Site Guide - Mendlesham
| Airspace: unknown at this time Airspace information is provided for guidance only - please verify using current charts before flying site. |
| Club: Suffolk Coastal Floaters Hang Gliding Club |
| Height: 0 ft |
Disciplines: |
| Location: LAT: 52.22967, LONG: 1.12863 |
Flights From Mendlesham
| Type | Date | Launch Time | Glider | Site | Duration (h:m) | Comments | Height Gain (ft) | Distance (km) | Hours (h:m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | Sun, 13 Aug 2017 | 12:00 | Wills Wing U2 160 | Mendlesham | 00:01 | A cross wind take-off and I pop the nose; the left wing stalls and a lock-out starts. I almost recover but run out of air and crash into the ground. | 60 | 92:21 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| T | Sat, 18 Sep 2010 | 11:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | 800 | 37:41 | ||
| T | Sat, 18 Sep 2010 | 10:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 700 | 37:36 | ||
| T | Sun, 01 Aug 2010 | 16:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 600 | 36:40 | ||
| T | Sun, 01 Aug 2010 | 15:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 600 | 36:36 | ||
| T | Sun, 01 Aug 2010 | 14:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 700 | 36:32 | ||
| T | Sun, 01 Aug 2010 | 13:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 750 | 36:28 | ||
| T | Sun, 01 Aug 2010 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:01 | Double release | 150 | 36:24 | |
| T | Sun, 01 Aug 2010 | 11:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 550 | 36:23 | ||
| T | Sun, 01 Aug 2010 | 10:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | Horrible sinky air on tow | 500 | 36:19 | |
| T | Sat, 24 Jul 2010 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | Very cross wind launches, bumpy conditions on landing approaches | 600 | 36:16 | |
| T | Sat, 24 Jul 2010 | 11:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | Very cross wind launches, bumpy conditions on landing approaches | 600 | 36:12 | |
| O | Sat, 24 Jul 2010 | 10:00 | Other | Mendlesham | My first mission arriving at Mendlesham was to sit my pilot exam. Richard H. kindly set-up a table and exam for me in the hanger! | 0 | 36:08 | ||
| T | Sat, 03 Jul 2010 | 13:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 700 | 36:08 | ||
| T | Sat, 03 Jul 2010 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 750 | 36:04 | ||
| T | Sat, 03 Jul 2010 | 11:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | 750 | 36:00 | ||
| T | Sat, 03 Jul 2010 | 10:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | 800 | 35:55 | ||
| T | Sat, 26 Jun 2010 | 13:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:06 | 900 | 35:50 | ||
| T | Sat, 26 Jun 2010 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | 900 | 35:44 | ||
| T | Sat, 26 Jun 2010 | 11:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:14 | 1,354 | 35:39 | ||
| T | Sat, 05 Jun 2010 | 10:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:06 | 498 | 35:16 | ||
| T | Sun, 18 Apr 2010 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:12 | 1,125 | 33:33 | ||
| T | Sun, 18 Apr 2010 | 11:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:06 | 900 | 33:21 | ||
| T | Sun, 18 Apr 2010 | 10:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:09 | 800 | 33:15 | ||
| T | Sat, 17 Apr 2010 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:06 | 700 | 33:06 | ||
| T | Sat, 17 Apr 2010 | 11:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:06 | 700 | 33:00 | ||
| T | Sat, 17 Apr 2010 | 10:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:09 | 757 | 32:54 | ||
| T | Sun, 07 Mar 2010 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:07 | 1,000 | 30:39 | ||
| T | Sun, 07 Mar 2010 | 11:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:07 | 1,050 | 30:32 | ||
| T | Sun, 07 Mar 2010 | 10:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:08 | 1,100 | 30:25 | ||
| T | Sun, 27 Sep 2009 | 13:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | W-N, light wind, blue sky, slightly thermic early on. | 500 | 27:52 | |
| T | Sun, 27 Sep 2009 | 12:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | W-N, light wind, blue sky, slightly thermic early on. | 600 | 27:48 | |
| T | Sun, 27 Sep 2009 | 11:00 | AirBorne Sting 3:168 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | W-N, light wind, blue sky, slightly thermic early on. | 600 | 27:43 | |
| T | Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | 17:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:30 | 2,508 | 7 | 25:28 | |
| T | Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | 16:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:01 | 90 | 24:58 | ||
| T | Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | 15:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:07 | 950 | 24:57 | ||
| T | Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | 14:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:06 | 925 | 24:50 | ||
| T | Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | 13:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | 925 | 24:44 | ||
| T | Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | 12:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:06 | 892 | 24:39 | ||
| T | Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | 11:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:07 | 868 | 24:33 | ||
| T | Sat, 04 Jul 2009 | 17:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 820 | 23:46 | ||
| T | Sat, 04 Jul 2009 | 16:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 800 | 23:42 | ||
| T | Sat, 04 Jul 2009 | 15:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 750 | 23:38 | ||
| T | Sat, 04 Jul 2009 | 14:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | 600 | 23:34 | ||
| T | Sat, 04 Jul 2009 | 13:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | 400 | 23:31 | ||
| T | Sat, 04 Jul 2009 | 12:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | 400 | 23:28 | ||
| T | Sat, 04 Jul 2009 | 11:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:01 | 100 | 23:25 | ||
| T | Sun, 10 May 2009 | 16:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:07 | First flight of the day, maintained for a short while then landed. | 672 | 23:23 | |
| T | Sun, 10 May 2009 | 14:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:07 | Wind picking up, great height gain, a few small whiffs of lift. | 908 | 23:16 | |
| T | Sun, 10 May 2009 | 13:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | Few thermals which I played in for a short while, landing 12 steps from spot. | 764 | 23:09 | |
| T | Sun, 10 May 2009 | 12:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:20 | Weak link broke at 400ft, possibly due to large thermal that I floated around in making a height gain to 649 in the end. | 649 | 23:04 | |
| T | Sun, 10 May 2009 | 11:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 672 | 22:44 | ||
| T | Sun, 05 Apr 2009 | 14:30 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | 800 | 22:21 | ||
| T | Sun, 05 Apr 2009 | 14:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:05 | 600 | 22:16 | ||
| T | Sun, 05 Apr 2009 | 13:20 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 500 | 22:11 | ||
| T | Sun, 05 Apr 2009 | 12:20 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | 450 | 22:07 | ||
| T | Sun, 05 Apr 2009 | 11:50 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | 400 | 22:04 | ||
| T | Sun, 05 Apr 2009 | 11:15 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:02 | 300 | 22:01 | ||
| T | Sun, 15 Mar 2009 | 12:20 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | More cross wind | 490 | 21:59 | |
| T | Sun, 15 Mar 2009 | 11:40 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:03 | More cross wind | 500 | 21:56 | |
| T | Sun, 15 Mar 2009 | 11:10 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:04 | 2nd attempt, thermic, bumpy ride up on tow, float down pretty smooth. | 580 | 21:53 | |
| T | Sun, 15 Mar 2009 | 11:00 | Aeros Target 16 | Mendlesham | 00:01 | First tow in a long time, double released, good landing. | 70 | 21:49 |
