tigerman Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Is it me or do other people think this is a crap summer or am I'm just becoming a grumpy old man!.If the wind stops blowing it is raining and when the rain stops the wind get up again!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Don't think it's been so bad myself in Sunny Donny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Agree with you tigerman...its a Crepe windy summer for us flying R/C lad's ken Anderson...ne...1...crepe dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Posted by ken anderson. on 24/08/2017 16:50:18: Agree with you tigerman...its a Crepe windy summer for us flying R/C lad's ken Anderson...ne...1...crepe dept. That's why God invented PSS........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone_Wolf Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Agree it's pretty poor here in Essex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 My customers tell me its been great. So often i hear how wonderful it was last wednesday, or monday or whatever the case may be. Sadly however, as i only have saturday and sunday available to fly i would agree its been a pants summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerman Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Never mind .just taken some happy pills and I been promised September is going to be great.It is not all bad the weather for the National is looking good so hoping to have a great day on Sunday looking how it should be done .I hope !!!!!.Never been to the National always lived to far away now I have moved it is just down the road .Roll on Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 It`s a lot better than last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Fairgrieve Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Probably flown more this year, than in the last couple or so. Windy or not I try to fly something. And as my instructor told me years ago "the plane does not know it is windy!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I now know why I emigrated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Both, probably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Thomas Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Coldest August in 30 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Posted by Jon Harper - Laser Engines on 24/08/2017 17:07:38: My customers tell me its been great. So often i hear how wonderful it was last wednesday, or monday or whatever the case may be. Sadly however, as i only have saturday and sunday available to fly i would agree its been a pants summer! Then again, if you flogged offf a couple of your rebuilds, you could join us on Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Posted by David Davis on 24/08/2017 17:40:57: I now know why I emigrated! Davis, is crap in France also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Have been on our current flying field 15 years, and this year does rank high on the list of poor flying conditions for the whole season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave Hopkin Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Posted by tigerman on 24/08/2017 16:34:29: Is it me or do other people think this is a crap summer or am I'm just becoming a grumpy old man! Both............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I know it has been poor, compared to last year. Based on the weather last year we had electric blinds installed on our Velux windows, as the room heated up far to much. We also had to open the French windows on a regular basis. This year i have not needed to close the blinds, nor open the French doors. I also believe it has been far windier. My main moan is road works, particularly where I live. The lights and barriers go up very quickly, what does not happen is that people actually work. I went down the M55 on Tuesday, passed over 2 miles of coned of area. Not one person was seen to be working. All of this contrasted with both Austria and Germany, they had road works, in contrast there were vast armies of people and equipment all doing work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Posted by Kevin Fairgrieve on 24/08/2017 17:30:06: Probably flown more this year, than in the last couple or so. Windy or not I try to fly something. And as my instructor told me years ago "the plane does not know it is windy!" Does when it causes the ground to come up and smite it. Or when I chucked one off the slope, and it disappeared going towards the moon in seconds. I dread to think how many I have broken over the years. "Course I can fly in this, I'm here now anyway." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Posted by Don Fry on 24/08/2017 17:50:49: Posted by David Davis on 24/08/2017 17:40:57: I now know why I emigrated! Davis, is crap in France also No the forecast is for 28-30 degree temperatures for the next five days where I live and crap in France is "merde!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I don't think its been too bad at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 ... sjeesh, David... and I thought translation for the famous 'Cambronne' word was 'excrement', not "crap"... Cheers (..., well...) Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 ... anyway, the Belgian weather must be a mix of 'both worlds'... some Continental warm Eastern wind some days mixed with some really wet and windy 'crap' weather some others. ... but at least we have some sublimely tasting white and black "boudin" as well... Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 The weather has worsened over the years. We have European monsoon weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Posted by David Davis on 24/08/2017 18:44:45: Posted by Don Fry on 24/08/2017 17:50:49: Posted by David Davis on 24/08/2017 17:40:57: I now know why I emigrated! Davis, is crap in France also No the forecast is for 28-30 degree temperatures for the next five days where I live and crap in France is "merde!" Right, the wind has died. For the first time in a month. I left the field today before it got hot, only 30°. Home for an early lunch, 1200 hours. Not complaining today, but I have a line of airframes to sort out, and this year just does not give forgiving, benign conditions to sort them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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