Midland Glider Club

Today at Midland Glider Club: 2.2 kt at 09:00, a working band to 1900 ft, soarable 09:00 to 10:00. June is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Midland Glider Club

2.2 kt at the best hour, to 1,900 ft · soarable 09:00–10:00 UTC

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	2.2	1.8	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	5.4	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	500	1,300	900	1,300	200	300	200	200	1,000	800	200	800	1,100	1,900

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

Position: 52.5173°N 2.8782°W
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Before you launch at Midland Glider Club

What the record at Midland Glider Club holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
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 south-east wind gives 2.7 kt here and a south-west wind 2.2 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,600 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.
Use the ridge	A low pass holds height in a west wind 49% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at Midland Glider Club

The flying year at Midland Glider Club.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Mar	2.1	4600	0%	12:00–15:00
Apr	2.4	4850	2%	11:00–15:00
May	2.6	5150	6%	11:00–15:00
Jun	2.3	4700	8%	11:00–16:00
Jul	2.5	5600	8%	11:00–16:00
Aug	2.5	5000	4%	12:00–15:00
Sep	2.6	4400	5%	12:00–15:00
Oct	2.2	3800	0%	10:00–14:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at Midland Glider 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
08:00	0.2%
09:00	0.8%
10:00	3.2%
11:00	9.5%
12:00	18.6%
13:00	23.8%
14:00	22.2%
15:00	14.4%
16:00	5.7%
17:00	1.5%
18:00	0.2%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Midland Glider Club

42% of the turns at Midland Glider 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 47%.

The share of the turns at Midland Glider Club that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
09:00	14%
10:00	24%
11:00	38%
12:00	47%
13:00	47%
14:00	45%
15:00	38%
16:00	34%
17:00	20%

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

The wind sectors at Midland Glider Club

The climb at Midland Glider Club is strongest when the wind comes from the south-east, at 2.7 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Midland Glider 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)	2.6	5250	6%	7
NE (north-east)	2.5	5100	9%	5
E (east)	2.3	5900	4%	5
SE (south-east)	2.7	6650	4%	5
S (south)	2.3	5250	0%	5
SW (south-west)	2.2	4800	2%	7
W (west)	2.3	4600	6%	9
NW (north-west)	2.6	4850	11%	7

Ridge soaring at Midland Glider Club

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near Midland Glider Club held or gained height. The best sector is west at 49%.

Does a low pass hold height at Midland Glider Club? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	11%
NE (north-east)	12%
E (east)	22%
SE (south-east)	22%
S (south)	15%
SW (south-west)	29%
W (west)	49%
NW (north-west)	40%

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Sites near Midland Glider Club

The soaring sites nearest to Midland Glider Club.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Shobdon Airfield	31	to the south
Bidford Airfield	82	to the south-east
Lleweni Parc Glyndwr Soaring Club	84	to the north-west
Stratford-upon-Avon Gliding Club	85	to the east
Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club	98	to the south-east
Aston Down Airfield	104	to the south-east