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- Break in the Weather – 21/10/2023Five pilots chanced the weather today and it turned out to be a gamble that paid off! Flying was again from the main North/South runway, the wind was 3/6mph and the surface dried out by 11am. Lots of flights were recorded, with only one mishap, a model tip stalled on landing knocking the undercarriage off. […]
- October Club Meeting 2023Thursday was the clubs first meeting back after the summer break and was held at the Harrogate Cricket Club. There were a number of topics discussed covering all aspects from the state of the mower and buying a petrol strimmer to remove grass and weeds from the runway and clearing landing circles for Gliders to […]
- Grey Day at Dishforth – 30/09/2023The promised sunshine didn’t appear and it was a grey overcast day, model orientation was a challenge in the morning and Steve’s high visibility glasses were in demand ! The wind direction meant that we were again on the North-South runway with the wind coming directly down the centre. Two maidens today, Paul flew his […]
- Weather for Ducks?? – Dishforth Flying Saturday 23 SeptemberTo say the conditions were mixed today would be something of an understatement, we saw everything but snow! Arriving at Dishforth to torrential rain and the prospect of no flying to the sun briefly “cracking the flags” to wind then flat calm then swinging wildly making it interesting for us glider pilots, the power flyers […]
- What a difference a week makes! – Flying at Dishforth Saturday 16th SeptemberSaturday at Dishforth was a Borderline no fly day due to the wind which was gusting to 26mph! What a contrast to the previous week when runway temperatures were in the mid 30 degrees! We elected to fly from the North South runway which gives plenty of space to allow for swing on take-off and […]
