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Wednesday 14 October

A Slow Start, but Eventually We Got Flying! - It was a promising start to the day as I left home to clear skies and great visibility. However, on arrival…

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Sunday 11 October

Cloudbase was a little low and varied somewhat throughout the day, but did not preclude our instructors, James Flory, Peter Smith, Simon Minson and Ian Mitchell from maximising the flying…

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Saturday 10 October

The forecast for Saturday had changed constantly during the week, leaning towards a cool, damp, unpromising, autumnal day. This, together with seasonal illness, probably explained the thin attendance at the…

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Thursday 8 October

The day started with unexpected blue skies (much different to the mist forecasted all day) whilst towing the gliders to the launchpoint ready for the briefing. Clouds started to form…

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September 2026 – Denbigh

The weather for the week wasn't looking too brilliant, not classic Denbigh, but with Saturday looking like a decent ridge day myself (202), Pete Startup (230), Andy Davey (JB), John…

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Sunday 4 October

Sunday started off with bright sunshine and blue skies with a nice flyable day ahead. Briefing was led by standin Instructor Mike Sloggett with the decision to put the launch…

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Saturday 3 October

 The highlight of the day was Andy Batchelor passing the checks with Stuart Procter and joining the Basic Instructor team at North Hill. - Well done Andy.

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Thursday 1 October

With Wednesday's flying day cancelled in advance due to the predicted strong southerly crosswind, the decision was made to try and make the most of the promising RASP forecast for…

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