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MACI Glide-in 2008
Fred:
I agree ! Kinsale is a really great place !
But as you say, finding a decent slope for a large range of gliders (not only for big gliders, but the wider range of machines being able to fly) where you can fly almost any wind directions, it's far from being a common thing !
Mt Leinster is one of this place.
I will have more names in May after the "Retroplane slope survey" will be completed :wink: :D
Not an easy job !
Slopes are all over the place, but good decent slopes are rare !
Hope this help Joe ! :lol: :lol: :wink:
Fred:
Sorry...
Conclusion : lots of slopes, but only a few of them are good for more than 2 types of gliders.
"Recommendation" : Well, if everybody, who really wants to get involved to develop the activity can survey, and test slopes with at least a little list of minimum criteria, that will move things a little, and most importantly, allow us to have a wider range of venues for meetings and so on...Meet more people, make new sloper and so on.. The machine is running...
Anyway, we can always dream when I just see how hard it is to have 1 photo from a meeting... Survey slopes, well... :wink:
I'm not being bad, but sometimes, I just thing that all that is just a big waste of time. :-#
rogallo:
Lads,
the site is Killaloe is fantastic. We actually only flew off the worst slope. Can't remember I think that was west. There are about 4 other slopes to fly off, and I don't think Ger Buckley flies foamies just all scratch built 1/4 scale gliders.
My feelings are that we have only sampled a fraction of the slopes that we all know of.
Has anyone flown from Clara over looking Millstreet? a great spot to learn to land big models.
Any how what more do we need, is not a tuft of grass enough to land on? LOL
Ralph
Fred:
Hi Ralph,
good to hear from you :D :D
Well, we have to go back and see the other slopes !
That's why we really need the guys flying these slopes to communicate and tell/show us the good spots !
joe:
Hiya Ralph
Hope you're well. Yeah Gerry was flying vintage last time i flew with him. He is on board again this year. So he knows the best places to fly.
Lets hope the weather is kinder to us this year!
All on for April in Cork then. Hope to see you there. Maybe Clara this year if the wind is right.
Fancy a trip to Mt Leinster in May?
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