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pdinham
Feb 10, 20181 min read
James goes to Japan
Before flying you need to familiarise yourself with site. The club is within the flood plain and the hanger is just the other side of ...
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pdinham
Feb 8, 20181 min read
Wednesday 7th Feb
Not quite enough wind to keep the ridge working reliably but there were thermals to be used. Ken R demonstrated how to stay airborne...
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pdinham
Feb 8, 20181 min read
January – a record breaking month
Sadly not a good record – this January we flew the least we have done in any calendar month. Even less than February last year. To put...
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pdinham
Feb 7, 20181 min read
Uni go to the Mynd
“We (Nick and Alex) took the mighty Sports Vega for a trip to the Juniors last weekend. As our first trip with a glider it was simply...
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pdinham
Jan 14, 20181 min read
Saturday 13th January – buckets, brooms and bacon butties
About ten years ago the clubhouse resembled an auction sales room, full of old sofas and armchairs which were discovered to have become...
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pdinham
Jan 13, 20181 min read
Wednesday 10th January
An hour later the sky had cleared but after 3 more launches misting stopped lay. Another frustrating day when not everyone got to fly but...
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pdinham
Jan 9, 20181 min read
Sunday 7th January
Sunday – Was cold which was made even colder by the cutting north easterly so cold in fact that Tim kept his jacket on…. albeit unzipped...
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pdinham
Dec 29, 20171 min read
Thursday 28th December
Unfortunately Stephen was unavailable to cover flying on Thursday so I managed to tear myself away from the list of jobs that my wife...
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pdinham
Dec 15, 20171 min read
Friday 15th December
Unusually Wednesday got moved 2 days this week. Wet Wednesday and a promise of NNWly wind on Friday clinched the deal. So often moving...
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pdinham
Dec 13, 20171 min read
Wednesday 6th December
Running into unexpected rain on the A4 on my way to the club didn’t bode well. Arrived at the club to find folks sheltering in the club...
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pdinham
Nov 30, 20171 min read
Wednesday 29th November
The promise of a north wind was enough to bring out The Duo Discuss, LS3 and an ASW-15 out to play plus the K13 was taken out of the...
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pdinham
Nov 27, 20171 min read
25th November, Aerotowing
“Lee Base, Combination departing!” The first of those that had put their name down for some aerotowing convened at Lee-on-Solent, home of...
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pdinham
Nov 20, 20171 min read
Sunday 19th Nov – a typical winter’s day
Time was running out to complete my instructor renewal checks and so came the message ‘please be early tomorrow’. The day it dawned...
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pdinham
Nov 12, 20171 min read
Wednesday 8th November
View from the K7 Another excellent November day. This time with a north wind and some ridge action. Over half of the flights got into...
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pdinham
Nov 6, 20172 min read
Sunday 5th November
Simply an exceptional day for November. Southampton Uni GC were out in full force introducing some new members to the joys of silent...
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pdinham
Nov 4, 20171 min read
Fine start to November
After a pretty dismal October, November got off to a good start with a fine turnout from the Wednesday crew. Although an up-and-down...
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pdinham
Oct 31, 20171 min read
Aboyne Oct 2017
They say a picture paints a thousand words so here’s a 10,015 word essay. 20,000 feet toes
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pdinham
Oct 30, 20171 min read
Return of summer?
Wednesday 23rd October and out come the beany hats and off go the jumpers. This is not what we have come to expect from October. Lots...
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