Task & Weather Briefing

Lasham Weather

A summer soaring forecast service provided by Lasham Gliding Society.

Weather Jack

Jack Harrison provides soaring forecasts for the UK up to 5 days ahead and other weather links

The Met office

The Met office has rainfall radar tracking and latest charts.

XC Weather

XC Weather provides real time weather reports at numerous locations around the country.

Isle of Wight Weather

Live weather, storm and lightning tracking centered on Newport, Isle of Wight

Lasham Weather Station

The new Lasham Weather Station is now online. Get upto the minute weather information live from Lasham airfield including wind direction and speed, temperature, dew point, rain, barometric pressure and sun intensity during the preceding 24 hours.

The site also hosts a user forum specifically devoted to soaring weather topics.

NNW

Live web cam now online

Airspace

The Notams (Notice to Airmen) must be checked for details of any airspace restrictions and warnings of possible hazards enroute to ensure that the flight is completed safely and legally.

Airspace Quiz

John McCullagh has used the Bronze Badge lecture about airspace by John Caton and with his permission created a web site in the form of a simple quiz about a hypothetical cross-country task.
(You will need a half million map to do the quiz properly.)

Fields

Being aware of the current depth and appearance of crops will help ensure that the glider doesn't arrive in a field that may have been landable last week - but not this. This web site maintained by Farmer and Glider Pilot Adrian Hatton provides invaluable advice on crop states through out the summer months.

Landout Locator

Pilot landed out?
This simple tool will convert GPS coordinates into a an ordnance survey map.
Invaluable provided the pilot can give accurate coordinates!

Advice when landing out

Glider pilots need the co-operation of landowners to maintain the freedom we have enjoyed to date. Their assistance and goodwill is imperative if  we are to successfully continue to fly in the way we do now. What follows is set of guidelines to assist the glider-pilot in dealing with farmers and landowners when they land in their fields and to advise of your rights....

Choosing your crop

The purpose of this paper is to describe the fields and crops, along with their approximate timings and values. The business of actually landing in the fields is better dealt with in the motor-glider...

Field landing code of practice

Originally drawn up by the British Gliding Association in consultation with the National Farmers Union....