will it or wont it for sunday

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:51 pm

well looking at the next few days it looks like saturday will be a wash out and windy, but sunday is looking bright and sunny with expected winds between east north eas and north. it does give fairly light but i wouldnt hold my breath given it will be low pressure. would love it to be north so i can fly the hg and pg the coast is could be good as well or carrock fell so we could be spoilt for choice.

though tommorow is a stable building day so if anyone would like a day out at the farm just give me a call

cheers gary

Sergey · Post by **Sergey** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:04 pm

All the forecast I've seen (except BBC) suggest NW - NNW wind, quite fresh in the morning and easing off later from the West (i.e. eastern parts of the area will have some wind for longer).

I think of going to Fastheugh Hill, but I haven't spoken to Tommy yet - it's his site. Fastheugh Hill is a massive NW bowl with an almost civilised vehicular access to the top, normal cars should cope alright but 4x4s may have an edge after Saturdays rain. Bottom landings are a little funny for HGs but very easy for PGs.

brian day · Post by **brian day** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:09 pm

The forecasts I have seen agree with Sergey, I was thinking maybe Clough for Sunday, but who knows anything could change. Tonight was supposed to be howling northerlies, but there's hardly been a breath on the water. The water temp is actually warmer than the air tonight, winter is on it's way

Sergey · Post by **Sergey** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:51 pm

Will be thinking on Sat night, chances are Sunday will be quite windless so may opt for aerotow in that case! Look at the chart - there's not much pressure gradient to cause wind on Sunday, and if forecasts get it off by only a few hours - we'll have virtually no wind at all!

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:23 pm

well like you say could be windless but i would say it still low pressure sunny i would'nt be surprised if is blown out for pg and perfect for hg. i still think model could be a good place as ne going through nw. let the winds decide and hopefully sunday morning will give all what we need. and a nice little 65mile drive would be nice but if it it has to be a 100 then a 100 it will be. lets hope its the rs this weekend

Pete Batey · Post by **Pete Batey** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:34 pm

Sergey wrote:Will be thinking on Sat night, chances are Sunday will be quite windless so may opt for aerotow in that case! Look at the chart - there's not much pressure gradient to cause wind on Sunday, and if forecasts get it off by only a few hours - we'll have virtually no wind at all!

Where will you aerotow? I'd be up for that if they'll honor my USA rating.
Pete

Sergey · Post by **Sergey** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:13 pm

http://www.scottishairsports.co.uk/ might be on.

A bit of a drive for you, I suppose - based here.