Last year one of our members, Ed Borlase, spent a considerable effort working with the Met Office to get Aidan McGirven and his team to Dartmoor Gliding Society for the day.
Organising such event is always weather dependent which is rather apt considering who the visitors were.
This was achieved on Tuesday 22 August 2023 which fortuitously was one of the few good days in August last year.
This is the blog covering the Met Office's visit.
The Met Office visit Dartmoor Gliding
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| Off they go |
Today the Met office published their blog about the day and their explanation of gliding weather, and the final video (Ed: Apparently they have been busy with the autumn, winter, and spring forecasts. I could have summarised that for them "Rain"! Of note the south west reservoirs total storage was at 99.2% on 7 April 2024).
Enjoy Ed's Story
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| Ed in his K6 |
and the video
Gliding weather explained - In the elements - Met Office
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| Aidan enjoying the launch |
I think it was worth the wait. Thank you Ed and the Met Office.
Gavin Short
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