Topic: South East Flyers

only in america ! 

We can only hope..............

Weather looks a bit poor. Anyone off out for a spot of soaking err, sloping?

It certainly looks like a day to stay local. A feisty SSW sounds perfect for Colley Hill.

Now where are my waterproofs...   

Good news!  Ive got a car again!    

nice one trev!   see u up the slope soon!  

a question trev, does the red arrows fit in it?  

Steve

I lived in the US for 4 years - loved it and most of the people I met weren't the stereotype idiots most of the Brits take them for.  Again, happy days...

Si

But my god..... those idiots do make up for the majority!!

Same goes for idiot Brits IMHO!.....

I had a nice hours flying with my Luna today at Wrotham - great lift.  Anyone else get some flying in?

Also made a complicated fairing piece that goes below the wing for the Learjet and then glassed it.

Also started assembling my second hand Katana - I have too many models to fly now!


Si

Weather looks a bit poor. Anyone off out for a spot of soaking err, sloping?

It certainly looks like a day to stay local. A feisty SSW sounds perfect for Colley Hill.

Now where are my waterproofs...    

It was a good afternoon at Colley.  I arrived to find Alan (who was there with us last Sunday) and another 3 of our club members there - none of whom, as far as I'd been aware had ever set foot on a slope before...  Not quite right,  Richard had done some sloping about 15 years ago!

The rain held off and there was loads of lift.  Richard took Alan's DLG up inverted from low down to silly-high with not too much effort.    I only had the one flight,  but that was 65 minutes

A good afternoon was had here
We nearly went to Colley Hill but then I remembered Box Hill's SSW slope and we went there instead as I had not been to that one before.
Good lift and thermals were had and the Wildy 50 and Alula got a good airing. Mrs Leebert took some good video which I was going to edit with some on-board stuff from the Key fob cam but the file was corrupt somehow  A bunch of camcorder clips are coming up though  including a seriously lucky touch (splot?) and go!
A rather pleasant and very relaxing afternoons flying

A bunch of camcorder clips are coming up though  including a seriously lucky touch (splot?) and go!

I'm coming to the conclusion that you specialise in those...

Same goes for idiot Brits IMHO!.....

Anyone else get some flying in?

i bought me-self one of those parkzone sukhoi BNF's today, should be good for the indoor meets

i flew it when i got back from work out the front of my house, theres a little green with a few street lights surrounding it.. but it still isent fully lit, all i could see most of the time was the orange reviever light!  

I'm coming to the conclusion that you specialise in those...

This was a good one though.
I thought I was gonna loose it but it settled and off I went. Just a bit of a **** that the key fob didn't work as it was supposed to be recording at that point.

i bought me-self one of those parkzone sukhoi BNF's today, should be good for the indoor meets

i flew it when i got back from work out the front of my house, theres a little green with a few street lights surrounding it.. but it still isent fully lit, all i could see most of the time was the orange reviever light!  

Hear - pay your Mum back the money you owe her!!

S

nice one trev!   see u up the slope soon!  

a question trev, does the red arrows fit in it?  

Steve

I havnt tried fitting it in the car yet, will try 2moro!  Fingers crossed!   

I got one of those Parkzone Sukhois, good little things for windstill days. 

Recently the bad weather got to me and I bought an E-flite Blade MCX micro helicopter, despite not being a heli guy.  That thing is great indoors.  My 10 yr old is having a ball with it, it's more successful than any plane I've got him. 

Well it looks like yet another weekend that's been lost to this sodding Jaffa weather that we are having.
I just need to get out and have a fix of flying.

Ooooh so annoyed and the f3f Viking race is only weeks away and I'm feeling depressed through lack of practice. :(.

Really tempted to take some holiday off of work and have a mid week session.

Recently the bad weather got to me and I bought an E-flite Blade MCX micro helicopter, despite not being a heli guy. 

Careful Gary - that's the beginning of the silippery slope...

I wasn't "a heli guy" either until I tried a small leccy one a handful of years ago.

Same goes for idiot Brits IMHO!.....

I had a nice hours flying with my Luna today at Wrotham - great lift.  Anyone else get some flying in?

Also made a complicated fairing piece that goes below the wing for the Learjet and then glassed it.

Also started assembling my second hand Katana - I have too many models to fly now!


Si

Paul, Ray and me  plus about six others from the London area were at Thurnham all day, apart from a couple of hours when my wife twisted my arm to go for a pub lunch. However it did fortify me for the afternoon!

Wind dropped off towards the end but had a good day's flying and nattering.

You were missed but we suspected suspected you would be at Wrotham, although I thought that field didn't re-open until March?

Eric

You were missed but we suspected suspected you would be at Wrotham, although I thought that field didn't re-open until March?

No, opened on Feb 1st Eric...

Si

Once the rain stopped this afternoon I popped out to try the "other" slope at Box Hill that I think Lee mentioned a week or two ago.  It's also on slopehunter.  There was only me flying - though another of our club members came along too.  The lift was nothing like as good as yesterday at Colley Hill, but it was good to get out and blow the cobwebs away!  And much more room for my dodgy landings too...

