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Mar 16, 20172 min read
Wednesday 15th March
Some say it’s the call of the cuckoo that heralds spring others look out for the daffodils but glider pilots know better – it is the...
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pdinham
Mar 13, 20171 min read
Saturday 11March
It started off foggy but that didnt stop many many gliders from rigging (properly – being rigged), it was annual measuring day you see...
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pdinham
Mar 8, 20171 min read
A glimmer of hope
The airfield was still like pudding this morning so the ‘Really Useful Brigade’ set about clearing detritis left behind after Jonty had...
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pdinham
Mar 5, 20171 min read
Wednesday 1st March
That wasn’t the only thermal seen on Wednesday. Not exactly the most exciting thermal but after almost a month of no flying any flying...
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pdinham
Mar 5, 20171 min read
Saturday 4th March
Well the call for an early start on Facebook and the text messages that were sent out ensued we got the first launch underway by 9:30....
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pdinham
Feb 25, 20171 min read
Saturday 25th February
Time to rig? Do the EFFy “boys” know something not shared with the rest? Nope, battery charging system in the trailer being upgraded....
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pdinham
Feb 22, 20171 min read
Wednesday 22nd Feb
After a run of 4 exceptional months February started off badly and hasn’t relented. Yet another non-flyable day. For a brief period the...
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pdinham
Feb 20, 20171 min read
Wednesday 8th Feb
Hope springs eternal After a run of non-flying Wednesdays the day started optimistically and the toys were pulled out. By the time 2...
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pdinham
Feb 5, 20171 min read
Soaring! 4th Feb 2017
Saturday saw all kinds of busyness, Roland set the new Disco up as an airfield vehicle which I promptly borrowed all day thinking there...
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pdinham
Jan 29, 20171 min read
Saturday 28th January
Another great day at Shalbourne yesterday. 40 flights flown, a few soaring flights to be had, instructor training underway, second...
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pdinham
Jan 28, 20171 min read
And then there was two…
We rigged EUF today and placed it into service – enjoy! And derigged JMX ready for someone to buy it – sad really as its a great glider...
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pdinham
Jan 22, 20171 min read
Chilling out on sat 21st
A cold day but with a hazy sun that took the edge off and gave beautiful views. A healthy flying list kept Nigel and myself busy all day,...
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pdinham
Jan 21, 20171 min read
Wednesday 18th January
-2C and a hard frost so out came the Ozees and other warm clothing. Also, out came the Swallow. With the bright sunshine and hardly any...
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pdinham
Jan 15, 20172 min read
YTD flying stats
Having completed the first quarter of the 2016/17 flying year and moving into the New Year it seems like a good time to see how the year...
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pdinham
Jan 6, 20171 min read
Wed 4th – Ridge soaring, but not as we know it
It seems an age since the ridge worked all the way to Kingsclere, but maybe the same rare conditions present on that freezing snowy day...
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pdinham
Jan 5, 20171 min read
Wednesday 4th January
The wind sock was showing more west than the forecast so we resigned ourselves to a day of circuits. First launch proved that assumption...
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pdinham
Jan 5, 20171 min read
First flying day of 2017
Copied from Liz’s Facebook entry for Tuesday 2nd January: We well and truly rang in the New Year – figuratively speaking – with flying...
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pdinham
Jan 5, 20171 min read
Festive Flying: Day 4
New Year’s Eve – the fog cleared to reveal low cloud. Still, flying on 3 of the four festive flying days was a pretty good outcome.
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pdinham
Dec 29, 20161 min read
Festive Flying: Day 3
A day of Fabulous Festive Flying. No soaring on offer but the views were simply stunning. With fog in Newbury, all along the A4 and...
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