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Possibly the perfect tonic for one of those stable air mass days 😎. 16th August 2021
Good afternoon fellow aviators. I took a trip last week to “The Gliding Heritage Centre” at Lasham with Phil D from the Bath Wilts maintenance team. Phil and I had a great day out there. The people we met were really terrific, knowledgeable, passionate about aviation, and generous with their time. Particular thanks to Glyn […]
Damien
Tuesday 10th August from the Park. “Glorious Wiltshire Sun” 😎. 10th August 2021
Good evening fellow aviators. We bathed in glorious Wiltshire sunshine all day today at the Park 🙂. The upper wind was a light 5 – 10kts WNW. The weather wasn’t ideal for Cross Country flights from the Park today, but the local soaring opportunities were plentiful 🙂. Mike J had a productive day instructing and […]
Damien
Task week report 23rd July 2021
Well, a flying week with four very good cross country days and one sunny and flyable day, must be some sort of record. Despite not actually having very many club members flying, four pilots achieved Badge flights: Martin Davidson, Diamond Goal. Keith Longden, Silver distance, 5 hours and 100K Diploma. Mark Smallwood, 5 hours and […]
Alastair
Task week update 21st July 2021
Tuesday was another excellent flying day with a high cloudbase and strong thermals. Tasks up to 340K. Wednesday, ditto. Tasks up to 310K and as far as I am aware, one 300 and several of the group flew the 200K. It was certainly a lot cooler at 5000ft in the glider this afternoon than on […]
Alastair
Day 1 Task Week Monday 19th July 2021
The first day of the Task Week gave us some fantastic flying conditions with strong climbs to over 6000ft widely in the afternoon. I don’t have all the details yet, but well done to Keith Longden for Silver distance and 5 hours. Mark Smallwood for 5 hours. Martin for his first Diamond 300K. And a […]
Alastair
Sat 26th Jun 27th June 2021
What a day this was! RASP forecasted a booming day, other sites were doom & gloom. It turned out to be a mixture of both as a few brave people rigged in the gloomy conditions. Club flying went ahead but with few students & only one person per single seater booked. Alastair returned from a […]
John Hull
Tuesday 15th June 16th June 2021
We now have another 7 tug pilots with Microlight ratings after a successful day of Type Conversions with Jonathan May in his Ikarus C42. It was interesting to fly something new, and with a climb rate of about 10kts and a cruise of 80 – 90kts it felt very different to the Venture and much […]
Alastair
First BBQ of 2021 29th May 2021
John Hull
A nice sea breeze front 26th May 2021
I thought some might like this picture of a sea breeze front somewhere near Lyme Regis today. It was giving strong lift to about 5000ft with 6 knots in places. Mike Thorne
Mike Thorne
BBQ Saturday 29th May 22nd May 2021
We will be hosting a BBQ at the club next Saturday. To meet current regulations you (currently) need to bring (& cook) your own food & bring your own cutlery, crockery & drinks (although that aspect may change). There will be no costs levied. The club will supply the BBQ & cooking utensils. If the […]
John Hull