Topic: Dorset Is Chuffing Klass Slopers

Just got back from a holiday in Swanage.  Unfortunately the winds swung NW for the week but I did get out to Kimmeridge for the strong SW and rain at the start.
There was mist everywhere but Kimmeridge just popped out clear so I flew from the carpark. Never flown coastal before so not really sure what to make of it??
The wind was pretty strong and Kimmeridge is what 20mish high? I gather the higher winds create a more narrow compressed lift band?
I flew with the gulls and the combination of the wind, rain and sea at the bottom made it quite exhilarating! Nice landing area in the field by the car park.
I only had an expenable old M60, I couldn't seem to get much height with it. Contentend myself with runs across the front with a pump at each end.  Didn't dare go below the cliff edge height and didn't push out to far. I followed the gulls as the lift seemed quite variable.
We went back another day to go crab fishing and fossil hunting. I would have loved some more coast time but the off shore winds put paid to that.
I reckon a day trip to Portland is in order

Looks like I have missed loads of thread action .

Well got out for a fly today with Bob, Phil Taylor and Ade up maiden castle. Was a nice day with good, but variable lift (keeps it interesting).

A few photos here http://www.flickr.com/photos/36204661@N08/sets/72157624729810376/

And a video here

Time Lapse RC Gliding at Maiden Castle

Sorry guys....didn't tell you I was doing it...sneaky beaky

Stu

Hahaha , The Time lapse is cool ,
           Sneaky sod , i will trip you up in sheep pooh next time    .
                                  And really nice photys aswell Stu as always (due to your hubble telescope  ). Thanks for posting them m8,
           Thanks also Phil for making the trip Down . Twas a good afternoons Soaring , Daisy is just something else m8 , really sweet looking heffer, and your Sagitta needs to come over the Island when its good 1 week,
          Overall a Great Days Sloping , shame Mr Ed didnt get to make it , but maybe next time .


                 Bob

Hahaha , The Time lapse is cool ,
           Sneaky sod , i will trip you up in sheep pooh next time    .
                                  And really nice photys aswell Stu as always (due to your hubble telescope  ). Thanks for posting them m8,
           Thanks also Phil for making the trip Down . Twas a good afternoons Soaring , Daisy is just something else m8 , really sweet looking heffer, and your Sagitta needs to come over the Island when its good 1 week,
          Overall a Great Days Sloping , shame Mr Ed didnt get to make it , but maybe next time .


                 Bob

GOT YA! hehe. Cheers dude.

was a very pleasant day indeed (as usual when we fly).

And yes Daisy is quite striking in the air as well as on the ground. Nice to see a T-tail.

Stu

I reckon a day trip to Portland is in order

Wicked! its nice doon ere. and I am certian you will love portland.

Stu

That last video was begging for someone to teabag it......... 

Great to fly with you guys today - was a really good session
Stu - great pics  
The big Daisy pic is now my new screen background - cropped a bit, levels & curves tweaked a bit - now I can be flying anytime 

driving home I remembered what I forgot - I had a couple of keyring cams with me, was intending to fix one on top of Daisy's T-tail - ah well, some other time

Phil.

Great to fly with you guys today - was a really good session
Stu - great pics 

driving home I remembered what I forgot - I had a couple of keyring cams with me, was intending to fix one on top of Daisy's T-tail - ah well, some other time

Phil.

Will have to get the those key cams off portland next

Yep - looking forward to flying Portland cliffs sometime

I've just Photoshopped the Daisy & sheep pic - very "Devon meets Dorset" pic 
Thanks for the pic - now my new screen background - all my screen icons go down the plain bit on the left

Phil.

Yep - looking forward to flying Portland cliffs sometime

I've just Photoshopped the Daisy & sheep pic - very "Devon meets Dorset" pic 
Thanks for the pic - now my new screen background - all my screen icons go down the plain bit on the left

Phil.

hehe wicked. why not use sheep icins for your errr....icins

hehe wicked. why not use sheep icins for your errr....icins

Oh no - not the sheep...

We used to have a screen saver 10 years ago or so - sheep sort of dropped in & bounced around & wandered about...

Phil.

Thanks to Bob I had a great day on Portland yesterday. Flew his Fox in the morning after chickening out of remaidening the Brio and flew my EasyG in a late session. Nice one 

Ahhh
        shucks  Yer Welcome John .

