Alan Cantwell Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 saw on the news this morning that the south is having it bad with the windy weather, its not right good oop naarth either, everyone ok? forecast for the next few weeks is not great, next weekend is weston park, my fingers are crossed, i need a week in the sun, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 it's crepe up here in the north east today...as it has been most days since the begining of 2012..we were reckoning up yesterday...we've had 10 days of sunshine and warmth this year! ...we had the central heating(june) on last night !! ken anderson ne..1. end of the world dept... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Perfect sunny and calm conditions down here in The Garden of England.......... ......ok, that's not entirely correct, just a couple of words wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm woodcock 1 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 The only thing you can get off the ground, here in Yorkshire, is a submarine. I'd never seen the point of r/c submarines till this year. Thank god were in a drought and I'm not allowed to get the hosepipe out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 pinnochio ashby springs to mind we have rain here at the min...and its pretty much the same forecast for the rest of the week end ....shame for all the people who have outdoor stuff arranged... ken anderson ne..1 ..... weather dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil May Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 It's typical, I booked this off work and thought I'd either spend time at the field or on the slope...........wrong........ I have not had the chance to do either, but, tomorrow looks like a day on the slope................. Steve Houghton and I plan a nice and early start for the morning....... Fingers crossed Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I have given up with this year. been flying about 6 times this year. wind and rain or rain and wind. sheesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Naylar Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Anyone know the outlook for Weston next week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 We had our club's anniversary BBQ organised for last Monday - guess what, we picked teh only decent day in a two week spread! Since then it hasn't stopped raining. You can just about see the grass growing, the garden is loving it. Not good news when you see gardening as a chore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Laughton Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Hoping Sunday's as good as forecast - hope to maiden a new model then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbycat Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 It's blowing a gale down here in Herts. At least the rain is passing by horizontally! The only thing I've seen flying this week is my garden furniture!! At least I can get on with stripping down my Nieuport 28 ARTF and building it back up in to something fit for purpose! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayCee Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Yep third summer in a row that's been a wash out, as you say the long term weather forecast is all doom and gloom. live in the south east normally get the best of what's going but not this year, as I'm writing this gale force winds and rain. HopIng it's going to cheer up for the Wings & Wheels show 23rd 24th. Done all the things I normally do when it's raining. Cleared and sorted out the workshop got round to building ( sorry assembling for the real builders) a Sebart Angel 50e and a Hangar 9 Pulse 60xt which have been sitting in their boxes since last year But........still no flying JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclicscooby Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Me too, in Worcestershire... Nice weekend, flew 14 times on Monday ( most ever ) but it's been utter pants since.. Thought the wind vein on the roof was a gonna last nite..!! And my gravel runway is a series of 5" deep mini lakes... On top of that, I've had zero enthusiasm for the model room this week, so nothings progressed.. I've cleaned up alot of kitten poo tho... !! Luv Chrisie.. xx Edited By Cyclicscooby on 08/06/2012 13:09:01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Flyer Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Currently blowing 35 - 48 mph Westerly in North Devon. Blew our neighbours fence into our garden last night. Just having a spot of lunch, then off up to Woolacombe with my Acacia F3F and a bucket load of ballast................YEEEEEHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Backing off a bit tomorrow, but still forecast 16 - 20mph, so will be out sloping again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tee Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Wet and windy in West Sussex. Only been to the field once this year- on Good friday for our annual work party. Flying strip is across two fields from the road and not good access when wet as it is only a dirt/farm track no hardcore base. Dry weather no problems -right to the pits. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytilbroke Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Feel sorry for all the folk with the serious disruption due to the bad weather. Also feel happy to report that near Fort Wiliam in the Highlands that we have had great weather for many weeks now. But, The MIDGES, they love it as they dont fly in much more than 2mph wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeS Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Very windy here down near Kingston apon Thames. Winds up to 70knots and heavy rain. Hot weather here last Feb-March and had some great flying even got down to some shorts & t-shirt. Then rain for what seemed like months. A couple of weeks of hot weather and some great flying apart from one crash and one prang. Now back to wind and rain. Seems any chance us flyings can get to fly we need to take as who knows what the rest of the year will be like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spice Cat Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Just spent a very wet and windy week in Zummerset. Good day out at RNAS Yeovilton though. The trip back was a bit of a bind too. Seven hours to be precise thanks to the A303 and M25 car parks. Apparently some of the same next week..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Flying the slope with Big Phil tomorrow, yayyyyyyyyy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I am sat here in a camper van at a campsite just outside Barmouth. It is howling (still), but the rain has eased. It's very relaxing lying in bed listening to the beach being rearranged every few milliseconds, it's not very relaxing when the gusts have the same effect of a M7 earthquake. I have an electric glider with me which I did manage to get an hours flight with on Tuesday evening, flying off the beach The campsite broadband connection has the same erraciticity (sorry - white wine and I am not sure it is corrrect now) as the wind gusts which is just as irritating and 3G is non existent.. Martyn Edited By Martyn K on 08/06/2012 22:53:39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bowker Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 It's lovely here in Turkey, shame I couldn't bring a plane with me, no model shops for a few hundred miles either At least I will be back home in time for Sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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