And Still The Rain Comes Down ....

This month I've taken four days off work and haven't been able to fly on any of them. It seems that all our web site says is "airfield closed to fixed wing traffic". And so it is again today. The only good news is that now the clocks have gone forward there is more daylight so flying in the evening becomes possible and gives us more opportunities to get airborne. But until the days extend even longer we will have to stay close to home to ensure we get back before last landings. That means close destinations such as Sheffield, which is a friendly and fairly local airport to visit.

This is the airfield earlier today with showers sweeping across every fifteen minutes or so, further soaking the runway and keeping all but one keen helicopter pilot grounded.

The view of Winter Hill to the North kept fading from view as rain lashed the apron and the crosswind reached 15kts. The hanger was full of all the resident aeroplanes, ours included, once again going nowhere!

You can see the control tower in this photograph, a grade two listed building. Work is in progress to restore it. The Piper Warrior in the foreground is a flying club aircraft used for training and pilot hire.

So no flying again today but this bad weather can't continue forever.