Cranwell Easter Soaring Weekend 2026

Cranwell, United Kingdom,   April 3, 2026 – April 7, 2026

Champions

Eggsplorers
1 8GD Tim Davies 2
2 15C Angus Watson 1
Fluffy Bunnies
1 16 Al McCormack Mark Robinson 12
2 F1 Ewan Weston 11
3 R8 David Todd 10

Further updates

More traces have arrived over the past few days.  This has affected the scores, unfortunately I can't amend the championship results on the news page, which are now out of date for the fluffybunnies.  Please see the full results table for the most up to date values.

Written by: Angus Watson on April 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM.

Provisional results available

There are now some provisional results.  I have mostly had to score based upon bar talk and a few of the traces I have seen.  Let me know if you want the traces removing from the web site.  Additionally if you disagree with any of the scores please let me know and I can adjust as required.  As this is only a bit of fun I don't need to see traces but they will be welcome.  I will take it on trust if people just let me know their time on task and/or speed.  
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Written by: Angus Watson on April 7, 2026 at 10:03 AM.

We had a day

We had finishers in both classes.  The eggsplorers is an easy one to score.  At the time of writing I am only aware of 2 pilots flying the task.  The fluffybunnies is going to be a bit more of a challenge to score.  I have received a few traces and a few pilots have given me times/speeds that allow me to gustimate some scores.  Very provisional results will be out soon.
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Written by: Angus Watson on April 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM.
Edited by: Angus Watson on April 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM.

Another Scrub

Sadly we had to scrub the tasks again, another day of strong winds and very frequent squally showers.  There was some local flying but very little soaring.  
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Written by: Angus Watson on April 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM.

Saturday Cancelled

Another day scrubbed as the wind went out of limits after some local flying in the morning. Tomorrow should be better than today but still windy, Monday looking ok at the moment.
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Written by: Angus Watson on April 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM.

Friday scrubbed

Wind was too strong on Friday and the day was scrubbed by Tim soon after briefing, Outlook for Saturday is poor from a XC perspective but might be just within limits for flying.  Hopeful for an improvement as the weekend progresses.
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Written by: Angus Watson on April 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM.

New airspace file

New airspace file added that includes the local NOTAM's for the weekend. The ones that I am aware of at 14:00 on Thursday.
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Written by: Angus Watson on April 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM.

TP and Airspace files added

I have added the TP file provided by Paul Ruskin which includes BGA TP's, outlanding fields and additional TP's for Brant Broughton and Digby Hangar. I have also added the 2026 UK airspace published on the Navboys website.
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Written by: Angus Watson on March 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM.
Edited by: Angus Watson on March 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM.

Get ready for the 2026 soaring season

This is the time to start getting ready for the 2026 soaring season.  Hopefully the weather will allow some early cross country training/practice or even some racing.
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Written by: Angus Watson on March 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM.

Latest winner

1. Tim Davies 66.13 km/h
2. Angus Watson 66.80 km/h
Updated: 4/7/26, 12:09 PM
1. Al McCormack Mark Robinson 118.78 km/h
2. Ewan Weston 111.00 km/h
3. David Todd 4:16:35 AM
Updated: 4/9/26, 11:22 AM

Latest task

Task 5, Apr 6, 2026
Task distance: 82.79 km
Updated: 4/6/26, 7:47 AM
Task 1, Apr 6, 2026
Task distance: 29.20 km
Updated: 4/7/26, 3:38 PM