Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club

Today at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club: 0.0 kt at 07:00, a working band to 1600 ft. May is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club

0.0 kt at the best hour, to 1,600 ft

Climb rate and the top of the working band, by hour (UTC).
Hour	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Climb (kt)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Strong (kt)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	600	700	900	1,000	900	900	700	800	700	1,600	900	800	600	1,100

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Climb is what a standard-class glider would average in a thermal. Heights are above sea level.

Position: 51.7142°N 2.2826°W
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Before you launch at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club

What the record at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
Pick the month	The median climb reaches 2.6 kt or more from March to August.
Pick the hour	The climbs peak at 13:00 UTC, and half of them fall between 12:00 and 14:00 UTC.
Read the wind	A east wind gives 2.8 kt here and a south-west wind 2.5 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,400 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.
Use the ridge	A low pass holds height in a north-west wind 32% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club

The flying year at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Jan	1.6	2650	8%	12:00–14:00
Feb	2.3	3400	22%	12:00–15:00
Mar	2.6	4550	7%	12:00–15:00
Apr	2.8	5050	14%	11:00–15:00
May	2.7	5100	18%	11:00–16:00
Jun	2.7	5050	24%	10:00–16:00
Jul	2.8	5400	25%	10:00–16:00
Aug	2.8	5000	19%	11:00–16:00
Sep	2.6	4550	20%	11:00–15:00
Oct	2.1	3550	17%	11:00–14:00
Nov	1.8	3000	7%	12:00–14:00
Dec	1.6	2600	8%	12:00–13:00

A good day is a day whose best flight reached 300 km of track.

The shape of a soaring day at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club

The climbs peak at 13:00 UTC. Half of them fall between 12:00 and 14:00 UTC.

The share of the climbs that each hour of the day holds.
Hour (UTC)	Share of the climbs
09:00	0.7%
10:00	5.0%
11:00	13.8%
12:00	21.5%
13:00	23.5%
14:00	19.5%
15:00	11.4%
16:00	3.9%
17:00	0.8%
18:00	0.1%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club

49% of the turns at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club become a climb. A pilot who stays in a turn found lift. A pilot who leaves after 1 turn did not. The best hour is 13:00 UTC, at 51%.

The share of the turns at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
09:00	36%
10:00	44%
11:00	47%
12:00	50%
13:00	51%
14:00	49%
15:00	48%
16:00	43%
17:00	34%
18:00	16%

The total carries the club as well as the air. Read the hours.

The wind sectors at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club

The climb at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club is strongest when the wind comes from the east, at 2.8 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club holds, by the wind sector of the day.
Wind from	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Median wind (kt)
N (north)	2.7	4750	21%	7
NE (north-east)	2.7	5100	15%	8
E (east)	2.8	5550	24%	7
SE (south-east)	2.6	6500	11%	5
S (south)	2.6	5550	13%	6
SW (south-west)	2.5	4750	14%	7
W (west)	2.7	4550	20%	10
NW (north-west)	2.7	4650	22%	8

Ridge soaring at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club held or gained height. The best sector is north-west at 32%.

Does a low pass hold height at Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	30%
NE (north-east)	21%
E (east)	21%
SE (south-east)	23%
S (south)	24%
SW (south-west)	20%
W (west)	28%
NW (north-west)	32%

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Sites near Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club

The soaring sites nearest to Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Aston Down Airfield	11	to the east
RAF Keevil	46	to the south
Bidford Airfield	56	to the north-east
Rivar Hill Glider Field	66	to the south-east
Shenington Gliding Club	69	to the north-east
Stratford-upon-Avon Gliding Club	70	to the north-east