The return of the Wave Wizard:

Ivor Shattock takes to the skies again at Talgarth On 27 August Ivor Shattock returned to the Club and had a flight in a Club K13. It was his first visit since 2002. Ivor is a flying legend in the Welsh hills and mountains, flying first at Mynydd Mayo, then Usk and later at Talgarth.…

Flying report: Tuesday 24 May 2016

Day Trip to Snowdon I’ve fantasised about this flight for a while and RASP did look good for all of Wales with a moderate Easterly and decent cloudbase. My half-baked plans were scuppered when a massive wave bar appeared over the Black Mountains in the morning. I got to about 7,400′ in weak but pleasant…

Flying report: Sunday 17th April

6300′ cloudbase Interesting day with a 6,300′ QNH average cloud base later on in the afternoon. The only fly in the ointment was some weak wave interference which gave large areas of sink and made a lot of clouds look as though they should work but didn’t when you flew under them. It was a…

Flying report: Tuesday 5th April

More XC A soggy field didn’t put the dampers on the fun and games yesterday. The best forecast for a few days saw quite a lot of activity with over 20 launches of locals and visitors. The air mass was typically spring-like with convection going to a decent base and the odd shower forecast to…