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…
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…
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…
Congratulations to Barry Gwynnett on his re-solo in K13 on Tuesday this week. Well done Barry! Good luck too with your Team Raven displays in Austria, Slovenia and Croatia this weekend!
Gliding from a hang glider pilot’s perspective Having flown model aircraft as a kid I had the opportunity to take up hang gliding whilst at University in Swansea. I got hooked straight away and went on to open a hang gliding school after graduating, flying whenever possible both in the UK and occasionally in France.…
We arranged for local flying legend Ivor Shattock to visit Talgarth and get a flight again, as we did last year…. Tony Crowden reports: Ivor appeared late afternoon and we managed to give him a flight. Mike Stringer took him up in the K21. Mike said he could feel Ivor on the controls during the…
Congratulations to Steve John on his first solo flight from Talgarth Airfield today. The smile says it all. Good times…