Scrubbing Solos With half of the Cranwell team (and a lot of instructors) at Lleweni Parc for a week of wave flying, the rest of the team took on the less forgiving Lincolnshire flying environment. Saturday was eventful, with Tim Faver as duty pilot and managing to control a very limited airfield. Even with the […]
Tutoring in Full Swing With what seemed to be a slightly unnerving Saturday as the forecast showed scattered rainclouds around the airspace and a foggy morning, an efficient setup (led by Neill Atkins and Mick Hunton) meant we were ready to fly as soon as the visibility had improved. As first flight went up at […]
Curse of the Cable Breaks With a stark weather warning covering both days of the forthcoming weekend, spirits were not dampened…but the airfield certainly was for a gloomy Saturday. Those who did turn up made the most out of what was a flyable morning, before the rain showers settled in and ruined the rest of […]
Last of the Summer Sunshine Rather than spending Friday night getting ready for the weekend, a small dedicated team of members took to the airfield so Cranwell Gliding Club could host the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Medical Centre, a fantastic charity that looks after wounded servicemembers. We welcomed 4 patients from the centre and flew them […]
A Late Summers Soaring In our usual high hopes, members of Cranwell GC arrived at the airfield to a…hopeful forecast. Winds were strong and the sky was overcast but pilots still managed to make the most of it with soaring flights around the Lincolnshire skyscape. DP Callum Evans, a former NUGC pilot turned fire and […]