Saturday 2nd January 2010

The rest of this week looks unflyable. I wont be out Friday1st January, at the moment the weather is looking favourable for Saturday. No first dayers this Saturday so any flyers wishing to come out, let me know. All the best for the new year.

Monday 28th December 2009

A hard slog up Simon Fell, justified by a short spell of ground handling and a picturesque flight down.

Monday 28th December

Looks good for flyers, let me know if you are available.

Sunday 27th December onwards

I will be out teaching from Sunday 27th Dec. onwards. If you'd like to get out then please let me know. Have a good Christmas.

Tuesday December 22nd

Although the wind looks ok all the side roads around the Dales are
still treacherous with snow and ice.

12th December Simon Fell

Stuart Yarrow and Steve Harris soaring at Simon Fell, whilst a group of Day one's worked hard below.

Saturday 19th December Onwards

Looks a bit windy Saturday and stronger on Sunday. There's hope from Monday onwards with Tuesday looking quite flyable at the moment.
Lots of snow in Pateley Bridge (7").

December 14th Onwards

We had a good weekend, on Saturday all the day one's managed to fly from the lower slope of Simon Fell. Sunday was spent with flyers ground handling practice at Cow Close Fell.

This week looks unsettled, I will blog if the weather looks favourable.

sunday 13th december

looking favourable with light nw or n winds.

December 12th & 13th

First day students on Saturday.

Sunday is looking good at the moment.

December 11th Simon Fell

A nice picture of David Bond with Simon Laundy flying his new Nova Ion in the background.

December 11th

Looking good. Call in the morning @ 0815.

10th December Onwards

Looking good for Thursday onwards, as high pressure moves in and gives some stability to the weather.

I have day one's on Saturday, but all the other days are free for flyers.

Let me know if you can come out.

4th December

Looking good for flying tomorrow. Let me know if you can come.

The weekend looks like another washout.

Dec 2nd Onwards

Sorry about the lack of blogging lately. I was told yesterday by David Bond that the jet stream is starting to show signs of movement. I'm hoping this will  lead to an improvement in the weather, although it is December. Hope to see you soon.

16th November Onwards

Looks either too windy or wet for the near future.

November 14th Onwards

No chance of flying for the next few days.

I now have a good selection of harnesses in stock. Supair, Gin Air Light and Basis and a few Mac and odds and sods. Let me know if you want to come over to the store and try. I'm available most evenings midweek too.

Have a good weekend. All the best.

November 11th, Forecast & Harnesses

Gragareth yesterday, I was able to fly down to Great Coumb and back in very nice conditions. Unfortunately, the wind picked up making it very strong for students.

Weather looking unsettled for the next few days.

I'm hoping to get more harnesses in today and should be available for a harness fitting session tomorrow (Friday). If you are one of those waiting for me to get more harnesses in stock, give me a call later today.

11th November

Give me a call if you can make Wednesday.

Monday 9th November Onwards

Looking flyable with light winds. Let me know if you can come out.

Back from Spain

We had a great 2 weeks in Spain 11 flyable days out of a possible 12.

Back to unsettled conditions with no prospects of flying in the very near future.

In Spain 17 - 31 Oct.

Back in circulation 1st Nov.

In Spain 17 - 31 Oct.

Back in circulation 1st Nov.

October 12th Onwards

Looking like a good week. Try to get out, this is my last week before leaving for Spain on Saturday for 2 weeks.

October 10th Onwards

Possibility on Saturday 10th Oct for day 1's. Sunday blown out, pressure is building for next week. So give me a call and get booked-in.

Wednesday 7th Oct.
We had a great day on Wether Fell. Well done to James Seed who completed his CP and a special pat on the back to Phil Dale who managed 4 soaring flights each followed by a top landing and only his 3rd day.

October 7th & 8th

Light winds. Let me know if you can come out, Thursday may be reserved for Day One's.

October 3th-4th Weekend

Looks very windy Saturday. Sunday still a bit windy at this stage. A little hope next week with lighter winds. Had a good day yesterday on Pendle, great to see pilots still going XC.

October 1st Thursday

Probably go to Pendle. Give me a call.

September 28th Onwards

Looking windy. Watch this space for any change in the weather.

Weekend Flying 26 -27th Sept.

Looking good Saturday is full with first day students. Flyers out Sunday, there are a couple of places available..so let me know.

September 9th Onwards

Looking like a better week, Wed, Thurs & Fri look flyable. I'm in Montenegro next week, so try and make an effort to get out. Look forward to hearing from you.

September 4 to 6th

Looks windy and I'm away at the weekend back in circulation Monday 7th Sept.

August 31st Onwards

Looks no flyable for the next few days. Unsettled with strong wind and showers.

August 27th Onwards

Thursday 27th August, wind looks light in the morning with stronger winds forecast in the afternoon. So possibility of flying for post day 2's. Friday and the weekend look windy at this stage.

August 24th Monday

Looks good at the moment for flyers (post day one). Let me know if you can come out and don't forget to call in the morning at 0815.

August 23

Windy.

August 18 - 19

Looking windy for the next few days.

TODAY 18th August

Might be OK. Call in at 0815.

August 14th and Weekend 15th & 16th

Possible window of weather tomorrow (14th)in morning and early afternoon. Front due to arrive by about 3 to 4 pm. Let me know if you can come Friday.

At the moment the weekend looks windy.

August 10th 11th

I've just flown 5 consecutive days, can't remember the last time that happened. Anyway, looks unlikely for the next couple of days, showery today and strong winds tomorrow. Looking better towards mid-week onwards.

August 5th - 7th

I will make Thursday August 6th available for day ones (Fundays or Day 1 EP). Please contact me if you are not down in the diary and want to do a first day on Thursday.

Wednesday 5th and Friday 7th looks possible for Flyers. Let me know if you want to come out.

August 4th onwards

A bit of long shot at the moment, but looks possible towards the end of the week.

Weekend Flying 1 -2 August

Another unsettled weekend. Saturday looks like a no go. Sunday gives a glimmer of hope although the Met Office at Skipton is giving SW 9 with gusts to 29.

Monday 27th July onwards

Looks like a continuation of last week :-(. The jet stream seems well to the south of the UK all week. This means the usual Atlantic lows are hitting the UK square on, rather then been pushed to the North. Therefore, I can't see any slots for the foreseeable future.

Weekend Flying 25 - 26th July

Find below Met Office forecast for Sedbergh. It's a difficult call for tomorrow (sat) as you can see the gusts look quite high. I guess I will have to make the decision at 0815 in the morning (07793 678133). At this stage Sunday looks windy.

Four-day forecast: Sedbergh
Date Time Weather Temp Wind Visibility
Dir Speed Gust
Sat
25
Jul
0100 9°C WSW 5 mph Very Good
0400 6°C WSW 3 mph Good
0700 11°C W 3 mph Very Good
1000 15°C W 6 mph Very Good
1300 16°C W 7 mph 25 mph Very Good
1600 17°C WSW 8 mph 24 mph Very Good
1900 16°C WSW 8 mph 18 mph Very Good
Night 10°C SE 6 mph Very Good
Sun
26
Jul
Day 15°C S 17 mph Poor
Night 10°C SSW 13 mph Good
Mon
27
Jul
Day 16°C W 14 mph 35 mph Poor
Night 11°C SW 8 mph 22 mph Very Good
Tue
28
Jul
Day 17°C SW 9 mph 28 mph Very Good
Night 12°C SE 6 mph 18 mph Very Good
Last updated: 1001 on Fri 24 Jul 2009

Training 23 -24 July

Looks windy and showery. No chance of flying.