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Gliding (07 Mar 2023)

Our glider was back and it looked like a lovely day for flying, with the promise of some of the first thermals of the year. I didn’t really…

The shortest day, almost! (20 Dec 2022)

My own glider was away at a workshop, so I was flying with another Club member in our K21. I was P1 in the front seat, and when…

Air-to-Air (27 Nov 2022)

Had a flight as P2 on the 27th and was able to take these two photos of gliders. Both were taken over the Conway valley. Shutter speed: 1/1250s Aperture: ƒ/1.7…

WWGC – Aerosparx – last night

Aerosparx gave us a stunning and original combined aerobatics & fireworks display on the last night. Shutter speed: 1/100s Aperture: ƒ/1.7 ISO: 457 Focal length: 4.38mm Taken: 26 August, 2022 19:08 Camera: Pixel 4a

WWGC pre-start manoeuvres (23 Aug 2022)

All pilots have to wait until 15 minutes after the last glider is launched before they can start – the gate opens then. During that time they have…

WWGC – gridding (19 Aug 2022)

The gliders are launched by aerotow from a grid, with the order changing each day – sometimes it’s an advantage to launch early, other days it’s better to…

WWGC – sunrise (15 Aug 2022)

The Women’s World Gliding Championship for 2022 was held at The Gliding Centre, Husband’s Bosworth. Lots of us, including me, camped. This was sunrise early one morning.. Shutter…

Up, up and away! (22 Jun 2021)

This is a composite image, made from putting each in a layer in Photoshop and removing most of each image except the glider. Shutter speed: 1/800s Aperture: ƒ/7.1 ISO: 200 Focal…

Loch Leven and Bishop Hill (01 Jan 2021)

Flying my glider was a great start to 2021. This was taken from about 2,500 feet above the airfield, which is the green area visible on the right…

Wave Soaring (08 Sep 2020)

My first flight in my own glider following lockdown, and what a great flight! I managed to get to 6,500′ above the airfield. Unfortunately I didn’t have time…