Good NW ridge day Good NW wind gave reliable lift on both the main and Llangorse ridges. Initially the cloud was 8/8 with a base of about 2,500′ which gradually rose during the day. There were strong thermals around and some sporadic wave down the Beacons in late morning. The cloud decreased during the afternoon…
Ivor Shattock takes to the skies again at Talgarth On 27 August Ivor Shattock returned to the Club and had a flight in a Club K13. It was his first visit since 2002. Ivor is a flying legend in the Welsh hills and mountains, flying first at Mynydd Mayo, then Usk and later at Talgarth.…
Mark Fisher Great day out in Snoopy with Robbie. NW ridge working well, thermals to over 3000 feet QFE. Hill walkers on Hay Bluff all waving as we honked the horn merrily at them.
Day Trip to Snowdon I’ve fantasised about this flight for a while and RASP did look good for all of Wales with a moderate Easterly and decent cloudbase. My half-baked plans were scuppered when a massive wave bar appeared over the Black Mountains in the morning. I got to about 7,400′ in weak but pleasant…
2 XC days in a row… Two very good days in a row which coincided with the weekend – a very rare event. Saturday – 4 trial lessons, quite a few check flights and instructional flights and a number of us doing various solo flights the best if which was by Dave Hope who did…
6300′ cloudbase Interesting day with a 6,300′ QNH average cloud base later on in the afternoon. The only fly in the ointment was some weak wave interference which gave large areas of sink and made a lot of clouds look as though they should work but didn’t when you flew under them. It was a…
More XC A soggy field didn’t put the dampers on the fun and games yesterday. The best forecast for a few days saw quite a lot of activity with over 20 launches of locals and visitors. The air mass was typically spring-like with convection going to a decent base and the odd shower forecast to…
Great vis, good XC day Well the forecast has been broadcasting this as being “a day” for at least 5 days previously so it was no surprise to see Mike T and Dave “Buzz” Hope at the club. John Clarke would have been among us if he hadn’t been rostered in to do the tugging…
As expected, our Chairman’s prediction of good east wave this week has come true. We would not have expected anything else of course from the leader. Unfortunately, he was not able to experience it first hand along with the Navy boys and several members. Monday produced blue wave to FL130 whilst Tuesday went to around…
Spring has sprung! Lots of flying was had this weekend. The weather was cold with a nice ENE wind and above all DRY! The field still has a few soft spots but is very usable. Thanks to Tuggies John and Jamie and instructors Don, Simon and Mike there were plenty of currency checks flown and…