Topic: Midland Slopers!

Forecast says rain, rain and more rain for tomorrow! 

So where's good for this weekend? Forecast is E at the mo, maybe swinging slightly S.

So where's good for this weekend? Forecast is E at the mo, maybe swinging slightly S.

Treak Clif wil be megga. Hope it sticks, one of the peak districts best slopes IMHO.


Part at blue john cave, walk towards the shop, and go through the gate to the left. follow the path over the styl, and go a little left to get some cover.

Landing is back over the style for about 100m or so (Flat land so not too difficult).

Is that a club site?

Bugger... wind map forecasting a ENE on Sun, locally I'm guessing the Cloud but don't fancy it there, too many rocks  . Any suggestions anyone??

b****r... wind map forecasting a ENE on Sun, locally I'm guessing the Cloud but don't fancy it there, too many rocks  . Any suggestions anyone??

Metcheck shows Easterly from mid to late morning, so Elkstone looks good.

Metcheck shows Easterly from mid to late morning, so Elkstone looks good.

I thought Elkstone was a SE?

Anyway do you think the fog/mist will have lifted by late morning? Didn't clear up in Stafford 'til 1.30pm Thurs.

Hi Feefo, Elkstone is East.....If it's ENE it could still be flyable, if not it will be behind the Roaches......fly out of the boot and land in soft heather.....thats what her name is I think.... Ant.

Elkstone will be flyable from early, dont think mist will be a prob tomoz, will be there 930
Scott r

Jeez...9.30. Don't think I'll be that early but you never know.

Went today as well, got there about 2-ish after watching the Flash bar's webcam all morning (sad I know) waiting for the mist/fog to clear. 25mph with gusts up to 30. Wind was dead on the slope for about 3/4 hr and then moved slightly to the left. Very bumpy out there with limited visability too but some good lift on the left. Landing the SBird was..er..bottom clenching, VERY bumpy up the top, prob did 10 or 12 attempts at getting the approach right which I eventually did  .

Don't know if it'll be any different tomorrow, but the gate to the field was open and the cows were in the 'car park'. I parked by the cattle grid today so they didn't go and scratch their ar$e's on my car but if a few go up just be warned the cows are loose.

Scott, don't forget the wing 

Ha, mist, I fly in mist, its fun, iv had my bottom clenching moment this month last week when Ian turned my tx of whilst i was flying.

See you tomoz

Ha, mist, I fly in mist, its fun,

Hmm, that's how I crashed landed my Mini Blade prematurely, flying in mist!   

As long as you can hear it, its still flying, dont worry...........

....be happy

It wasn't that foggy but it wasn't brill.

I take it damaging your wing on landing doesn't really count then?   Hidden rocks and all that.....

I did that landing on purpose, to show you lads how to repair a wing, friggin rocks.

Scott r

Anyone flying Leek Sat (2moz)

Nah, taking the daughter shopping, but I have it on good authority that Mr. 'O' might be checking out ''his'' hills. 

I'm fingers crossed for Sunday, although this Wednesday was very good up at the pond. 

I'm hoping to take a trip to do some sloping at Rushup Edge and have looked through the internet for details of parking and access, etc, but found little.

Can someone please provide me with the details or point me in the right direction?

Thanks.
Chris.

Go to the Mam Tor carpark near to Blue John's Tavern.

Then walk up the path which goes towards the hill. When you cross the road, Mam Tor is to your right and Rushup Edge to your left. You go through a large gate and follow the path. It's pretty obvious once you are there 

Z

Hmmm...bit sceptical about going, falling over and knackering my hip has put me off a bit, but is anyone heading to the Cloud tomorrow? Wind map forecasts a complete swing about 3pm from N-ish to S so the days flying will be over by the time it does.

C'MON WIND...SWING WEST........

For those that are interested, it's the LMMGA AGM tomorrow, 2PM at the Winking Man pub (that's got to be a spelling mistake!) on the A53 between Buxton and Leek opposite the Roaches. Good food and beer available if you've enough dosh!

Personally I'm broke, but I guess I can go round nicking chips off plates. 

Anyone flying the roaches this sat........... promise i will be good, and its not a club site

Scott r

Doubt it...car needs 4 new tyres (ouch) so not sure what time it'll be done by. Wind's shifted according to windmap, now a N on sat with E on sun. Prob sun for me...

Anyone attempting to go to Leek on Sunday? Dare say Leek to Buxton road may be ok but what about getting to Thornecliff?

If the snow ploughs have been out, then it should be OK, just like it was back in January this year. See Mark's photo. The snow was level with the top of the wall and gate!

Anyone of you girls flying leek tomoz.............

Saturdays are tough for me to get up there, and mist forecast 'til midday. Healthy wind tho and Sun looks pants. Dunno but maybe.

Will the Vampire be there?

Hoping to fly it tomoz mate.

Might have to go up then to 'have a look'. Kid will be in car, hassling to go home no doubt. Be midday b4 I get there tho. Ah stuff it, I'll give him the option, Nan's house or with me and freezing his nads off. If I phrase it right he'll go his Nan's 

Anyone of you girls flying leek tomoz.............

Nah, waiting in for a washing machine to be delivered. Us girls need our shiny new white appliances you know.   

So who's flying boxing day?

forcast is good for edgetop mate, you can also check the webcam at flash stores to see the road , think it will be accessable.

Well me Mum says it's forecast snow for tomoz around here, would like to get up to Edgetop weather permitting, but if it snows I'm off SLEDGING!!  .

Just checked met office forecast, metcheck, and xc weather, none forecast snow for us mate.See you on the hill.

Scott r

Just checked Flash Bar webcam.....I can't believe how much SNOW there is up at Leek....AAAARRGGHH!! http://www.maccinfo.com/Flash/

Looked like you had a great day at the Mynd. 
It's many years since I've been (18 I think) so I really must revisit some time soon.

WARNING TO LMMGA MEMBERS  I will soon be in possesion of a radar gun so all you hot dogging pilots of moulded models better be truthful about your model's speed as I will be merciless in my execution of the real world figures!   
 You have been warned! 

Oooh radar... Which one?

Z

Has anyone used this radar gun before?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BUSHNELL-SPEEDSTER-II-HANDHELD-RADAR-SPEED-GUN-101900_W0QQitemZ330379834305QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=212930416528&rvr_id=212930416528&cguid=84fcbcb912a0a0e203a49dd4ffe8dfdb

Just out of interest, if you got a fully ballasted F3F, climbed to about a 1,000ft, and did a dive towards the slope, how fast do you think it could go? I've seen some people do that, and it looks like they're going more than 120mph!

Francis there not too good.
Last time we used Simons I basically had to hit him with the model to get a reading.
J