Spring UK Private Flying Bash?

[Genghis the Engineer]

Paul,

Thanks very much on behalf of all of us.

I just replied to your PM and will email you the attendees list.

Look forward, weather permitting (which it looks like it will) to seeing everybody on Sunday.

G

[Panhandler1]

Just a point I missed earlier - sorry, Sherburn has not had Mogas for quite a while now, but today we have had our first delivery of UL91 which is now available from the club as a replacement for Mogas, so we should be able to meet all your needs.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday.

Paul Regan
Sherburn Aero Club

[Mariner9]

Unfortunately won't make it now on Sunday, urgent business trip to Durban has intervened

[peterh337]

I was going to fly up tonight but it has been solidly fogged in so I cancelled.

Now it looks like it is just beginning to begin to clear, with Doncaster reporting 2k vis which means you might just about find the runway from short final

Tomorrow's weather looks same as today's.

[Fake Sealion]

Genghis....you mentioned some time back you would send an eve of event email to all "participants" - did you send anything?

Wx in North Yorkshire today wasn't too good - very poor viz till 1300ish when the sun appeared and it became a sort of glowing poor viz.

Lets hope it improves tomorrow.

[dublinpilot]

I too had planned to arrive today. I was hoping to arrive this morning and kept delaying hoping the fog would clearly, which it didn't. It just wasn't possible for me to make it today with the fog/visibility.

[thing]

Was up in Yorks today (driving), just got back to Lincoln, vis appaling all day.

[Genghis the Engineer]

STOP STOP STOP

Looking at the Met, plus local opinion, I think that we had best go for the backup date next Saturday. The visibility looks likely to be truly crap until mid afternoon.

Email going out now.

G

[dublinpilot]

Thanks Genghis.

Here's to hoping that the clouds keep at bay for next weekend, but that the visibility clears up!

[peterh337]

I can't do next Saturday.

[Katamarino]

How disappointing, given the unseasonably good weather! You can remove Backpacker and I from the list, I know neither of us can make it next weekend.

[peterh337]

Sherburn's geography doesn't help with the fog, I gather.

The south coast has been a lot better though still hazy.

[peterh337]

Looking at the wx you might need a new backup date

[Genghis the Engineer]

Originally Posted by peterh337

Looking at the wx you might need a new backup date

I don't think that anybody in their right mind would trust a forecast more than 120 hours ahead!

In the meantime, looks like it was the right call:

EGNM 250750Z VRB02KT 0200 R14/0225 FG VV/// 06/06 Q1034

EGNM 250459Z 2506/2606 10004KT 0100 FG VV/// PROB40 TEMPO 2506/2508 1200 BCFG SCT000 BECMG 2508/2511 2000 BR NSC BECMG 2511/2514 CAVOK PROB30 2514/2518 8000 BECMG 2518/2521 7000 BECMG 2521/2524 3000 BR PROB40 2600/2606 0300 FG BKN000

G

[BackPacker]

Pretty gloomy here in the Netherlands as well. Two hours past our scheduled departure time and things seem to be lifting very slowly. OVC006 at the moment.

[thing]

Have to say here in Lincolnium this morning that it's perfectly flyable. EGXW Waddington Current Aviation Weather Conditions and Forecasts Even caught our CFI out who effectively cancelled his lessons for today. Sod's Law. Count me in for next Sat.

[dublinpilot]

Yes, but what time of the day did it become good enough? I for one would not have made it today until evening time, and as a result wouldn't have come. No point in arriving over and having to leave an hour later!

[peterh337]

The alternate of Doncaster was doable Sat night if you had an IMCR or an IR, but for about £80 for the landing, plus parking, plus maybe £30-40 for the taxi each way.

[Genghis the Engineer]

Originally Posted by peterh337

The alternate of Doncaster was doable Sat night if you had an IMCR or an IR, but for about £80 for the landing, plus parking, plus maybe £30-40 for the taxi each way.

Not exactly weekend leisure flying, even for those with the capability.

G

[Genghis the Engineer]

Anyhow, plan "B".


Anybody who hasn't already, could you please PM me with additions / substractions / plan changes, and I'll update the list.

Friday afternoon I'll check the met, an email out a GO/NO-GO. If it's a no-go, I'll set up a new Doodle poll for alternative dates.


G