   Looks like you are only gonna get to fly Portland for the next 3 days , West ,West and just to top it off West , by the way Yesterday it wasn't even a west wind , it was well NW for a good hr or so , Flying cliffs when the wind is off a bit can be a little unpredictable , So well done for having the Guts to chuck your Fox off ,    
           Oh yes It was Mine You threw off 


                   But Speedo Performed as expected , Mr Ed thought i was playing a Video game with the way it flicks , rolls and loops about , I'm not sure if that's a compliment , I hope so though hahahaha  -

                                               Bob

after chickening out of remaidening the Brio

chuck it off

Stu,
 Isnt it about time we tried Night flying ?  I know you are all clued up on LED's and lights n stuff .

          What Say you to sticking a few Lights on a plane and having an evening session , im sure you would get some really nice Photos with Hubble ?
   Im not talking Tragi here , just something  Foamy .
                                    Maybe we could start some UFO sightings from places Around . heheheeheh

                    Only Reason is i had to stop Flying tonight at about 8.30  its to difficult to see which way up you are . and its really amazing lift to come away from 
               Would Luminesant paint work ?

                 Bob

Stu,
 Isnt it about time we tried Night flying ?  I know you are all clued up on LED's and lights n stuff .

          What Say you to sticking a few Lights on a plane and having an evening session , im sure you would get some really nice Photos with Hubble ?
   Im not talking Tragi here , just something  Foamy .
                                    Maybe we could start some UFO sightings from places Around . heheheeheh

                    Only Reason is i had to stop Flying tonight at about 8.30  its to difficult to see which way up you are . and its really amazing lift to come away from 
               Would Luminesant paint work ?

                 Bob

yeah I'll have a think....led strips can be had cheap off the bay of e in various colours....but they are 12V. I have tested them down to 8v, dimmer....but probably ok. they hardly use any juice, so maybe a dedicated small 3s lipo driving it/them. I reckon of the translucent corroflute wing they could go inside illuminating it from the inside out and not adding any drag.

remind me to grab a couple of sheets of correx for ya too before we fly again.

Stu

mate couldnt we use something like this ?

                    LED Color:White

Operates on 3x AA batteries (not including)

LED can save 70% energy and have 4 times the life of similar incandescent string lights

Total 30 LED bulbs

      Just fairy lights but uses 3AA batterys , could always cut the amount down , but maybe they aint brighht enough .

         this is the ebay link            http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/30-White-LED-Light-BATTERY-String-Fairy-Party-Christmas-/330445919101?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Lighting_Lamps_Lighting_SM


              Bob


P.S yes thanks for the offer of the correx m8

mate couldnt we use something like this ?

                    LED Color:White

Operates on 3x AA batteries (not including)

LED can save 70% energy and have 4 times the life of similar incandescent string lights

Total 30 LED bulbs

      Just fairy lights but uses 3AA batterys , could always cut the amount down , but maybe they aint brighht enough .

         this is the ebay link            http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/30-White-LED-Light-BATTERY-String-Fairy-Party-Christmas-/330445919101?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Lighting_Lamps_Lighting_SM


              Bob

or that ...nice to have some colour though....even if its just to make orienting it easier

practice writing yer name in the air and I'll dig the tripod out!

Stu

I thought 2 colours mate ,
     white for the bottom , the brightest , across wing and along the fuse ,

   Maybe Red the same cross on top , I will donate my fox to the Experiment , on account it will take an amount of weight without a problem
     ie  battery pack or lipo at 3.2v   , and its easy to cut push something in , then glue it up hahaa
 
     Just an idea m8 , it will allow me to fly after work in the winter 


                   Bob
     
     

I thought 2 colours mate ,
     white for the bottom , the brightest , across wing and along the fuse ,

   Maybe Red the same cross on top , I will donate my fox to the Experiment , on account it will take an amount of weight without a problem
     ie  battery pack or lipo at 3.2v   , and its easy to cut push something in , then glue it up hahaa
 
     Just an idea m8 , it will allow me to fly after work in the winter  


                   Bob
      
      

might be fiddly....but it might be more elgent to use surface mount LEDs and fine wire . tape the wire on and dig a tiny pocket for the led's, but it might be fragile. I will see if I can find an led at work to see how it might work.

