So here is your weekend forecast.
Saturday - A dry, mild day with a southerly wind of about 6 - 10 mph. So your choice of slopes will be Back of Wrecker at the Bwlch, or on the coast at Southern down.
Sunday - A dry, mild day with a westerly wind of 10 - 14 mph. So your slopes of choice will be Rhossili, Mickeys at the Bwlch, Eglwsilan Common or if you just want a quickie hour then you could fly Meio, although this isn't the best on a westerly, although it's ok for foamie wings.
I shall probably fly on Sunday but I haven't decided yet whether I'll be making an afternoon of it, in which case I'll fly at Mickeys, or just an hour or two, in which case I'll just go to Eglwysilan.
On another note, there was a piece on the BBC yesterday about spikes that have been placed in the ground at the Bwlch. Obviously someone is mighty peeved about the off road bikers churning up the ground up there.
Concealed spikes left on tracks on Bwlch mountain in Rhondda Cynon Taff could soon cause a "nasty injury", an off-roading club has said.
The club, which found the spikes, told BBC Radio Wales' Good Morning Walesthey looked as if they had been made "for the sole purpose of causing injury".
South Wales Police has launched an investigation.
Michael Toseland, a marshal for off-roading events club Bonkas 4x4 Wales, said they have had issues with some rights of way being blocked.
He added: "A couple of our guys were out at the weekend and noticed some people looking like they were filling holes in and putting some quite nasty metal spikes in.
"They are burying them just under the surface of the soil, so if you stepped on them you'd get quite a nasty injury.
"I've never seen anything like this. It's quite a worrying thing. There's lots of dog walkers and children around there."
Mr Toseland said off-road drivers have a bad reputation, but insisted his club "always try to make sure we stick to the legal lanes".
Have a good weekend guys.
Happy flying
Steve
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