Topic: South East Flyers

Heres a video of me flying my ASW 27 at Long Man today, thanks to Paul for filming it..

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr44HDYq4EY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr44HDYq4EY</a>

Absolutely fabulous Pete - I knew that Purbeck jobbie was going to be the biz!
We've been a bit unlucky on canopies recently - how did you break yours Paul?

Si

Here is a short clip of one of my launches.

Jon

Jon, we need to see that with the GoPro onboard 

Absolutely fabulous Pete - I knew that Purbeck jobbie was going to be the biz!
We've been a bit unlucky on canopies recently - how did you break yours Paul?

Si

came in a bit hot on the landing, so took off again straight into Deryck  also one of my aileron servos messed me about,
on a more positive note the rudder doesn't fall off anymore though!

I've sent an email to get a price for the replacement, but may make my own carbon one...

Hi , went to beltinge near reculver yesterday with charlie, a very good days fun flying under our self's with the sea as background to the planes.We had a head on with my and his Pluto's, split his from trailing edge half way up the wing  great foam-es pushed the wing together , and off we go for more combat
hoping to go to Minster to day for more fun and games.hope fully be there for 12. ish
Graham

Hey Allen, my 12 year old son was with us up Long Man all day yesterday, and it went well.  Just goes to show that "dragging whiney kid to flying session" can work...

Hey Allen, my 12 year old son was with us up Long Man all day yesterday, and it went well.  Just goes to show that "dragging whiney kid to flying session" can work...

Does he not fly

Jon, we need to see that with the GoPro onboard 

Yesterday was a super day for it.
I was going to do it on the evolution F3J, but I bust the flap horn on landing and that ended that. 
Next time.
Jon

hoping to go to Minster to day for more fun and games.hope fully be there for 12. ish
Graham

Have a good one Graham, I'm staying put today (still knackered from yesterday)

I dont think any flying is going to take place with all of this fog around (Well Dartford anyhow).
Glad that I went yesterday

Well looks like you guys had a great day.    That Purbeck looks great.

Suns out here in Essex, should be flyable in about 30 mins or so, so I have a couple of jobs to do then might go and take a trip to the field.

Absolutely fabulous Pete - I knew that Purbeck jobbie was going to be the biz!

Si

Thanks Simon, i think this ones a keeper...

Have a good one Graham, I'm staying put today (still knackered from yesterday)

Lightweight :-) I've been out on my bike today for some more pain.. But I have been on ebay looking at golf trolleys to make carrying gliders uphill easier.. 

 Have you seen the fellas from ESSA with their carts stacked high with gliders, I was chatting to one of the guys last year and he was telling me you need an old wheel chair.  Its all about the big wheels, a golf trolly may work, but not as good as an old wheel chair. 

Lightweight :-) I've been out on my bike today for some more pain.. But I have been on ebay looking at golf trolleys to make carrying gliders uphill easier..

if your near burham maidstone your welcome to my old golf trolley old foldup type, col

if your near burham maidstone your welcome to my old golf trolley old foldup type, col

I might take you up on that col.. Thanks

no prob pm or ring me 01634862913 cheers col

But I have been on ebay looking at golf trolleys to make carrying gliders uphill easier..

I think a trolley is a definite requirement if we do LM again. It was a great day so I'm planning to go back when I get a chance. Some quality trolley details here from the LGRA massive- http://www.lgra.net/htmldocs/news/trolley_build/index.html

The more I think about doing my new canopy in carbon, the more it makes sense. Afterall I won't be entering any scale contests, and as I seem to fly into Deryck on a regular basis I'll only end up having to replace the acetate one again some time soon!

That LGRA trolley is a proper manly construction, isn't it?  Scratch built, all angle irons and big engineering dept bench drills etc. 

Meself, I'm wondering if an electric wheelchair would be any good...

