In the nine or ten years I've been crashing model gliders, the south slope of Big L has always been my least liked slope. However yesterday (Sunday) was one of the best days for lift on that slope I've ever known.
The strength and direction of the wind where just on the 'sweet spot' of the slope. Couldn't be better!
Apart from one dark cloud that past over us the sun shone all day. Now that's what I call flying!
News of the good flying conditions even attracted some old timers out of the woodwork.
One such old Lad is Joe (for those who don't remember him. ) He and I use to regularly fly the slopes of the Big L summer or winter, we've even flown up there in the snow.
Anyway, we were very pleased to see Joe return to the mountain, with a glider or two, if only for the day...................
Here he is preparing his trusty Lune and checking that his 35Mhz control transmitter still works. (Yes that's right,.....35 Megahertz. I guess some people like living in the dark ages!)
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Once up on the slope he launched it out into the lift.......Up, up, and away she flew. It's quite a speedy little model and it certainly made good use of all the lift.
After a gentle landing Joe could be seen wearing a rather silly grin for the next hour or so.
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The second flight however didn't quite go according to plan.
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But all was not lost. Despite going 'nose in' the Lune was in remarkably good condition, apart from the nose cone having been squashed on rather tight and not wanting to come off.
Giving a hand with the recovery is Rob, an F3A flyer who want to break into the adult sport of glider flying.
Come back and fly with again sometime Joe. We can have some "Smashing" fun together :lol:
Little Keith
