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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…

Sunrise, Llweni Parc (26 Nov 2022)

I went to the Women Gliding event at Denbigh Gliding, held on the last weekend of November. On the Saturday morning there was this gorgeous sunrise visible from…

Swans (13 Nov 2022)

I visited the former hide near Burleigh Sands, Loch Leven NNR, to find it was demolished! A viewing screen is being built which unfortunately won’t offer seats. However…

Pine Cone Viewpoint (19 Oct 2022)

I had wanted to walk up to this viewpoint for sometime, but the damage wreaked by gales in early 2022 precluded it for a while. The walk up…

West Sands, St Andrews (21 Sep 2022)

We visited St Andrews for a walk on the beach followed by a meal at Tailend, which didn’t disappoint. My friend lives in Germany where Fish & Chips…

Kinoull Hill Tower (17 Sep 2022)

My friend and I walked up Kinoull Hill and along to the dramatic Tower, which overlooks the Tay and northern Fife. Shutter speed: 1/7800s Aperture: ƒ/1.7 ISO: 77 Focal length: 4.38mm Taken: 17…

Japanese Garden, Crowden (15 Sep 2022)

I had a friend staying and we visited the Japanese Garden at Crowden. It was a bit out of season – not Spring and not Autumn – but…

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…