible this be will be aerotow only. Duty winch team to stand down, LPC may be required for afternoon.

Chris Teasdale

FUY airborne. 7th February 2019

Test flight for FUY Wednesday 6th February.

chrischappell

Midweek flying 6th February 2019

The decision not fly Thursday this week has been made. The workshop crew having finished and rigged FUY managed to make use of a weather window today where Nick and Joe were able to have an aerotow and give it a test flight. Chris C

chrischappell