On an improving RASP forecast by the morning of the 3rd, Sunday was shaping up to be a decent cross-country day for our glider pilots at Snitterfield. With Steve B on duty, an early morning briefing saw the first launch … Continue reading
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Sunday 13/5/18 Flying Report – Launching With Purpose
On Sunday we had club members on the field practically at the crack of dawn. Peter and Phil will deny it but they were probably in competition to get on the flying list first to bag the club’s LS4 for … Continue reading
Bidford Regionals 2017 – Peter Capron’s flying report.
The following is a diary of the event mainly focused around my personal trials and tribulations from the 9 day competition. Friday 4th August: The day had finally arrived, I de-rigged the club’s LS4, hitched up the trailer and I … Continue reading
Flying Report 18th April 2017 – Another 300 First.
The briefing room was unusually full for a Tuesday morning but with the RASP forecast showing 5* red over most of England you could see why. I wasn’t the only one to ‘skive’ work that day and the numbers were … Continue reading
Flying Report Sunday 2nd April – Launching the 2017 Cross Country Season
With RASP and TopMeteo suggesting in the days before that Sunday would be a good day, our members were looking forward to it’s arrival. For this time of the year it certainly didn’t disappoint and the following report gives a … Continue reading
Jesal is our latest LS4 pilot.
Today, junior pilot Jesal converted into Stratford Gliding Club’s LS4 G-DEMG. A new Cross-Country Endorsed Bronze C pilot, he’s aiming to join our other cross-country pilots flying tasks in it next season!
Flying Report 21/7/16
Cross-country wise, we’ve been trying to make the most of the taskable days presented to us. Today was another day that looked sufficiently taskable to result in a turnout of cross-country pilots. The expectation was that the milky top-cover would … Continue reading
Peter C’s first cross country.
Well done to Peter C who flew his first cross-country flight on Saturday from Stratford on Avon Gliding Club at Snitterfield to Windrushers Gliding Club at Bicester! The flight distance of 50km in Stratford’s Astir CS77 gives Peter his FAI … Continue reading
Flying Report 11/7/15
Bristol Sid’s forecast for today matched up well with what we experienced in our area, particularly the arrival of the top-cover. However, tasks were flown, the longest being by Mike C in his LS10 flying Snitterfield South West > Winchcombe … Continue reading
Flying Report 9/7/15
Today turned out rather blue with few cumulus. Fairly fast climbs were coupled with equally fast and extensive sink later on. Several pilots planned and launched on a 500km+ task. Snitterfield SW > Cambridge West > Great Malvern > Bedford … Continue reading