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May 16, 20161 min read
Sat 14th May – a day that got better and better
Well the title says it all, it was a day that started OK and just got better and better, in fact by the end it was awesome. In fact (not...
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pdinham
May 9, 20161 min read
Chasing the wind: 7th may
That Jim G as duty bod managed to break his 2016 weather curse was a good thing, the fact the break was not complete was troublesome…...
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pdinham
May 8, 20161 min read
Sutton Bank Club Expedition May 2016
Sorry for the delay in posting a report but thanks to the good weather we flew most of days we were at Sutton Bank and the lure of the...
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pdinham
May 5, 20161 min read
Wednesday 4th May
The day started with Colin B and helpers doing the regular guillotine checks which turned into sorting a few problems. The sky was...
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pdinham
May 2, 20161 min read
Last Day of April
With the club expedition to Sutton Bank and a vintage rally happening elsewhere there was a very modest turnout. Thermic from the start...
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pdinham
Apr 30, 20161 min read
Front, back and sideways
View above and below at Andover West beyond Pewsey, cloud base ahead dropped by 1000 ft with grey stuff falling out of the bottom. The...
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pdinham
Apr 29, 20161 min read
Wednesday 27th
Showers to the left of us, showers to the right of us, showers in front of us, boldly we flew into the jaws of thermals, into the mouth...
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pdinham
Apr 25, 20161 min read
Sat 23rd (alternative view)
The day started with Bob tricking us all into holding by landing back after little more than a circuit. Then he jumped straight back in...
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pdinham
Apr 25, 20161 min read
Saturday 23rd
Despite a stiff NNE wind with an 1800ft launch and expecting a nice ridge ride, I soon found myself at 700 feet near the gibbet – ooh-er!...
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pdinham
Apr 25, 20161 min read
Sunday 24th
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...
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pdinham
Apr 20, 20161 min read
Wednesday 20th
Weather man said it was the hottest day of the year but it certainly didn’t feel like that at the launch point despite the blue sky and...
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pdinham
Apr 19, 20161 min read
Bert Gallagher 22/02/1915 – 26/03/2016
Today we say ‘bon voyege’ to a fallen hero. Yesterday Bert Gallagher, a remarkable man – and someone I was proud to call a friend, was...
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pdinham
Apr 18, 20161 min read
Saturday 18th April
Yup – pic same as Wednesday Tim flew 13 instructional flights including a half day course delivered in one hit; and ably supported by Ken...
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pdinham
Apr 14, 20161 min read
Wednesday 13th April
Sunshine, soaring, climbs to 5,000′ plus donuts, Victoria sponge and ginger bread – is there any better way to spend a Wednesday? The day...
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pdinham
Apr 10, 20161 min read
Saturday 9th April
After an initial good slot the sky began to change and it became a day of dodging showers. Rob Jarvis set the bar far too high by...
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pdinham
Apr 8, 20161 min read
Iambic Wednesday
Grunt, grunt, grunt, grunt, get the water system flowing, Grunt,grunt,grunt, grunt, change a fan belt too Grunt,grunt,grunt, grunt, lift...
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pdinham
Apr 7, 20161 min read
Saturday 2nd April
Lifted from Facebook: Well – what an unexpectedly nice day’s flying! I (Liz) was expecting vaguely soarable in hazy sunshine with an...
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pdinham
Apr 6, 20161 min read
Mini Expedition to Shennington
John Douglass and Jeremy Knight have been up in Shennington, on Tuesday 5th, doing their cross country endorsements. The day started off...
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pdinham
Apr 6, 20161 min read
Tuesday 5th April
Glad to report that both Jeremy and John passed their XC endorsement yesterday at Shennington……..well done the pair of you. Now the fun...
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pdinham
Mar 31, 20162 min read
Wednesday 30th March
There are those that claim spring has arrived when they hear their first cuckoo whereas any glider pilot knows that what really heralds...
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