Author Topic: ISR Glide-In - May 16-17th - Mt Leinster - RAIN FORECASTED (Read 33327 times)

Happy Days · « **Reply #30 on:** May 16, 2009, 07:26:34 AM »

If anyone is interested,...............Weather here is very heavy showers and some sunny periods. ( A real contradiction :? )

Mt. L. is completely cloud covered.

Good Winds though

30 gusting to 50 Km/h

Personaly I wouldn't bother traveling to Big L this morning. Things might improve later in the day

K.

Fred · « **Reply #31 on:** May 16, 2009, 07:34:06 AM »

Thanks Keith for the update :clap:

Same here... Rain like mad, but woke up under a nice sunny sky ! :!: :!:

Brian · « **Reply #32 on:** May 16, 2009, 09:55:45 AM »

Hi,
Tomorrow looks quite good,just one or two showers.
However the winds are back around to frow just East of South which is worst possible for Mt L .
So is it 30/31.This seems to suit most and Joe as well.

Brian

Fred · « **Reply #33 on:** May 16, 2009, 21:52:13 PM »

Ok, 30/31 it is !
I'll update the MACI calendar tomorrow.

Talking about tomorrow.. Weather looks good for the morning, but low clouds seems to be on the menu for the day ! :!:
Rain in the afternoon...

Anyway, I'm ready if a few of you decided to go.
Otherwise, next week end, as usual

Happy Days · « **Reply #34 on:** May 16, 2009, 22:22:47 PM »

I'll post a weather update of Big L. at around 07.00. :wink:

Quite strong winds forecast for tomorrow, bring plenty of ballast with you lads :lol: Wooopppeeeee!

K.

Fred · « **Reply #35 on:** May 17, 2009, 00:07:57 AM »

Thanks Keith,
But if you do it at 8, I will not be mad at you !

:lol:

Happy Days · « **Reply #36 on:** May 17, 2009, 07:00:32 AM »

If you get mad at me I'll go on Strike!

So, right now (06.58 ) I can't see Big L. Totaly cloud covered, heavy rain, winds S.W.'ish at 20 - 30 Km/h..........BUT, out to the western horizon the sky is much brighter

I'll give another report in an hour. (It does look slightly hopeful)

K.

Happy Days · « **Reply #37 on:** May 17, 2009, 08:03:30 AM »

Conditions have much improved (08.00) Stoped raining!

Large areas of blue sky, (with fluffy white clouds floating around) Cloud base is rising allowing the lower 30% of Mount lienster to be visible.

Wind speed has droped slightly but still SW'ish

On this basis I think we can expect a few showers but probably should be able to fly from around mid morning.

I'll give another up date in an hour.

K.

Fred · « **Reply #38 on:** May 17, 2009, 08:30:28 AM »

Cool,, thanks Keith.
Forecast says rain to come back in the afternoon with low clouds :!:

Happy Days · « **Reply #39 on:** May 17, 2009, 09:00:11 AM »

Okay chaps,......final update of the day 09.00. (Otherwise there will be no time for flying!)

Mt L. is still not totally visible. The very top and radio mast are still in the clouds but the area around Nine Stones is clear.

Blue sky but dark clouds floating around

Wind speed at the moment is falling and from the South.

Overall, in my estimation, it's Good to Go

I'm gonna have some breakfast and load the car. I'll be at Nine Stones around 11.00
I look forward to seeing as many of you up there as care to take the chance on the weather and make the journey

Tally-Ho

K.

rogallo · « **Reply #40 on:** May 17, 2009, 09:10:28 AM »

Have a good morning, we in Cork are off to Kinsale for the morning.

See you all in 2 weeks

Ralph

Happy Days · « **Reply #41 on:** May 17, 2009, 12:14:09 PM »

So there I was, sitting in Nine Stones carpark at 11am. Lovely warm sunshine. Steam rising off of the tarmac road, and the wind had picked up a little.
So why wasn't I a happy guy?

The bloody wind had also changed direction and was blowing from East - South East. No flying on Mt. L. :cry: !

So I got back in my car and came home. But to add insult to injury, here at home, the wind is still in the south :shock: I assume the center of the low pressure area must be somewhere in the 25K between me and Big L.

What a shitty day!

Peter · « **Reply #42 on:** May 17, 2009, 20:45:27 PM »

Thanks Keith for the weather commentary from Mt L - very useful to have someone 'on the ground'. Too bad the wind did not co-operate today. Weather looks poor for the coming week too. I'm happy to postpone for a fortnight - although I will probably be busy on the 30th. However, if the weather is OK, may try to get to Mt. L for gliding on Sunday 31st.

Peter

DaveMc · « **Reply #43 on:** May 17, 2009, 21:35:08 PM »

Pity things did not work out this weekend. We took a chance and went up to tounntine today. We got over an hours flying but had to duck some heavy showers. Otherwise it worked out ok. Hopefully we will make it over in a couple of weeks.

The wind was shifting from S to SE so we were flying electric gliders over the small lake at the top. There is a bowl shape here which generates lift for lighter models. Not the most ideal slope but any port in a storm eh?

Fred · « **Reply #44 on:** May 18, 2009, 09:21:34 AM »

Hi all,

Same as Peter, I would like to take the opportunity to thanks Keith for his updates on the weather conditions live at the slope ! :clap:

I have sent a mail to the MACI to update the event calendar, and put the ISR glide-in for the 30 / 31st of May

Hopefully with a much decent weather (should not be too difficult ! :evil: )

Dave, I'll only be there the 13th of June for the National, as I have the daughter Christening the next day !

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