Mike Etheridge 1 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Well that is two trips in 4 days as a result of the South Westerly winds and high temperatures for December, but cold on the slope nether the less. It was great to fly the old Flair Heron again and prove that the old Futaba M4 radio gear still functions! Come to think of it my Wildthing is getting on a bit as well and has been confined to my loft. Very friendly group on the slope again today and some very good pilots! Well done with the videos Pete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Hi Mike - It was good and I've just sent you another email for Saturday! Hope to raise a few more bods to have a go and they can try out my gliders and they can see another side of the hobby other than the flying field... Fingers crossed I get some interested! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert baker Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Me to hope to get to Detling this weekend, May see you up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Should be three of us going on Saturday Burt - be there at 12 noon and pack up around 2 which should be enough to have some fun and not get too cold or perhaps blown away as the forecast id "interesting". I have put loads of lead on the planes in the hope they still fly else I am sure to have a long walk to retrieve them from the bottom... Please say hi to our little mad group if you come. Regards Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 The old Futaba 27 mhz radio servo controlling the elevator in the Flair Heron now has a glitch and I don't think any of my other old servos will rotate in the right direction ? There is of course no servo reversal feature on old radio and swapping an old servo round will leave the snake connector too short. Perhaps after 30 years plus it is time to fit new radio to the plane? Only the Wildthing 60 so far without ballast is in flying trim and do I want to drive 70 miles total to face the 40 mph gusts tomorrow when the family needs the Christmas tree erecting-only time will tell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Now listen Mike. I have already got the rope and with three of us roped together we are going nowhere - with two there could be a problem... You cant duck out now - 30 to 40 mph winds have got to be fun and Bert (above) is going as well... Getting battered has got to be a good story to share at the Christmas dinner table besides the Christmas tree they can put up for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Iam on a bus now going to derby. Buxton is very windy would be ideal for chucking a brick with wings off a hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 FLYING TODAY IN STORM DESMOND... Well Paul you missed out as a bunch of us have been flying today at Detling. Plenty of ballast required as you will see - I will be posting a series of pictures to show how many "nuts" like us turned up at the hill today - to do battle against Storm Desmond... Watch this space. Regards Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I don't have any gliders left sold them all, all my stuff is powered ic and elec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Oh well, nobodies perfect :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 O well Paul you will have to go out and buy a few again - Just posted a new video as not fair to do it here - flying in storm Desmond = Magic Regards Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Garsden Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I was at the Orme on the same day as Andy. I managed to fly my lost foam fibreglass PSS Alpha Jet, which flew in the 80mph winds fine. I had some difficulty flying only because I could not stand up. The biggest problem was that the wind was blowing sheep dung into your face. It was like pebble dash. Simon Cocker and Andy Ellison were there with their lead sled Jarts (I am building one at the mo). They were wearing tight fitting goggles and flying on one knee to withstand the wind. Simon actually maidened his that day and spent 5 minutes winding down his control movements to cope with the wind - not much deflection needed in 89mph? So, the models could take it but the humans couldn't stand up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 WoW. I know the Great Orme is well known as a flying site but most people would cringe at flying in such conditions so I recon you lot deserve a medal flying 80 mph winds... I wonder how many more will sign in to say where they flew - no matter what speed it got to the fact you were out in it will surely be worth posting here - it could advertise your activity in your area - more the merrier I recon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 WoW. I know the Great Orme is well known as a flying site but most people would cringe at flying in such conditions so I recon you lot deserve a medal flying 80 mph winds... I wonder how many more will sign in to say where they flew - no matter what speed it got to the fact you were out in it will surely be worth posting here - it could advertise your activity in your area - more the merrier I recon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Paul Hampshire of Slopesoaringsussex and myself headed off to Mill Hill, Shoreham by Sea on Saturday. There was only one other nutter there, trying to fly a Wildthing which was mostly being blown backwards in the 40 mph winds. Paul was flying his NCFM M60 and me my Ron Broughton Polecat, neither of which were ballasted. I have to say it was a lot of fun and I think we picked the right models for the day. There is video on the Slopesoaringsussex blog for you to view. I did take some video with my hat cam, but because I had to wear ski goggles, I couldn't pull the front of my cap down far enough and most of the action was right at the bottom of the picture and often out of frame Steve A470Soaring That's me on the left with my Polecat and Paul on the right with his M60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hi Both. I have to admit I was a bit surprised when we went sloping Desmond Saturday and found a bunch up the hill when we got there. As for your event you must have had some fun with them beasts - planes I have not seen before so your giving me something to look up on line as I would like a glider with better performance and although the ones I have are OK a bit more fun is required. Did you stay long up there and what was the wind speed out of interest that your models flew in... Regards Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hi Peter. We were up there for probably about 1½ hours, before hunger got the better of us and we headed to the pub for lunch. My Polecat isn't available currently as I believe Ron Broughton is concentrating on his own modelling projects and not building for others. I was fortunate enough to have been given this model which I rebuilt. However, NCFM (North Carolina Flying Machines) produce a few EPP kits which are strong, fast and can be fitted with ballast tubes. These are the Bluto, Moth, M60, Halfpipe & HP60 and are all available to order from T9Hobbysport . My girlfriend is buying me one of the range for Christmas Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 About the same time we lasted as well... Regards Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The quality isn't so good on this video, but here is my Polecat from Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 This is better, here is the full video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 That video was great - rotations into wind were fantastic... Will look up the Polecat EPP60 flies COOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Houghton 1 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 So yesterday we were on Meio Common, near Caerphilly, S Wales. Wind was about 25 mph but by the time we finished it was an estimated 35 - 40 mph and great lift for such a small slope. Steve A470soaring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 You can also go slope soaring when its NOT windy! It was supposed to be 17 to 25 mph today but all we were getting was 12 to 13 mph so we were scratching for lift but we had fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Well done Pete, it's not often these days when I could do with more wind!. I think it maybe time to dig out the old gliders with high aspect ratio wings to cope with the sort of conditions we had yesterday? I have still got to get mud off my clothing but I drove home along the M26 and M25 in very heavy rain so most of the mud on my car acquired at Detling got washed off. Shame about David Bowie , I was born the same year as him and I wish I had his style. So does my wife after seeing me dressed once again in the Balaclava and the Biggles hat! Edited By Mike Etheridge 1 on 11/01/2016 11:33:41 Edited By Mike Etheridge 1 on 11/01/2016 11:34:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BRUCE - Eastchurch Gap Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Hi Mike. Looking forward to the next outing but we have the grandchildren next weekend so that's out for me and it looks OK for our local cliff site. Roy seems interested in joining us with balsa craft as I suspect he is also fed up with all the wind we are having so lets use it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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