Topic: East Sussex Soaring Association

This is the new communication hub for ESSA
here we can discus all aspects of essa.

Good luck to you!

Ours (Cotswold Slopers) is well supported and a great source of day to day information!

Good, I'm watching....

What areas does essa cover?


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I am here:

I am glad my idea has finally been used Allen.

Now we just need to get the ESSA luddites to use it & view it.

Whilst not part of ESSA, its interesting to know what you guys are getting up to. 

ESSA  cross country comp this weekend
Weather looks like 16mph WNW and dry
So it's the top of the Longman, probably the best place for a XC except the walk of cause.
the only trouble I'm having is which model to take 

This Sunday the 18th - aargh, I can't do it, it's my daughter's birthday party.  Such a pity, I think the Falcon would have enjoyed it.  Well, have a good one.

I am looking forward to it Allen, & shall stick with my little foam Wildy, just incase it travels a bit too far back.

Conflicting weather for sunday morning at the mo
XC weather says ok but BBC and Metoffice say heavy rain
We will have to see a little closer to the time

BBC always predicts more rain that XC.  BBC is just more pessimistic I guess.  The problem is sometimes they're right...

I think I'll be taking the minivec if it's West & 16-20, not for the XC but for some bloody good aero (I don't have anything worth flying in the comp...remember my F3F entry

The trouble with the XC comp is, you need something light enough to get as much height as poss to we about to fly out of lift for as long as possible but you also need something that penetrates well to get you back to the slope when your running out of height.

well looks like a very different weather forecast for Sunday now, not sure what to fly 

There is mention of heavy rain at 10
We will have to see
I'll be in the car park about 9.30 and will post here if it gets cancelled.

wind is forecast very light now, may bring the fling & charge up en route.

wind is forecast very light now, may bring the fling & charge up en route.

I`ve just been looking at the met office, & they are giving the odd shower, so heres hoping its not like the bobsleigh run on the way down.

XC Results
1st Phil 60 Points (Full Marks)
Joint 2nd Jim and Gary 40 Points
3rd Allen (me) 30 Points
Joint 4th Cam, Tom and Ian with 20 Points

I'll get it on the web site tomorrow

Well done Allen.  I guess the conditions turned out a bit better than this morning's forecast?

Hi Allen
Think you mist me off the results    I completed the course except for missing the white flag as couldn't get enough height.

Gary

sorry Gary never got you score card

Well done Allen.  I guess the conditions turned out a bit better than this morning's forecast?

Conditions were awful as you would expect
One day I might get to fly a xc with lift 

Hi Allen,

I reached 2 flags on my first run with Clive, & the second run I opted to land in the "landing zone" when forced to land when the sink came through with you.

Did Clive not fly it? He was there whilst we did the 2nd run.

I have you down as 2 flags but no landing who did your scoring?

I have you down as 2 flags but no landing who did your scoring?

ROFL, 

On my 1st run it was Clive that did my scoring, but I only managed to complete the 2 red flags.

On my 2nd run it was YOU that did my scoring!...My Wildy was getting lower & lower in sink, & you asked me to keep away from the slope so that Jim could land!...It got to the point where I decided to abort, & opted to fly straight up the slope & down it in the "landing zone". 

 
I'll give my self a good telling off 

I'll give my self a good telling off 

Lol,

It could have been worse Allen!...I was hearing yesterday about another member who appeared on comp score sheets, & had not even attended on the day, let alone participate!....

Lol,

It could have been worse Allen!...I was hearing yesterday about another member who appeared on comp score sheets, & had not even attended on the day, let alone participate!....

I was going to put him in at last place with 0 points 

Had a bit of fun over a Newhaven the weekend, one of those tails for the pub.
I had to retrive my halfpipe from the cliff, after I had a problem on friday. poor thing had to stay there to sunday afternoon.
JP

I am really looking forward to Crowlink this weekend!

Fingers crossed for light winds & lots of thermal action. 

I wont be able to make it
I have a charity bike ride
I might make it later 

Whilst you are here Allen, have a look here, & click on the East Sussex Soaring Association link, & see what website appears? http://www.flyingsites.co.uk/clubs/counties/eastsussex.htm 

which link where ?

It lists a weird website for ESSA:

www.btinternet.com/~ajpick

Who are they
there are many issues with that site 

Who are they
there are many issues with that site 

I have no idea?

Have you tried asking the old skool ESSA flyers if they know anything more about it, or maybe try contacting them at this email address seems. essapost@btinternet.com 

Do let us know if you find out!

Have you tried asking the old skool ESSA flyers

They dont even know we have a web site 
If they did they would think it was about spiders 

They dont even know we have a web site 
If they did they would think it was about spiders 

Lol,

I am 100% sure that I have seen 1 or 2 newbies on here "lurking", with familiar sounding ESSA member related usernames, but they have not post anything yet? 

If you do contact that other odd ESSA email address, try & find out what there fees are.

At least it isn't a link to the Enfield Scout Sailing Association.

(My favourite surprising link is the LGRA slope soaring guys - they  found they were linked to the Liberty Gay Rodeo Association!)

How long are people planning to hang around on Sunday?

I have a charity bike ride of 39miles at about 9.30-10.00
so I should be done by 12 and be up Crowlink by about 12.30 assuming I can fit planes and bike safely in the car together