Type | Date | Launch Time | Glider | Site | Duration (h:m) | Comments | Height Gain (ft) | Distance (km) | Hours (h:m) |
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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 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
H | Sat, 21 Aug 1999 | 12:00 | Airwave Calypso | Swanborough | 00:03 | NE wind, minimal lift, top to bottom (with J. Barratt). | 0 | | 01:18 |