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Snow? Quick, look surprised it is winter! :)
Fred:
All that to say that I have a nice view of the mountain from my office :)
Snow on them for almost a week now, and that reminded me of one of our trip to fly in the snow a while back :)
And the Alpina in the snow in kilakee a while back :)
Anyway, any flying lately? (for the braves!)
selleri:
You call that snow! :lol:
Seriously though often the best days, not for sloping though, are during the winter time over here, dead calm and "sunny-ish". So we fly every month of the year but mostly weekends from October-March due to the available daylight. January has been relatively good with 4 good weekend days and some more during the weekdays for the shift working guys.
Still waiting for a good slope day this winter as many of the locations here are out of reach unless you have a modified jeep in your arsenal during the winter time.
the Pope:
Un oranger, sur le sol irlandais, on ne le verra jamais......laalalalala etc..
:mrgreen:
Happy Days:
Please Mr Fred, I’ve been out doing some flying. Not very long flights I admit, but the Phase 6 and the Solange have both felt the freezing air under their wings. It’s probably my imagination but they seem to find more lift in colder winds. (Air density is proportional to lift generated, and all that jazz. Er,… no , that should read the other way round shouldn‘t it)
Northerly breezes are predicted for tomorrow so I might go flying off the north slope of Big L. At least the car ( and it’s heater) are close by that slope. :D The road does get a little slippery up there in these temps though. With no barriers to stop the car leaving the road it can cause ones bum cheeks to clench rather tightly sometimes and mean I have to open the window slightly to allow the escape of unsavoury aromas. :roll:
Another down side of flying in freezing temperatures is that the ‘Window’ in my Tx muff fogs up with condensation and I can’t read the display on the Tx :evil:
My Alpina is still in hospital. It’s beginning to look like a patchwork quilt of repairs. I was thinking of naming it the “Flying Wreck”. I might get another one one day: Memo to self….In future I must remember to switch the model on BEFORE I launch it. :oops:
Little Keith
(I believe Big Keith and Stephen were out on the west slope of Mt L. a few weeks ago. They‘ve chosen not to publisize their outing though.) (I wonder why? :?: )
Fred:
--- Quote from: "selleri" ---You call that snow! :lol:
--- End quote ---
Yeah I know :oops:
Had a bit at home actually last week, about 2cms.. All gone the next morning, I could not even build a snowman (and I wanted to build a snowman... :) )
And the first photo shows some very nice winter landscapes! Beautiful place!
@Benoit... Ca se passe de commentaires! :lol:
@Little Keith: Brave men indeed!
Is the Alpina not repairable? Such a nice machine! :cry:
Bring it at the next Fly in, and we can have a look :)
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