http://glidemet.co.uk/?p=1114 Gliding weather forecasts for England and Wales, updated by 8.30pm Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:56:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://glidemet.co.uk/?p=1114&cpage=1#comment-2263 hrf Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:04:42 +0000 http://glidemet.co.uk/?p=1114#comment-2263 Cloudbase was ~ 5000 ft QNH around North Hill area in East Devon. Plenty of strong >5 kt climbs. I had a good club flying day :) Cloudbase was ~ 5000 ft QNH around North Hill area in East Devon. Plenty of strong >5 kt climbs. I had a good club flying day

]]> http://glidemet.co.uk/?p=1114&cpage=1#comment-2261 G109B Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:33:52 +0000 http://glidemet.co.uk/?p=1114#comment-2261 Some massive streets of strong lift, I have never been able to fly for so long without circling or losing height (about 40 minutes at 4000ft), but they were far too far apart and nothing working in between. Had a grand view of a Spitfire at the top of a loop (nowhere near Silverstone) with the only audience I could see being a glider in a stubble field. Some compensation I suppose. Some massive streets of strong lift, I have never been able to fly for so long without circling or losing height (about 40 minutes at 4000ft), but they were far too far apart and nothing working in between. Had a grand view of a Spitfire at the top of a loop (nowhere near Silverstone) with the only audience I could see being a glider in a stubble field. Some compensation I suppose.

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