Article from Geoff Grayer The names  PZL Bielsko choose for their gliders is somewhat bizarre. Yes, they are birds, but what birds? We...

They say a picture paints a thousand words so here’s a 10,015 word essay. 20,000 feet toes

A very busy weekend with 37 launches on Saturday and a massive 51 on Sunday. Saturday’s launches were fitted in around some heavy...

It was thermic all day, mostly. Good in the morning, then a weak front went through at about 2 after which it was scratchy but thermic. A...

The grey sky looked unwelcoming, with low clouds scudding across an amorphous vault in the brisk east wind. So those present set to, ever...

With patches of mid morning blue sky peeking through the mist and the forecasters promise of blue thermals to 3000 ft later in the day, a...

The conditions were not always soarable but we managed a creditable 40 take offs and 45 landings! Before you cast aspersions on some...

A very changeable day: there was a strong west wind of the sort that gives a tailwind no matter which end of the field you set up on and...

With 55 flights flown during the day our instructors and gliders were kept quite busy. First flight was at 8:48am and the last took off...

Sunday turned out to very busy day what with pre-solo training, check flights and annual checks. Although flight times were noticeably...

Did someone say “pub?!” yes they did, and it was Jeremy, and it was because Jeremy had just gone solo!!! (and we had put the toys away...

Technically spring isn’t for a couple of weeks but anyone who turned out to fly on Sunday was rewarded with another lovely day, warm...

Fancy a day going up on the downs? Gliding Open Day Saturday 4th June. Looking for a family day out full of adventure in an area of...

As Chris said it was a difficult day on Saturday, in fact my launch was immediately after Chris’ first and because I was towed behind the...