Yorkshire Gliding Club

Today at Yorkshire Gliding Club: 2.5 kt at 08:00, a working band to 1800 ft, soarable 08:00 to 10:00. June is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Yorkshire Gliding Club

2.5 kt at the best hour, to 1,800 ft · soarable 08:00–10:00 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	2.5	2.4	2.3	0.4	1.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Strong (kt)	0.0	5.7	5.4	5.4	1.9	3.6	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	800	900	800	700	700	700	400	300	300	200	200	200	700	1,800

Open the map at Yorkshire Gliding Club

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

Position: 54.2293°N 1.2096°W
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Before you launch at Yorkshire Gliding Club

What the record at Yorkshire Gliding Club holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
Pick the month	The median climb reaches 2.2 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 north-west wind gives 2.6 kt here and a south-east wind 2.2 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 4,950 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.
Use the ridge	A low pass holds height in a north-east wind 75% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at Yorkshire Gliding Club

The flying year at Yorkshire Gliding Club.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Feb	1.5	3550	7%	13:00–14:00
Mar	2.2	3950	20%	11:00–15:00
Apr	2.5	4750	9%	11:00–14:00
May	2.4	4500	10%	11:00–15:00
Jun	2.3	4800	17%	10:00–15:00
Jul	2.3	4950	16%	11:00–15:00
Aug	2.5	4550	14%	11:00–15:00
Sep	2.1	4100	19%	11:00–15:00
Oct	1.6	3100	24%	12:00–14:00
Nov	1.0	2550	8%	12:00–14:00
Dec	1.6	1950	0%	13:00–14:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at Yorkshire 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
08:00	0.1%
09:00	0.9%
10:00	7.0%
11:00	16.9%
12:00	23.2%
13:00	23.6%
14:00	17.5%
15:00	8.2%
16:00	2.0%
17:00	0.4%
18:00	0.2%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Yorkshire Gliding Club

41% of the turns at Yorkshire 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 11:00 UTC, at 46%.

The share of the turns at Yorkshire Gliding Club that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
09:00	30%
10:00	38%
11:00	46%
12:00	45%
13:00	43%
14:00	39%
15:00	28%
16:00	19%
17:00	15%

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

The wind sectors at Yorkshire Gliding Club

The climb at Yorkshire Gliding Club is strongest when the wind comes from the north-west, at 2.6 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Yorkshire 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)	2.4	4500	3%	7
NE (north-east)	2.3	4050	5%	7
E (east)	2.5	4550	4%	6
SE (south-east)	2.2	4700	0%	6
S (south)	2.2	5000	13%	7
SW (south-west)	2.2	4350	18%	9
W (west)	2.3	4350	20%	10
NW (north-west)	2.6	4850	10%	7

Ridge soaring at Yorkshire Gliding Club

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near Yorkshire Gliding Club held or gained height. The best sector is north-east at 75%.

Does a low pass hold height at Yorkshire Gliding Club? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	60%
NE (north-east)	75%
E (east)	37%
SE (south-east)	44%
S (south)	42%
SW (south-west)	47%
W (west)	45%
NW (north-west)	42%

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Sites near Yorkshire Gliding Club

The soaring sites nearest to Yorkshire Gliding Club.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Pocklington Airfield	43	to the south-east
Burn Airfield	54	to the south
Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field	95	to the south-east
Camphill Airfield	108	to the south
Darlton Gliding Club	112	to the south
Saltby Glider Field	159	to the south