Type | Date | Launch Time | Glider | Site | Duration (h:m) | Comments | Height Gain (ft) | Distance (km) | Hours (h:m) |
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H | Sat, 14 Apr 2012 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Swanborough | 00:45 | Lovely high flight at Swanborough; John B's trainees on the hill. Top landed. | 1,684 | | 51:16 |
H | Sat, 31 Mar 2012 | 11:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 01:20 | Went to Firle first, but Bo Peep was the place to be. Rough low down, but pretty easy to get high. Wind increasing so landed at the top of the Bo Peep site and kited the glider back to launch. | 1,400 | | 50:31 |
H | Sat, 28 Jan 2012 | 15:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 00:30 | Sky to the north looking grey. Flew to Firle Beacon for the first time then returned for a top landing. | 350 | | 49:11 |
H | Sat, 28 Jan 2012 | 14:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 00:25 | Enjoyable boating around in established flight pattern. Top landed. | 290 | | 48:41 |
T | Sat, 03 Sep 2011 | 15:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mickfield Hall | 00:05 | Mini XC back to the hanger where I packed up. | 0 | | 48:16 |
T | Sat, 03 Sep 2011 | 13:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mickfield Hall | 00:05 | Difficult conditions - no lift. | 0 | | 48:11 |
T | Sat, 03 Sep 2011 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mickfield Hall | 00:05 | Difficult conditions - no lift. | 0 | | 48:06 |
T | Sat, 03 Sep 2011 | 11:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mickfield Hall | 00:01 | First tow in a while; weak link failed. Looped around and landed. | 0 | | 48:01 |
A | Sat, 20 Aug 2011 | 12:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Plumpton Aerotow | 00:15 | Just a single tow as wind was increasing and I didn't fancy it on my Sting. | 2,300 | | 48:00 |
T | Sat, 21 May 2011 | 14:45 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mickfield Hall | 00:26 | Good tow and released straight into a thermal. Worked this well and landed 13.4 km away. Andy H collected me! | 2,516 | 13.4 | 47:45 |
T | Sat, 21 May 2011 | 14:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mickfield Hall | 00:01 | Cable snap low down - not very pleasant as happened at worst possible time. | 0 | | 47:19 |
T | Sat, 21 May 2011 | 12:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mickfield Hall | 00:07 | Similar to my previous tow. Enjoyed some lift as I set-up landing approach. | 1,000 | | 47:18 |
T | Sat, 21 May 2011 | 11:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mickfield Hall | 00:08 | Cross wind; took Said place. Tow was rough low down but it smoothed out above 400ft ATO. | 800 | | 47:11 |
H | Sun, 15 May 2011 | 13:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:55 | 10-20 mph; WNW-W; friend from work took photos of me in the air. | 974 | | 47:03 |
H | Sat, 14 May 2011 | 13:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 01:05 | 15 mph, thermic, bit gusty WNW; lift everywhere! Getting down was the challenge! | 1,562 | | 46:08 |
H | Fri, 29 Apr 2011 | 12:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 00:17 | 10-15 mph, scratchy with thermals and holes; almost caught the fence on take-off! | 0 | | 45:03 |
H | Fri, 29 Apr 2011 | 11:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 00:22 | 10-15 mph, scratchy with thermals and holes - had almost the entire ridge to myself. | 0 | | 44:46 |
H | Mon, 25 Apr 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 00:22 | 10-15 mph, weak thermals, bit rough, plenty of traffic | 0 | | 43:45 |
H | Mon, 25 Apr 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 00:21 | 10-15 mph, weak thermals, bit rough, plenty of traffic | 0 | | 44:06 |
H | Mon, 25 Apr 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 00:18 | 10-15 mph, weak thermals, bit rough, plenty of traffic | 0 | | 44:24 |
T | Sat, 23 Apr 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | Light SE Winds, some thermic activity but minimal | 0 | | 43:08 |
T | Sat, 23 Apr 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | Light SE Winds, some thermic activity but minimal | 0 | | 43:12 |
T | Sat, 23 Apr 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | Light SE Winds, some thermic activity but minimal | 0 | | 43:17 |
T | Sat, 23 Apr 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | Moderate E winds as sea breezes reached airfield. | 0 | | 43:20 |
T | Sat, 23 Apr 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | Nil wind. | 0 | | 43:23 |
A | Sat, 19 Mar 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Plumpton Aerotow | 00:15 | Light winds; N (tailwind take-off) | 2,200 | | 42:53 |
A | Sat, 19 Mar 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Plumpton Aerotow | 00:11 | ESE 5 mph | 2,000 | | 43:04 |
H | Sat, 05 Mar 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 01:15 | ENE; 15-20 mph, broken thermals | 675 | | 42:38 |
H | Sun, 27 Feb 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:35 | WNW; scratchy conditions | 160 | | 41:23 |
T | Sat, 12 Feb 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | Wind straight down the runway - W 8-10 mph and muddy! | 1,050 | | 40:38 |
T | Sat, 12 Feb 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:06 | Wind straight down the runway - W 8-10 mph and muddy! | 1,050 | | 40:44 |
T | Sat, 12 Feb 2011 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | nil wind take-off | 800 | | 40:48 |
A | Mon, 01 Nov 2010 | 00:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Sywell Airfield | 00:07 | Aerotow training - solo flights on Fly Light's Target 16 | 200 | | 40:11 |
A | Mon, 01 Nov 2010 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Sywell Airfield | 00:01 | | 1,500 | | 40:12 |
A | Mon, 01 Nov 2010 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Sywell Airfield | 00:07 | | 1,800 | | 40:19 |
A | Mon, 01 Nov 2010 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Sywell Airfield | 00:09 | | 0 | | 40:28 |
A | Mon, 01 Nov 2010 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Sywell Airfield | 00:03 | | 0 | | 40:31 |
A | Mon, 01 Nov 2010 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Sywell Airfield | 00:01 | | 0 | | 40:32 |
A | Mon, 01 Nov 2010 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Sywell Airfield | 00:01 | Self released | 0 | | 40:33 |
A | Mon, 25 Oct 2010 | 00:00 | Aeros Target 21 | Sywell Airfield | 00:15 | Aerotow training, Tandem Flight on Aeros Target | 3,000 | | 39:18 |
A | Mon, 25 Oct 2010 | 00:00 | Aeros Target 21 | Sywell Airfield | 00:15 | Aerotow training, Tandem Flight on Aeros Target | 3,000 | | 39:33 |
A | Mon, 25 Oct 2010 | 00:00 | Aeros Target 21 | Sywell Airfield | 00:15 | Aerotow training, Tandem Flight on Aeros Target | 3,000 | | 39:48 |
A | Mon, 25 Oct 2010 | 00:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Sywell Airfield | 00:08 | Aerotow training, Tandem Flight on Aeros Target | 1,500 | | 39:56 |
A | Mon, 25 Oct 2010 | 00:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Sywell Airfield | 00:08 | Aerotow training - solo flights on Fly Light's Target 16 | 1,500 | | 40:04 |
O | Sun, 24 Oct 2010 | 00:00 | Other | Tibbenham | | Club Coach Course | 0 | | 39:03 |
O | Sat, 23 Oct 2010 | 00:00 | Other | Tibbenham | | Club Coach Course | 0 | | 39:03 |
H | Sun, 26 Sep 2010 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:26 | | 459 | | 39:03 |
H | Sat, 25 Sep 2010 | 14:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:50 | | 1,220 | | 38:37 |
T | Sat, 18 Sep 2010 | 13:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | | 650 | | 37:47 |
T | Sat, 18 Sep 2010 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | | 750 | | 37:44 |