I think a trolley is a definite requirement if we do LM again. It was a great day so I'm planning to go back when I get a chance. Some quality trolley details here from the LGRA massive- http://www.lgra.net/htmldocs/news/trolley_build/index.html

That trolley looks a good idea but probably a bit over the top for the amount of use it will get from me..

Hi all,

Several of us flew Butts Brow today. It was a struggle at times, but mainly good.

Shortly after we packed up at 3 o`clock, there was an absolutely amazing weak thermal directly above us!...There must have been about 40-50 gulls in it, but as you looked up, it was almost a perfect circle of them rotating in the sky, & with nice perfectly roundf clear hole in the middle......I wish I had my camera with me.

Fingers crossed for next week.

off to minster again today, be there for 10 ish

Wednesday is looking like a halfday at work and an afternoon at bopeep at the mo 

Darn it, that's awfully tempting...

Looks like quite a bit lot of East in at the moment for Bopeep. I found it quite bumpy like this before, but I guess I should have had a wander further on, rather than sheltering behing those nice bushes.

I've a day off Wednesday  so hope to get there as well.
It's looking like 1 or 2 c at the moment so it's going to be bl00dy cold.

PSS ideas.....

Flying People in New York City

Trev was building one of those last time I spoke to him 

I'm surprised they didn't get their honky a$$es busted by Homeland Security flying them in New York...

Trev was building one of those last time I spoke to him 

I'm surprised they didn't get their honky a$$es busted by Homeland Security flying them in New York...

Last seen being lead away in orange suits!........

Half day is booked, finish work at 12 should be freezing my balls off by 12.30 

Alliaj, RaceM and Phase6 charged 

Right all... two things...
 
We have a slightly different colour speedo in stock.
 
http://www.slopeside.co.uk/shop/aircraft/549~rcpl71016_p_dyc~Speedo+Pro+Mark+II+Thermo+Glider+Sailplane+Dark+Yellow.html
 
This one is yellow.. but the darker Oracover yellow than the regular 'bright yellow'. We think it looks rather nice!
 
Second and more important is this new speedo pro mark 3.
 
http://www.slopeside.co.uk/shop/aircraft/550~rcplspeedopro_xx~+Speedo+Pro+Mark+III+.html
 
We are about to order them in - so expect them to be around in 6-8 weeks.
 
Whats different? No more built up wing. This beast is damn as near a mouldie as you get!
 
Sweeeeet!

Allan. I think the Bopeep west slope will be best tomorrow,a bit of shelter from the wind. Should be there late morning about 11 ish.

Allan. I think the Bopeep west slope will be best tomorrow,a bit of shelter from the wind. Should be there late morning about 11 ish.

cool you can warm it up for me

O here you bought an MJ?

O here you bought an MJ?

Yes got it off gary, shall bring it along

Wow! Cool video Jason - thanks for posting 

Thanks for posting the Mk 3 Speedo link Rob - I'm getting itchy 'Add to cart' fingers
I must resist - I don't fly the ones that I have 

I can't get out tomorrow but have a good time at Bopeep.  Wow, the wind will be 30-35 on the hill, and with a high of 2 degrees it's effectively going to be sub-zero.  You guys are well hard!  Make sure your batteries are in good nick to cope with those conditions.

I can't get out tomorrow but have a good time at Bopeep.  Wow, the wind will be 30-35 on the hill, and with a high of 2 degrees it's effectively going to be sub-zero.  You guys are well hard!  Make sure your batteries are in good nick to cope with those conditions.

All enloops in mine 

Have fun tomorrow at Bopeep you mad sods fellas.

I wont be able to join you, & doubt I have anything capable flying in those wind speeds.

Mind that road don`t ice whilst you are up there!

Looking like the wind will be right for a session on Hadleigh Castle on Sunday. I have not flown at all this year (other than as a passenger) so I will be going flying somewhere on Sunday, no matter what the wind does. (Providing 'er Indoors stamps my pass  )

Jef

I couldn't believe how bitter the wind felt today.  Allen earns top hard core sloper marks for braving a hilltop.