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A Moment in Time - Flying the Eclipse

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Tim Reader
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Witchieknowe, Selkirk | 12 August 2026

The Plan

With a solar eclipse approaching — forecast to reach around 95% obscurity over the Scottish Borders — a plan was hatched: picnic, fly, and watch the universe do its thing from one of Wingbeat's most popular sites.

Witchieknowe, near Selkirk, was the obvious choice. A broad, south-facing hill with top-driveable access, it's as close to a club living room as anywhere in the Borders. The eclipse was due to begin at 6:20 pm and end approximately two hours later. The forecast looked promising: a southerly flow of 17–24 kph (and dropping), confirmed on the local Holfoy weather station at 6:00 pm.

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Morocco bound: February 2025

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Fred Robinson
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Lots of us and lots of stories so this is just the basics about the actual flying and where to stay. See the video for some very typical flying. Other photo’s may emerge…. The stories may not. To be clear, no one was deported.

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Hownam Law 13th Sep 2024

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Graham Haggis
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Team Wingbeat went East on 13th September 2024 to fly a Site in the Scottish Borders called Hownam Law. Present were Tim, Alex, Ruth and I. Wind was a strongish WSW, but laminar, at lunchtime when we arrived to set up. Parking close to the top is possible and the remaining walk in unchallenging. This is a very interesting site because it is flyable from many directions and has excellent potential to launch a cross country session around the hilltops in the Cheviots.

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Witchieknowe 11th Aug 2024

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Ruth Rowlands
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Sometimes going to a paragliding site is about more than the joy of flying.August 11th at Witchieknowe was one of those days.

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Wingbeaters get busy at Bridgend 6/6/23

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Graham Haggis
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An extended stretch of good flying weather has focussed the minds of many Wingbeaters to take the opportunity of some laminar lifty air in the region. High pressure to the West for an extended period has resulted in meteo wind predominantly blowing from the East augmented by gentle thermals.

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More Articles …

  1. Fred and Rob’s (Really) Good Friday - Easter 7 April 2023
  2. Highland Adventure - A Poem
  3. GET CARTER, RALLYS WINGBEATERS 2nd April 2023
  4. Two magic spells served up by the Witchie
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