London Gliding Club

Today at London Gliding Club: 0.0 kt at 07:00, a working band to 1400 ft. July is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for London Gliding Club

0.0 kt at the best hour, to 1,400 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)	1,000	900	900	800	900	800	800	800	800	1,100	700	1,400	1,300	800

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

Position: 51.8687°N 0.5450°W
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Before you launch at London Gliding Club

What the record at London Gliding Club holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
Pick the month	The share of days whose best flight reached 300 km is 15% or more from April 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 3.2 kt here and a south wind 2.7 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,550 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.
Use the ridge	A low pass holds height in a north wind 69% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at London Gliding Club

The flying year at London Gliding Club.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Feb	2.4	3650	0%	12:00–14:00
Mar	2.7	4400	5%	12:00–15:00
Apr	2.9	5100	15%	11:00–15:00
May	2.7	5050	19%	11:00–16:00
Jun	2.7	5150	34%	10:00–16:00
Jul	2.9	5550	28%	11:00–16:00
Aug	2.8	5050	16%	11:00–15:00
Sep	2.7	4550	8%	11:00–15:00
Oct	2.5	3850	0%	12:00–14:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at London 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	5.5%
11:00	15.2%
12:00	21.9%
13:00	22.8%
14:00	19.2%
15:00	10.8%
16:00	3.2%
17:00	0.4%
18:00	0.2%

How often a turn becomes a climb at London Gliding Club

49% of the turns at London 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 12:00 UTC, at 53%.

The share of the turns at London Gliding Club that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
09:00	28%
10:00	44%
11:00	50%
12:00	53%
13:00	52%
14:00	49%
15:00	46%
16:00	34%
17:00	16%
18:00	1%

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

The wind sectors at London Gliding Club

The climb at London Gliding Club is strongest when the wind comes from the east, at 3.2 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at London 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)	2.9	4900	17%	7
NE (north-east)	2.7	5000	15%	7
E (east)	3.2	5700	15%	6
SE (south-east)	2.9	5400	32%	5
S (south)	2.7	5400	12%	7
SW (south-west)	2.7	5000	17%	8
W (west)	2.8	4900	20%	8
NW (north-west)	3.0	5000	31%	7

Ridge soaring at London Gliding Club

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near London Gliding Club held or gained height. The best sector is north at 69%.

Does a low pass hold height at London Gliding Club? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	69%
NE (north-east)	59%
S (south)	14%
SW (south-west)	9%
W (west)	30%
NW (north-west)	65%

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Sites near London Gliding Club

The soaring sites nearest to London Gliding Club.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Wycombe Air Park	34	to the south-west
Bicester Airfield	41	to the west
Gransden Lodge Airfield	46	to the north-east
Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield	49	to the west
Shenington Gliding Club	68	to the west
Husbands Bosworth Airfield	72	to the north-west