Day 4 - Visit Our Friends. The task was to fly to as many gliding clubs as possible. The forecast was looking awesome so there were many 30...

Bright sunny start in a fickle Northerly wind - first decision of the day where to launch from, take the easy one from nearest the hangar. ...

Day 3’s task was ‘Around The Compass’. Two lines running North-South and East-West through Aston Down separated the country into 4 quadra...

After the morning brief and the customary “how I did it” tales (tip never let the truth spoil a good story) with Team Eagle leading the day...

Following the scrub on Sunday, Monday brought optimism that despite the blue, a task could be set and flown. With a nod to a certain sporti...

Pete Startup (230)  completed the set task with furthest point Banbury. Against a stiff wind in the blue. Wyn Davies (W7) managed to le...

Saturday 30th June Hot, blue and late starting was the brief at 10:00 and so it turned out. Due to the forecast late start a modest tas...

As glider pilots it is always “interesting” when others talk about how nice it would be to have some rain - “the gardens could do with it...

Written in a bouncy car thundering through darkest Wales on the way to collect the Eagle from Talgarth.  With a forecast for largely b...

Another very hot day today at DSGC and not many members (several pundits have decamped to Aston Down for Competition Enterprise and Nympsfi...