Bath Wiltshire & North Dorset Gliding Club February Update

Saturday 26th February

I wasn’t expecting much of Saturday as the wind was forecast 15-20 kts southerly with gusts to 26 kts, but there were a good number of thermal soaring flights. I saw a cloudbase in LPM of over 2500ft above site, but what was most notable was the streeting. If this is winter, let’s hope the Spring & Summer are as good.

26th February 2022: Another Soaring Wednesday….

The fortunes of the mid-week flyers continues with another soaring Wednesday, making it every Wednesday so far this year that soaring flights have been achieved. Overcast conditions in the morning cleared to a large gap in the clouds early afternoon & Mike Jenks casually showed us how it can be done with a 19 minute flight in JKW. VN & the two Astirs were active, & Gordon took a tow up to 3,000 ft, using a scenic route nudging through & above the clouds, exploiting the gap over the airfield. It was nice post flying to congregate at the bar for a quick beer before heading home – hopefully that will become a more common feature as we emerge from Covid & spring & summer beckons.