Congratulations Andy !
I tested some airfields in the Lake District :
Lattrig :
QFU 23 : underground towplane
Diana or Antares (no ballast) : nasty takeoff but doable
DuoDiscus (2ppl) + Dynamic : nasty takeoff but doable (had to extend airbrakes not to overtake towplane)
DuoDiscus (2ppl+ballast) + Wilga : nasty takeoff but doable (same)
DuoDiscus (2ppl+ballast) + Winch : OK (but where did they put the winch ?)
QFU 05 : towplane rolls above the runway
Diana : bumpy glider roll.
DuoDiscus (2ppl+ballast) + Dynamic : had to roll the glider downhill to take off
DuoDiscus (2ppl+ballast) + Robin : doable
Not what I call an easy field (crashed a few times)
Cockermouth :
QFU09 :
Diana (full balast) + Dynamic : towplane takes off just before the road but OK
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Piper : nasty (but flyable)
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Robin/Wilga/Zlin towplane takes off very close to the road but glider already flying
QFU27 :
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Piper/Dynamic: towplane rolls/flys through the hill at the end of the runway, glider can fly above
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Robin/Wilga/Zlin : towplane misses the hill. OK
Diana (full balast) + Dynamic/Piper : towplane misses the hill. The bumpiness of the runway makes lateral control tricky during roll
Bleese Hall
QFU 23 :
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Dynamic : towplane rolls/flys through the hill at the end of the runway, glider can fly above
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Robin/Wilga : towplane flys through hilltop, glider can fly above
QFU 05 :
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Dynamic : towplane rolls/flys through the hill at the end of the runway, slightly touches next hill, glider can fly above
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Robin : towplane rolls/flys through the hill at the end of the runway, misses next hill, glider can fly above
Skelling Farm Ed
QFU 32 :
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Dynamic : OK
QFU 14 :
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Piper : towplane crosses the road on ground but OK
Glassonby :
QFU 36 :
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Dynamic/Wilga : OK
QFU 18 :
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Zlin/Piper : OK
Walney Lakes GC :
QFU 23 :
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Dynamic : OK
QFU 05 :
DuoDiscus (2ppl+max ballast) + Piper : OK
That said, the part of the scenery I saw is quite nice ('ope no one minds ze F- reg number
)
And, yes, there is wave in North UK
I left 2-3 m/s (4-6kts) @ 4000m (13 kft) (and that was the _first_ flight I ever flew in N-UK)