Is it just me being pessimistic, or has the weather taken a nose dive in recent months? I like to fly long routes of 150+ miles, but have not been able to find suitable VMC days to be able to do much more than a few local circuits.
I did see one flight on FR24 from Norwich to Anglesey, by a PA28 a couple of days ago, but doubt if he was in VMC for most of it, as it was overcast here at 2000ft.asl. Which could explain why he missed Snowdon by a few miles.
Just looking at my old gliding club's webcam, shows that they are currently in low cloud, with visibility of 100 yards..
Webcams and weather » MIDLAND GLIDING CLUB
Another pastime of mine is astrophotography, but again in the last eight weeks there has only been one night when the Pole Star has been visible, and even then Saturn was obscured by clouds in the South.
Have you had better conditions for some good VMC flights? Please let us know, and if you were that PA28 pilot... Well Done...!
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