Wednesday Morning Update:
Just updated the Wind & Waves forecast for tomorrow and it looks to still be good! Steady East winds around 9 kph, high of 18C and sunny! The Weather Network's forecast is not so rosy unfortunately! They are predicting North East winds from 14-21 kph! : ( This has pretty well been the trend this month, lots of wind! Oh well, it will be a day where you fly something that you have confidence it can handle the strong winds, probably won't be ideal for a first time toss of your latest build.

I will be there around 10:15 am...ish.

Cheers!

Lyle

Monday Evening Update:
Yeah...Wednesday looks to be a blow out! Thursday is indeed the better day. I plan on arriving at the field Thursday morning around 10:15 am. Hopefully the forecast holds....

Best,

Lyle

Morning!
Looking ahead to the weather forecasts for the upcoming week, Wednesday and Thursday both look promising, but once again the winds coming from the East, look to be a wee bit on the high side. At this point, I'm planning on heading to the field on Wednesday morning, however, if that doesn't work out, Thursday will be my back up day.

I will update this post on Tuesday evening.

Best,

Lyle

Hope to be there around 10:00.
TerryK

I plan to be at the field around 10am

Ann T wrote:
> Well that was a colossal disappointment. The wind forecast was for light
> winds, not the gusty winds we experienced this morning.
>
> Hopefully next time, the weather forecasters can get their acts together.
>
> Ann

Ann:
I think the forecasters were about 6 hours too early. After I arrived back home, around 3 pm, it was all sunshine 'n roses in my backyard! Almost no wind, sunny and warm! Damn, eh? Unfortunately, you have to play the hand your dealt! We all managed to get some flights in and enjoyed socializing at our beautiful field, so it wasn't a total loss.

As you mentioned, it was the kind of wind that you would fly something that you had properly trimmed out previously, and you knew could handle some wind. It was not however, the kind of conditions where you would want to maiden a sailplane that you have just spent the winter preparing it for the upcoming flying season.

I agree, well said....

Lyle

I am hosting a prospective member on Wednesday. I'll be at the field around 10

Well that was a colossal disappointment. The wind forecast was for light winds, not the gusty winds we experienced this morning.

Hopefully next time, the weather forecasters can get their acts together.

Ann

Will meet you there.
TerryK.

Evening!
Well....what can I say, Wind & Waves wind strength predictions have not be very accurate of late. Last Thursday, the winds from the South East were really gusty and not at all ideal for maidening anything of value. So I'm going to give it another go....Wind & Waves and The Weather Network are both predicting very light winds from the South West on Monday and Tuesday.

I can't do both days and stay married, soooo, I'm going with Monday morning at the Burford Field! If the weather predictions holds I will be maidening my new to me, 2.9M Introduction REF. I also might have my E-X-RES ready as well.

It looks to be a great day, let's hope the prediction holds true!

Best,

Lyle

The portapotty was delivered this morning. Time to dust off your planes, charge your batteries and get soaring.😊

If the forecast holds, conditions look very promising for Thursday
I plan to be at the field for around 9:30
Will be flying various models - have to shake off the dust.

Tim