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« on: January 16, 2008, 22:46:43 PM »
Hello again.
Was thinking about getting meetings together and fly-ins etc and how to get us all out together.
I'd like to suggest that we make a date once a month over the summer(ish) period to get together and fly. We set the dates out in advance and we all try to make it out. If you can make it thats OK but you will know that on a certain day people are flying.
Maybe start april and go til September or October.

Also, Fred got a new petrol engine from Santa so the tow plane will be up and running for some aerotowing as well.

So who is in??

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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2008, 23:32:19 PM »
Pick me, pick me !   :mrgreen:

And try to put a tow hook on one of your glider !  :D Some aerotowing session are on the way this spring / summer !
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« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2008, 19:36:02 PM »
Excellent idea Sir! :clap: It gets bl***y lonely flying on my own all the time!  

Never done a tow hook before :?: .  I still have that 3.4m ASW 28, maybe that would be a good candidate for that?  Where do I start to look for a suitable hook mechanism?

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« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2008, 20:30:05 PM »
I'll draw up some pictures tomorrow with photos. And make a page.

10 minutes, and you can install a tow hook on any glider !  :D
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« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2008, 21:22:05 PM »
Surely, for aerotowing, you need a hook with a remote release mechanism in the nose?

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« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2008, 21:55:04 PM »
Yep, the release is mandatory !
And on both sides. You can always save one of the 2 machines in case of problems.. :?
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« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2008, 19:14:12 PM »
OK!

I look forward to your hook build thread!

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« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2008, 10:24:15 AM »
I would not mind doing some aerotowing. Unfortunatly I have no glider to aerotow at the moment  :cry: ,so I guess I will just have to watch.

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« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2008, 21:50:16 PM »
Great idea to set out some dates for glider meets this spring/summer.  Something to look forward to given the awful weather at present and good to get them into the diary early!  Perhaps we could also do some winching/hand towing and organise an informal thermal event of some kind.  We would need to borrow a flat field somewhere but maybe it could be combined with the aerotowing.

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« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2008, 22:33:33 PM »
I have a bungie (Hi-Start) if thats any help.

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« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2008, 23:16:27 PM »
Bungie will be great Alan. I have a very old one that I was given. Have never tried it. It looks a little worse for wear!

So lets have a flat field day then. Aero-tow, bungie, electric gliders as well.

I'm sure we could use the club I'm in to fly from. The model county flying club. The field is in Ferns. This would be handy for aero-tow. Probably have to share with a few IC planes. Rarely more than four people flying though. Even in summer time. If we don't do aero-tow then there are probably lots of places to fly from. All we need is a field!

Maybe leave that one till July/August/September in the hope of a nice day!  :roll:

So one meet a month sound OK to all? Maybe starting in March?
Should we not do it on months that have other meeting( Cork, ISR etc) or just go for it?

Would be really great if we got into the habit of meeting once a month. It would hopefully encourage more pilots to come out as well!

Maybe we could make it the last Sunday of every month?

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« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2008, 09:31:52 AM »
During this winter time, usually isnt any good days?
Always rainning? Or the wind is too strong?
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« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2008, 13:51:37 PM »
Quote from: "IceWind"
During this winter time, usually isnt any good days?
Always rainning? Or the wind is too strong?
No shortage of wind, BUT............... :D

We do in fact have some incredible days all through winter, but there really is a very high chance of rain, so it would be very difficult to organise something in advance for winter.

I agree with Joe's proposal, and that we try for every month.  Weather can still call a halt to things at short notice, so it must be accepted that we will not suceed in getting every monthly meeting (or other fly-in meetings) to work.  For that reason it would be better to have the days fixed in advance, and that we should include all months, even if there is another gliding meeting also scheduled for that month.  That way we might suceed in getting one or two days of flying together this summer :lol: !

What will be important is to have a pre-arrenged system of notification of whether a day is on or off, as well as of reserve sites for different winds, due to our complete dependance on weather.  This forum is the obvious choice, and we will have to decide on a cut-off day and time for the organiser to post the final decision.

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« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2008, 20:56:35 PM »
Ok i understand.

I was used to check over Windfinder and/or Windguide for those details.
Is there any other more realiable website to use for Ireland?
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« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2008, 21:23:07 PM »