Category Archives: Patch News

March saw a definite improvement in the weather and club members did lots of flying. There was very little rain in the month which meant the parking area has now dried out well and our cars won’t be getting filthy … Continue reading →

It’s March, welcome to glorious spring weather and lots of flying opportunities! Well, that might be slightly optimistic but there are signs that the weather is getting better and February was certainly better for us than January. We flew on … Continue reading →

I don’t think I’ve ever had so little flying due to bad weather as this month. We expect January to be cold and miserable in the UK but this year it has been particularly bad. We seem to have been … Continue reading →

Happy New Year everybody, especially PAM members! I hope you’ve had a great Christmas and are looking forward to lots of flying in 2025. The days are already getting longer again and those long hot summers days are just around … Continue reading →

I’ve begun writing this blog on Sunday 24th November when I should be out flying, but storm Bert has put a stop to that. The wind has been blowing at over 30mph all weekend with gusts of over 50mph so … Continue reading →

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 →