Careful Gary - that's the beginning of the silippery slope...

I wasn't "a heli guy" either until I tried a small leccy one a handful of years ago.

I'd have to get a lot more desperate before I went down the Heli road

Unatural things defying gravity with no regard to aerodynamics just using brute force to stay aloft ! The polar opposite to gliders and soaring some might say.......

A lot of similarities with flying full house gliders though.  Needing to use all 4 main controls simultaneously is an advantage for both helis and gliders.  I do both and find them very complementary.  And the power, speed, handing and all round performance of modern helis is amazing.

Simon

I started out with full size gliders and got as far as the first rung on the instructor ladder but knocked it on the head as it became difficult fitting everything in and I was constantly thinking my students were plotting against me 
I then started on RC helis and love them but do find them a bit too focused at times. Then came sloping - much more relaxed
I still love the helis but just find sloping more relaxing and a better way to have a few hours without constantly thinking of the stresses of life.

On the subject of heli flyers and sloping,  did I mention I "found" another of our club heli flyers flying his Zagi at Colley yesterday - Steve C.  As DelUK said - you'd think helis and gliders would be complete opposites,  yet apparently not.  Or maybe it's that "oppositeness" that's the attraction.

Talking of yesterday, I already posted this in the video thread but, as Box Hill is in the South East, I thought I'd post it here too. Enjoy

Wildthing flying at Box Hill. on Vimeo

very nice lee glad to see someone still having fun out there good filming by mrs L 

The Touch-n-Inverted-Go is amazing.  I'd like to see someone try that with a mouldie!

Talking of yesterday, I already posted this in the video thread but, as Box Hill is in the South East, I thought I'd post it here too. Enjoy

Wildthing flying at Box Hill. on Vimeo

Great vid Lee, I take it thats the main walk up you were flying on?  Looked like loads of lift, enough for something more substantial than the WT ?

I seriouslu need to get a slope fix... typical in that I am off all week and there is showing no SW!

Might have to take a drive up to Ivenhoe to see what thats all about.

Nice one Mrs & Mrs Leebert, good little video that 

Noticed that you were practising those touch 'n goes last week, they (WTs) sure are great for that.

Talking of yesterday, I already posted this in the video thread but, as Box Hill is in the South East, I thought I'd post it here too. Enjoy

Wildthing flying at Box Hill. on Vimeo

Thats some great flying leebert, lookin' good!   and good song choice! 

Steve

question, on keyfob cam does it charge up from usb when plugged into pc ? or only from charger ? 

Colin, I'm pretty sure you can do it both ways.

Colin,
I don't know the key fob cam but I do know USB devices.
Most USB devices are designed to be charged from the 5volt system on the USB socket.

Thanks for the comments Guys    It was a good, fun flying sesh. While editing the video, I couldn't help myself but grin 

Jason: Yes, it's the main slope where the viewpoint is. The lift was good for the slope but turbulent at times low down. Probably due to the bushes and trees lower down.

I'm not sure a mouldie would go down well there - there were quite a few people wondering around. That and there are a lot of trees and the only place to land is on the slope might make it a bit tricky.
Whilst loading the car, I was approached by a National Trust Warden. He was concerned that the Wildthing was too big and would hurt if it hit someone. He was happy once I'd explained that I was a NT member and insured with the BMFA. Strange though, he seemed more placated that I was an NT member 

question, on keyfob cam does it charge up from usb when plugged into pc ? or only from charger ? 

Both work. The little main plug top thing is faster but not by much 

Yep, Leebert, I've noticed the same thing, National Trust membership solves all issues on Trust land, much more than say a BMFA card.  All Wardens are told to be especially nice to Trust members, and have probably never heard of the BMFA or the National Trust's agreement with the BMFA or anything like that from head office.

Yep, Leebert, I've noticed the same thing, National Trust membership solves all issues on Trust land,

do they ask for proof, or can I just lie?

'do they ask for proof, or can I just lie?'

Paul you have an evil streak! 

Not sure, I've waved my card at them.  Plus my car has the sticker in it for free parking.  

But I reckon saying confidently you're a member will work - after all, they're not interrogating you, just chatting in a friendly sort of way, so I can't imagine they'll demand ze evidence.  

Now that most National Trust slopes charge £2 parking for non-members, and the discounted online membership is £27 or so, it might be worth considering membership for anyone flying regularly at a National Trust site.  

In the summer I quite often have a quick lunchtime fly at Box Hill so it's worth it for me.





 

Both work. The little main plug top thing is faster but not by much 

yeah cheers for that left it plugged in on usb to pc its a bit warm now thanks also j sage

Thursday looks good for some South Downs action...  28MPH NE, anyone fancy it?

Thursday looks good for some South Downs action...  28MPH NE, anyone fancy it?

Hmmm, the Learjet might fly in that!......

Si