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pdinham
Sep 9, 20183 min read
Wednesday 5th September
Green has returned to the airfield With a decent flying day in prospect it’s interesting to see just how many members can get along to...
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pdinham
Sep 3, 20181 min read
1st Weekend of Autumn
Liz reports “Saturday 1 Sept – Liz and Peter were privileged and delighted to fly with wartime pilots Jim Dearlove, who flew the Mosquito...
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pdinham
Aug 28, 20181 min read
Nick does another 4hour 59 flight
Sat 25th August. . . . . . and another 16mins too to get his silver duration meanwhile Chris and Pete’n’nClaire landed out –...
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pdinham
Aug 10, 20181 min read
Wednesday 8th August
Sky full of promise Another busy Wednesday with 22 folks taking to the air and thanks to help from Peter E and Bob B were we able to...
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pdinham
Aug 7, 20183 min read
Inter-University Task Week 2018
Nick and I (Alex) spent the last week flying the mighty mighty Vega at the inter-uni task week in Nympsfield. It was pretty epic, with a...
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pdinham
Aug 7, 20181 min read
4 & 5th August
Another good soarable weekend. On Saturday 737 and N headed north but abandoned their task at Oxford with it being weak and blue, heading...
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pdinham
Aug 3, 20181 min read
Wednesday 1st August
A new month, a new solo. Congratulations to Paul M who celebrated in the traditional way with a round of drinks in The Plough at the end...
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pdinham
Jul 23, 20181 min read
21st June, More cross country
While it was cross countryable, and we did, the visibility was very poor, so here’s a pic from Norway. https://www.facebook.com/guettler
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pdinham
Jul 16, 20181 min read
A mega 14th and 15th
Strong thermals and high cloudbases. It could be diffciult to get away from low down but once you were away it was great. I was duty on...
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pdinham
Jul 13, 20181 min read
Wednesday 11th July
Another busy Wednesday – some great lift but big areas of 4 to 6 down. Those launching into those sink holes were back on the ground...
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pdinham
Jul 9, 20181 min read
7th and 8th of July
…was a really nice weekend! Good climbs, maybe a little blue but generally good Cu around. On Saturday Chris did 417k, Jim 305k, Andrew...
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pdinham
Jul 7, 20182 min read
Wednesday 4th July
On Sunday after a couple of dozen launches the winch gave up the ghost. James H was quickly on the case on Monday when he removed the...
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pdinham
Jul 2, 20181 min read
Wednesday 27th June
Busy blue day with circuits being the order of the day. Lots of areas of 4+ sink but without the compensating lift – what little lift...
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pdinham
Jun 14, 20182 min read
Midweek 13th June
I arrived on the airfield fashionably late amid comments of, “mmm – looks like the rain will be early”. But despite the grey veil that...
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pdinham
Jun 11, 20181 min read
Sunday 10 June
the nimbo trailer nears completion… meanwhile Liz reports:- “Well, it was a slow start in the murk – but then a nice soaring day today....
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pdinham
Jun 4, 20182 min read
Cutting it close…
There was no shortage of adventurous pilots getting ready for cross-country flying on Sunday. I (Nick J) had my eyes set on the silver...
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pdinham
May 30, 20181 min read
Wednesday 23rd
The wind sock said it all – wind direction just right; wind strength enough. The ridge will be working, So, Bob B took the first launch...
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