The longest flight made during the 2024 Long Jump was made by Dom Bareford and Laurence Wigfield who shared a basket with lots of tanks beneath balloon ‘Blackmagic’ – an Ultramagic 105 G-CDGF. They flewContinue reading
Sunday.
Today Today will be cold and sunny for most to start but cloud and winds will increase from the west during the afternoon, with patchy light rain arriving in north-western areas. Staying dry in theContinue reading
Blue sky – northern lights
October 11 dawns chilly and bright with a blue sky and people sharing pictures of the northern lights sightings last night. Link to aurora forecast page. Weather…..Today Today looks to be largely dry and brightContinue reading
The Bush Telegraph ( or rumour control)
You may have heard about a Long Jump flight that has happened from south to north including 4 hours over water. Traditionally pilots like to keep their cards close to their chest and wait forContinue reading
Pinch punch. October is here!
q Today Today, eastern England will be cloudy with patchy rain and strong winds at times. Mainly dry with sunny spells elsewhere, with the odd shower in places. Cloud spreading into the south-west by evening.Continue reading
Tomorrow’s the start
Tuesday Eastern England will see cloud and patchy rain linger for much of the day tomorrow. Strong winds at times, mainly in coasts. Further west and north, overall drier and sunnier, especially later on. OutlookContinue reading
40th Anniversary Long Jump
It is 40 years ago that we first cooked up the idea of a Long Jump, so we should celebrate with a bumper year of entries. Enter anytime during October and keep your fingers crossedContinue reading
The Queen’s Cup balloon race.
The Queen’s Cup balloon race was a great success. Pilots and crews take wonderful memories away with them from this fabulous event and have hopefully inspired others to expand their own balloon flying. Ten yearsContinue reading
Tomorrow is day 1.
.The Long Jump starts tomorrow. Anybody planning something ?? Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday Sunday will see a few showers in the north and west, along with a few spells of rain in southern EnglandContinue reading