Devon Flyer Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 At last !!Hurrah! Easterlies have gone and we look like having a run of decent winds for a week.Looks like we will be out Saturday and Sunday. That's the ones who work of course.The retired 'gentlemen slopers' will no doubt be giving it some all week. Edited By Devon Flyer on 25/11/2011 16:44:59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 So Saturday I headed for the Bwlch as usual. It was grey, and a little drizzly but I walked up to Mickeys, where I took a wind reading of 28mph on my iphone, but in reality it was somewhat stronger than that. I launched the WT which flew as only a WT can. The smile on my face said it all . I then decided to put the Phoenix models Synergy through its paces. I couldn't launch it from the slope edge as it just got blown backwards, so I walked back up the slope a few yards to the track and launched it from there. The Synergy flew well but, I got my landing approach wrong and I was turning her from the downwind leg into the wind but I miscalculated its height and the wing clipped the ridge behind me and the plane car wheeled to a halt, breaking the fus in half and splitting the tail in two, but its nothing that some UHU POR and CW tape can't fix. On Sunday I was back at the Bwlch, but this time the wind had changed from SW to NW, so I took the short walk to the Ice Cream slope where I met up with Mark and Andrew. Andrew was in the air flying his Flying Fish, which was going great guns in the 30mph + wind. I had a few flights with the WT before heading home. All in all it wasn't a bad weekends flying So how was your weekends flying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Flyer Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Posted by Steve Houghton 1 on 27/11/2011 17:27:11:So how was your weekends flying Very nice, thank you. Couple of hours at Morethoe yesterday with the WT and the Impulse in fairly brisk conditions. Measured 30+ mph and gusting to 40+ mph. Half a dozen of us flying and most of us came home in one piece.Today we went to Woolacombe where it was blowing around 20+ mph, with the lift backing up as far as you could want and with a very high ceiling. Took the WT, Impulse and Turbo Esprit. Was going to maiden my Pilatus B4, but thought better of the conditions and left it at home.All in all, a pretty much perfect sloping weekend.Hey, ho! Back to work tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Check out Aldi, this week 1st Dec, they've got ski masks £9.99 ,balaclava's £2.99 and lots more, for those of us who like to freeze our n#&s off and chuck plastic and foam off the tops of lumps of rock !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Good call Richie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Well, got back from a weekend of working away, and was told swmbo had spent significant amounts of money on quilting stuff and fabric. therefore my budget has just popped into being. I'm think a WT46" as my first slope craft. Any comments? OllyEdited By Olly P on 28/11/2011 16:11:09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 46" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Yes Olly, as you have previous flying experience you should really go for the 46". It's a cracker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Tim that's what I said (:P) I probably will go for 46 inch, I'm tempted by the 60 but the 46 lets me play with combat.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gilder Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Olly,, I have 2 numbers for you........ 4............and 6...............!!!!!!! 46 inch is way way best!!! Get it ordered!!!!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Yeah, you will be too big a target with a 60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 .......................46.......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 SWMBO has put the brakes on unless I reduce the hanger size by 1, seems fair as we share the space for our hobbies. However while I try some sloping, will have a go with the easyfly when i get try, it should cope ok, and if not then i get to create space in the hanger! SSW veering W today. and no time to fly. I have spotted a slope on the way to sheffield which may have been ok.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gilder Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Pray Tell Olly..... Where lies this mystical slope en route to yonder Sheffield?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 I will drop a link in in 2 tics - When I find it on google again! As I say not sure how good it will fly, as haven't tried it yet - and weather tonight is looking a little on the damp side.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Slopes near ladybower There are at least 2 that look ok on terrain and Sat imagery, look ok on OS maps too, the more western hill looks interesting to get to the top of, but might be OK to fly, the eastern hill looks good to fly in certain winds, and possibly less distance to climb. Any comments/suggestions greatfully recieved....not neccessarilly listened too mind...Edited By Olly P on 29/11/2011 14:35:54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Olly, that link took me into the middle of warrington - could this be what you intended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Thats more like it Ian, No idea why my one is central warrington! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Apparrantly there is a slope at Callow Bank, just north of Hathersage and 7 miles SW of Sheffield, good for westerly, southerly and easterly and good parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Well you may remember that last weekend I broke my Synergy fus in two during a very poor landing. Well a load of hot melt glue and some CW tape and its back in the air again, and funnily enough, it flies better than ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 At last it has arrived again, my once a month weekend off work...... Fingers crossed for decent wind and little rain. A double plus is I have my 9 year old on Saturday and he wants to go sloping.... he's learning to fly i.c at the mo' but I'm sure I can buddy lead him with my W.T or Zagi.. Only problem is he suffers badly from asthma so I need to find a slope that is not to much of a hike. Fingers crossed. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Phil - my weekend off this weekend also! Mind i've got a few coming up for a change. Might get the Hi Fly done this weekend.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Hey Phil. Wind forcast for the weekend is westerly on Saturday, so go up Eglwsilan, and SW on Sunday, so that will be Meio. Walking up Meio by the usual route may be too much for young un, but there is a path up the very left hand side which isn't as steep or exhausting, then once you get to the top its just a gentle slope to the flying area. Eglwsilan isn't too bad as you know as long as you take it good and slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Sounds good Steve, I've got to kit him out in suitable clothing and foot ware first thing Sat morning. Hi Olly, my x-mas hols were confirmed yesterday,22nd to the 3rd......... Now what will I do with all that time off...............I'm sure I'll think of something. One tradition we have at our powered club is the New Years Day morning gathering for the few of us who are not to heavily into the booze, IYKWIM. All pray to the god of wind and sun Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I'm away for Xmas but should be back home on the 27th, and I'm not back at work until the 3rd Jan so I too will be found on top of some mountain or other chucking foam and glass/carbon fibre into the wild blue yonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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