| Type | Date | Launch Time | Glider | Site | Duration (h:m) | Comments | Height Gain (ft) | Distance (km) | Hours (h:m) |
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| A | Sun, 08 Jun 2014 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Plumpton Aerotow | 00:19 | First flight since the glider was repaired; using the old harness. | 1,600 | | 70:18 |
| O | Sat, 17 May 2014 | 00:00 | Other | Avian | | I visit Avian to get my glider repaired and while there catch a glimpse of a new glider being developed! Oh, and I ordered a new U2 160 from Wills Wing! | 0 | | 69:59 |
| H | Sun, 23 Mar 2014 | 10:45 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:55 | WNW 20-25 mph; thermic with some storm activity. Major crash as I popped the nose when top landing in the paddock. Pilot ok, but glider a complete mess! | 1,473 | | 69:59 |
| H | Sun, 16 Mar 2014 | 11:15 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:49 | WNW - 15-20 mph. Spring like thermals. Harness and hang position adjusted. Bottom landed, but feel I've got the harness technique sorted now | 232 | | 69:04 |
| H | Sat, 15 Mar 2014 | 10:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 01:26 | WNW 15-20mph. Thermic, wind backing westerly. Still struggling with new harness - probably hanging too low. Bottom landed. | 531 | | 68:15 |
| H | Sat, 30 Nov 2013 | 13:25 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 01:27 | N; 15-20mph. First flight with the Myth 3 harness, Flew to the beacon twice. Top landed. Need to move foot plate back a couple of inches. | 400 | | 66:49 |
| H | Sun, 24 Nov 2013 | 14:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 00:06 | N; Started raining so had to get enough height for a top landing. Top landed ok. | 0 | | 65:22 |
| H | Sun, 24 Nov 2013 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 00:10 | N; 15-20 mph. Rough air. Got busy so top landed. | 0 | | 65:16 |
| H | Sat, 23 Nov 2013 | 13:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 00:26 | N; 15-20mph. Similar to earlier flight. Top landed as it felt like wind was dropping off. | 0 | | 65:06 |
| H | Sat, 23 Nov 2013 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 00:27 | N; 15-20mph. November thermals. Reasonable climbs, but thermals rough and punchy. Top landed. | 0 | | 64:40 |
| H | Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | 14:15 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:21 | NW; but strength dropping off from earlier. Lots of traffic over the pub. Hard to see with low sun, so top landed. Landing field was obstructed with glider and a family and I stalled a wing trying to dodge. Somehow got glider back into wind, skidded across ground, flared, tapped a tree and landed. | 200 | | 64:13 |
| H | Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 01:15 | NW, strong to start with. Everyone flying the pub hill so I ventured along to Truleigh and spent most of my flight clear of traffic. Good top landing in the paddock. | 500 | | 63:52 |
| O | Sat, 09 Nov 2013 | 00:00 | Other | | | Ordered my Myth 3 Harness from Aeros | 0 | | 62:37 |
| H | Sun, 29 Sep 2013 | 12:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Swanborough | 00:16 | ENE; 15-19 mph. Launched. Not much lift for wind strength. Watched a rigid fly straight down to the bottom landing where he impacted the ground hard. Flew down to bottom landing field to find pilot unconscious. | 187 | | 62:37 |
| H | Fri, 27 Sep 2013 | 16:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Swanborough | 00:36 | ENE; 15mph. Worked small thermals to almost 1000ft ATO. Thermalled with Matt. Explored the ridge then top landed. | 905 | | 62:21 |
| H | Fri, 27 Sep 2013 | 14:05 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Swanborough | 00:19 | ENE; strong when took off, but then flew to adjacent bowl to allow Paul to take-off. Got stuck and ended up bottom landing. | 147 | | 61:45 |
| H | Tue, 10 Sep 2013 | 18:15 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 01:00 | NW-WNW; gusty (10-22mph) and rough below 300ft ATO. Smoothed out higher. Top landed in paddock as the sun began to set. | 484 | | 61:26 |
| H | Sat, 31 Aug 2013 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 00:18 | NNW-N; Small undefined thermals making it hard to climb. Lift dropped off so top landed. | 308 | | 60:26 |
| H | Sat, 01 Jun 2013 | 13:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:18 | NW; got weak almost as soon as I took off. Bottom landed avoiding the crop again. | 140 | | 60:08 |
| H | Fri, 31 May 2013 | 16:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 01:03 | NNW 10-15 mph. Thermic. Made it to Truleigh Hill, but didn't get much above ridge height. Came back to a sky full of paragliders. Struggled to get enough height for a top landing so ultimately landed at the bottom. | 350 | | 59:50 |
| H | Sat, 25 May 2013 | 13:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:13 | NW, 5-15 mph. Thermic cycles. Launched into a cycle. Thermalled for a while, flew with a buzzard, then top landed when the lift cycle stopped. | 550 | | 58:47 |
| H | Sat, 25 May 2013 | 10:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Firle | 00:11 | NNE-N, and the wind dropping. Maintained for a while then had to bottom land. | 0 | | 58:34 |