Stu

Or just mount a chuffing bright bike light on your head and keep her close in!!

hahahahah

         Yes a spot light  and get swamped by moths

Or just mount a chuffing bright bike light on your head and keep her close in!!

You can strap my 2000 lumen search light to ya head if ya want....caould fly further out that way....its ony  a couuple of kilos!

chuck it off

I did this morning. 
Much easier than a nasty fully crossed Sutton Poyntz was yesterday, but I had to feel happy with the rebuilt Brio before throwing it off over the sea. It'll be the same with the Needle. Only had a bit over an hour as I had to blast back to Oxford before the Carnival got into full swing.

I did this morning. 
Much easier than a nasty fully crossed Sutton Poyntz was yesterday, but I had to feel happy with the rebuilt Brio before throwing it off over the sea. It'll be the same with the Needle. Only had a bit over an hour as I had to blast back to Oxford before the Carnival got into full swing.

Cool beans. Still think a square on cliff is safer than a crossed poyntz though

Personally ,
                and i did say this to John ,
                     If you are sure the CoG is somewhere near , you range check and make sure all your surfaces are working . It must be the best way to maiden a plane . Wow what a Rush when its off and responding to stick inputs 

             Anyway , im off out for a fly over the cliffs right now . 25 knots WSW and that can only assist in my terrorising of the Seagulls .

                  Bob

And I'm Home
  WoW 
          WoW 
            The Winds are 26 knots gusting to 29 knots , This is taken from The Anemometer in Portland Harbour.

      Its a lot more on the cliff , gotta be up near the Speedos Limit , i recon 30 knots Gusting 35 . (remember it'll go in stronger winds off a slope)

                I feel totally Exhilarated , and exhausted from an hour and a quarter standing and flying in it .

                    Man i am one lucky sucka to have it on my doorstep


                      Bob

P.s  Stuff the Bloody carnival 

Envy envy envy...
I suppose you'll do the same again today as well whilst Im off in the flatlands to go spend the day refurbing a kitchen for a customer.
Maybe a bungee session with the EG tonite though. And I've bought a plane ideal to take on the Speedo as a fun toy - a Limit EX. That'll be in the bag for the next visit. 

John ,
         Not a patch on my Speedo m8 , lol
               You need to give it an Engine to keep up with her , and by that Time the RaPiDo will be finished 
                     
                          Tonight i am just popping out for a quick Hour before assuming Baby sitting Duty's , Getting the home cinema out for the boys tonight ,
              Basically pull down the screen and put the 3000 lumen Sanyo Projector on 
             Might run a few Flying videos to see what they look like 8ft widescreen hahahahaah


           Bob

If you ever need to get them to sleep I'll bring Lift Ticket To Norway with me....

Lol

             Is it Really that good  , hahahahah

      maybe i should make Lift Ticket to Portland hahahaah


                         Bob

Now there's a thought. A decent 5 min vid to get the Merkins properly envious. 

And the Limit will loop around and roll over the Speedo. 

We Will See about that  ,
                   as we are collecting the little bag o bits from the rocky beach hahahahaahah


                               Bob

Your evil Jedi mind tricks won't work on me Bobi-Wan. 

      These arent the Droids Bits your Looking For 


              Bobi

 

Just sorting out the Needle for the next visit too. I reckon Needle, a couple of Birds and the Limit will be right.
Lots of potential bits.

Yes , hahah
      You should leave the little limit thing in the bin where you found it , Brio and Bird 60 will do m8 , also the EG just in case theres no wind


                    Bob

Four planes now polished and fettled. Two more to go... Fat Bird 2.4 and Limit. I'm going to make a wheeled bag like a golf trolly to move em about.

Cool m8 ,

 Personally i use the wings that are on them , talking of which !   28mph on west I'm off out for an hour or so .

       Wahoooooooooooooooo





                                         Bob

Hi, I am new to the forum, but I am a portlander who moved away with the RAF a few years ago.

I am down at my parents in Dorchester this weekend and have my zagi wing with me, any suggestions of where to go.  I have not flown it yet!

Any ideas would be good but not to far from Dorchester.  Don't think I can make gods country (Portland) this time but the inlays still live in fortuneswell so maybe next time.

Ed