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« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2013, 20:44:16 PM »
No problem  :)

We can't ask people to drive from all over the country for maybe 2hrs of flying, so hopefully, in May now!  :D

Anyway, car is packed and ready  :D
Only bring 5 or 6 machines, easy to setup at the slope, just in case! (packing the car with "don't stoooppp believiiinnnggg!" music in the background!  :lol:  :lol:
So, now, dilemma! I charged the Crystal, 11kgs should do it for the wind tomorrow. But do I bring it?  :?:

Food also packed, just need more hot water for the coffee if anyone's coming can bring a flask ?

See you tomorrow for a chat, and hopefully some flying ("don't stop, believiiiinnnggg!!"  :lol: )

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« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2013, 20:50:06 PM »
Oh, talking about forecast and all that, it was supposed to rain here...
I think we had something like 10 minutes of light rain... Rest of the day was almost summer!

So that's it, I also packed the sun glasses!  :P

Motivation, motivation  :lol:
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« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2013, 22:49:33 PM »
Thats it Fred think positive 😎 ...
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« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2013, 07:02:50 AM »


Morning Lads,
This picture was taken 5 minutes ago.
The mountain is completely encapsulated in cloud at the moment.
Wind speed is 3Kph
Direction : variable

(The arrow shows where the mountain is beneath the cloud.)

If you're going up there Fred, or anyone else, give me a shout. (I'll come up and annoy you. :lol: )

Keith (little)
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« Reply #19 on: April 13, 2013, 07:21:51 AM »
Thanks Keith :)

Glorious sunshine here, no wind. That should pick up later, too early.

Having my coffee, then I'm on my way  :D
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« Reply #20 on: April 13, 2013, 09:26:38 AM »
Okay Fred, I'm leaving home no. (Or even now. :shock:  :oops: )

Where I live visibility is 300m, wind - SE, 20 gusting 30Kph.

See you at Nine Stones.

Coming up Big Keith / Stephen? If only for a chat and a laugh. May even get some flying.

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« Reply #21 on: April 13, 2013, 18:30:54 PM »
Well what a great day on the big L. Fred didn't disappoint and travelled from Dublin to be at the most exciting day in a long time on big L, little keith was there with bells on, Keith and I were fashionably late and Joe arrived to back up the team.... Well what a great day.... We watched Fred pollute a perfectly good coffee with sour milk and then..... Em ....... Well and then ...... Eh we looked at Fred's flashing brake lights and we then..... Eh ...... Oh yea took a photo ...... And went home ;-( crackin day all, thanks..... We must bring the gliders next time and do some flying ;-)

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« Reply #22 on: April 13, 2013, 18:53:16 PM »
:lol:  :lol:  good one Stephen!  :clap:

Yep, good move to cancel, complete wash out! Where is the summer we had yesterday??!!  :!:

Anyway, that's the true sloper's spirit!  :clap:

Always good to have a chat with like minded people. I was drenched to the bones, but was it worth it? Yes!  :D  Good to take some fresh air, and hopefully, the weather in May will be much better. Enough of this winter!  :evil:  :evil:

Blue sky is back over here  :!:
Photos later (The Sugar Loaf was looking really nice this morning  :D )
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« Reply #23 on: April 13, 2013, 19:15:09 PM »
We are the hardened slope gliders were not afraid of rain..as a good man once said "rain is for girls". (It was fred who said it) :D  :?  :roll:
Are you coming back tomorrow fred to get more drenched  :P  :roll:
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« Reply #24 on: April 14, 2013, 08:52:49 AM »


Much better weather this morning lads! :D  With little cracks of blue sky showing through the cloud and a fair breeze from the south it’s going to be a good day for slope soaring. You can see the Big L emerging from under the cloud. The sun is just breaking through where I live and the car is packed.

So who’s going to join me on the slopes of the Big L? :?:  bring plenty of ballast, there’s a 30Kph gusting to 45 blowing at the moment. (Just right for some combat flying!) :twisted:
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« Reply #25 on: April 14, 2013, 08:58:11 AM »
:lol:  :lol:  :lol: Only joking guys, I took that picture on a previous glide - in day! :roll:
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« Reply #26 on: April 14, 2013, 14:35:52 PM »
D :clap:  :clap:
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« Reply #27 on: April 14, 2013, 19:59:26 PM »
Winds way too strong for the easy glider today, so headed home. Did you get some flight time today Keith?
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« Reply #28 on: April 14, 2013, 21:53:55 PM »
No Stephen, with wind speeds touching 60 - 70 K where I live, they would probably have be somewhere around 100 to 120 up on the slopes. :shock:
 It’s very difficult, if not impossible to launch a plane by yourself at those speeds.  

So I spent the day helping a friend of mine to re-build a vintage diesel engine! :(  (Bit of a difference aint there!) I prefer flying gliders. 8)
Next weekend looks okay. Will you be coming south then?

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« Reply #29 on: April 15, 2013, 00:13:27 AM »
Dont worry keith he has the bug he will definately try get back down  :lol:
And 100 to 120 winds would have been some craic to try fly in and you know i would have given it a try anyway  :twisted:
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