| H | Thu, 23 May 2013 | 19:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:03 | A quick top to bottom after a storm passes overhead. | 0 | | 58:23 |
| T | Sun, 12 May 2013 | 14:45 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:08 | Still windy; 10-15 mph but wind smoother. Full tow to 1000 feet. Broken thermals with sharp edges. Managed to dip in and out of a thermal maintaining 500feet until landing 1.6 km from launch. | 1,000 | 1.6 | 58:20 |
| T | Sun, 12 May 2013 | 13:15 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | Windy launch; 10-15 mph. A little crosswind. Opted to release half way up on tow fearing weak link or cable snap. Missed right upright when landing which made for an interesting landing approach. | 700 | | 58:12 |
| A | Thu, 02 May 2013 | 20:15 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Sywell Airfield | 00:08 | 50:50 bridle moved 2 inches forwards. Sun setting. Bar pressure reduced but still high (no VG on this time). Tow to 1500ft. | 1,500 | | 58:09 |
| A | Thu, 02 May 2013 | 19:15 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Sywell Airfield | 00:21 | Flight with a 50:50 bridle attached to the base of king-post. Still high bar pressure. Tow to 3000ft. | 3,000 | | 58:01 |
| H | Sat, 20 Apr 2013 | 12:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Swanborough | 00:05 | With a risk of a sea breeze, it was time for a quick top to bottom. Made a little more interesting with an uphill, downwind landing! | 0 | | 57:40 |
| H | Fri, 29 Mar 2013 | 12:40 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Swanborough | 01:10 | Cold with occasional thermals ato around 700ft. School soaring flights and top landing through the gate | 700 | | 57:35 |
| O | Fri, 15 Mar 2013 | 00:00 | Other | | | Article discussing amendments to the BHPA Aerotowing procedures. | 0 | | 56:25 |
| H | Fri, 01 Mar 2013 | 15:15 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Bo Peep | 01:00 | Difficult conditions on take-off - 15-20 mph NE, waited for lull then launched. Wind increased and reports that it was gusting to 36 mph on launch. Decided on bottom landing for safety. | 800 | | 56:25 |
| S | Tue, 04 Dec 2012 | 00:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | | | My glider goes to John Barratt of South Downs Hang Gliding for a service which includes the replacement of the side-wires, a chute repack and the fitting of a bridle knife to my harness. | 0 | | 55:25 |
| T | Sun, 11 Nov 2012 | 16:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | Mini out and return | 700 | | 55:25 |
| T | Sun, 11 Nov 2012 | 15:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | Shadow ultra light passed under me on landing approach | 700 | | 55:22 |
| T | Sun, 11 Nov 2012 | 13:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | Weak link break | 700 | | 55:18 |
| T | Sun, 11 Nov 2012 | 11:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | Perfect no step landing | 690 | | 55:14 |
| H | Sat, 29 Sep 2012 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:30 | WNW, backing W and strength increasing. | 1,400 | 2.15 | 55:11 |
| H | Sat, 22 Sep 2012 | 11:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Swanborough | 00:30 | NE; landed next to Brighton Marina. | 2,050 | 6.1 | 54:41 |
| A | Sat, 08 Sep 2012 | 14:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Plumpton Aerotow | 00:15 | Full VG; towing much easier-reduced bar pressure. | 2,100 | | 54:11 |
| A | Sat, 08 Sep 2012 | 13:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Plumpton Aerotow | 00:15 | | 2,100 | | 53:56 |
| A | Sun, 22 Jul 2012 | 15:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Plumpton Aerotow | 00:15 | SSE-SSW; blue - smooth tow & final glide back to launch. | 2,300 | | 53:41 |
| A | Sun, 22 Jul 2012 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Plumpton Aerotow | 00:20 | Awful tow; very hard to control glider. Fault with tug found after I landed after early release. Flight maintained in thermal for a short time. | 1,000 | | 53:26 |
| H | Tue, 22 May 2012 | 15:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:40 | 20-25 MPH; NNW; Truleigh Run | 200 | | 53:06 |
| H | Mon, 21 May 2012 | 18:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Devil's Dyke | 00:45 | Lovely afternoon flight after work; missed approached at the Dyke and an interesting slalom between all the cattle in the landing field. Went around and top landed. | 200 | | 52:26 |
| T | Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | 16:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | Speedy flight; no lift and landed very close to the set-up landing spot. | 700 | | 51:41 |
| T | Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | 13:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | Heavy rain in-bound. | 650 | | 51:38 |
| T | Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | 12:30 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | Others went XC but unable to connect with any lift on this smooth tow and return flight. | 600 | | 51:35 |
| T | Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:01 | Cable snap | 200 | | 51:32 |
| H | Sat, 14 Apr 2012 | 14:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Swanborough | 00:15 | Another quick flight; conditions rough low down so concluded with a top landing then packed up. | 160 | | 51:31 |
| 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 |
