Tony and I went to the club today to do a few little jobs and a pilot from the Cotswolds club turned up on the off-chance of having a flight. Keith very kindly said he would stop working and give John Docherty and Tony C. a tow. Well, I’m not one to miss the chance…
A few people have asked me about my recent flight qualifying for Diamond Height, although the flight didn’t take off from Talgarth, a quick report on the Forum seemed in order. Plus, it’s chucking it down with rain this morning, so what else is there to do? Tidying the garden will come later! My first…
There was a SW wind blowing giving ridge lift down the Cmwdu valley with gentle wave kicking off from the back bowl. The Oxford exped were here and made good use of the available lift with 20+ tows (thanks Clarkie). Once you got above the cloud tops there were great views across the Severn estuary…
Wed 26th Sept 2018 Congratulations to Peter Gill on his gliding solo earlier this week. Even after a long career in aviation involving an impressive array of aircraft types, Peter was wowed by his first solo at Talgarth. Photo to be posted shortly. The smile says it all! In Peters own words: “So, what to…
‘Bravo Tango’ is a relatively new addition to our fleet. Members and visitors wanted a club-owned glider that had real cross-country performance. The ASW19b fits the bill. It’s easy to operate being a flap-less, ‘Standard Class’ 15m wingspan glider. It handles well and is equipped with an Oudie and FLARM. It can also use the…
It didn’t look like a very inspiring day, with a forecast of cloud and light westerly winds due to turn southerly later in the day. Actually, it turned out to be rather nice, with the South bowl and Cwmdu valley working all day and gentle wave to 6000 ft amsl in the morning. New members Alex Lee and Nia…
A notable day for the club. Zach Dunne and Keith Bate both achieved first solo flights. The club has not seen two first solos in one day since 2011 when Ben and Joe Harper were both sent solo on their 16th birthday. Congratulations to both Zach and Keith. A day neither of them will…
My route from flying powered aircraft to Gliding I began my flying career fresh out of Uni and for the next 24 years I spent my time flying A-6’s and F/A-18’s from aircraft carriers, accumulating several thousand hours and over a thousand carrier arrested landings. After my first retirement, I moved on to fly cargo…
Taking up gliding at the age of 52 after 20+ years of Paragliding I developed an interest in flying model aircraft at an early age. I suppose this is what led me on to joining the Hang Gliding Club at Swansea University and my first taste of actually flying. After Uni, while in the Pennines…
