Author Archives: Colin-Cowplain

It’s November already, the clocks have gone back and winter is well on the way. So how was October? Better than expected overall, we had several nice sunny days with light winds. Life at the patch continued as usual, we … Continue reading →

I’ve just seen on TV that September was the wettest on record here in the south and Middle Wallop had four times the average September rainfall. I was away in warmer climes for part of the month but it seems … Continue reading →

I’ve started the last couple of editions of Patch News by complaining about the bad weather and hoping for better next month. And yes, August was very slightly better. We flew regularly but it hasn’t really been a proper summer, … Continue reading →

I started the last Patch News by saying summer had finally arrived. Well I got that wrong! We did have some brief spells of summery weather in July but also a lot of terrible days and record rainfall. Mowing continued … Continue reading →

At last, summer seems to have finally arrived…possibly. The first half of June really wasn’t summery at all with chilly winds and mostly overcast days. But things improved briefly in the second half of the month and we had some … Continue reading →

I was away at the end of April and the start of May so I missed some of the action but fortunately other PAM members kept me up to date and took lots of  photos and videos for us all … Continue reading →

At last, the weather seems to be improving. It’s certainly still spring like and some days we have had all four seasons in one day but there have been quite a few good flying days. The parking area that was … Continue reading →

It’s April already and we’re rushing towards those lovely balmy summer days that are ideal for model flying…well hopefully anyway. March wasn’t too bad at all, as expected for this time of year there was a mixture of good and … Continue reading →

It’s spring, hurrah! Well it is according to the meteorological calendar anyway which says spring starts on 1st March although the astronomical spring apparently begins around 21st March Why am I mentioning this? In the vain hope that we see … Continue reading →