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ISR Glide-in - 30 - 31st of May - Mt Leinster
Happy Days:
If the wind goes round to the north a bit on Sunday afternoon I'll be up at Big L. But Saturday looks very "ifee" for me. :( I'm not really into thermals.
Pitty the winds are in this rotten direction :evil:
joe:
So here is the story so far..
Saturday looks like the windier day with lighter winds on Sunday turning north-easterly in the evening. Below are the options slope wise but we will have to see when we get there as last year I believe the winds were similar and people flew thermals from the north facing slope with great success!!
I am good for Saturday but not sure about Sunday at the moment.
Option one.
There is a south-east bowl on the top of Mt Leinster. Unfortunately we don't have a key so we can't drive up. This would mean a good walk. The PG/HG guys reckon it is good but they don't like it cause there is not really a landing out for them. I have not flown it yet. I'm a lazy bugger.
Option two
Again at Mt leinster. Again another good walk around the top of the hill to the south-east face part of the bowl. Again I'm a lazy bugger so haven't flown it.
Option three
Is Annagh hill which another 15/20km north-east of Mt Leinster. Again this is a favoured spot for the HG/PG guys. Unfortunately you need a 4x4 to get up the farm track to the top. I can shuttle people but again it's not ideal!
There is a small coastal site very close to me that is south-east so I usually fly there instead of heading to Mt Leinster and walking. Did I mention I'm a lazy bugger! :D
Fred:
I'll be there!
Other option, well, if only I was not as lazy as Joe and had finished the tow plane, would be to have an aerotow day... :?:
Anyway, I'm up for ML, I'll get there early! Last May, we flew thermal there, and that was great ! :D
But I will follow the majority anyway.
Happy Days:
Seems to me that if the wind is from the E / SE a slope facing that direction would be best. Being a coastal slope the air is smoother as well.
I vote for that one. Option 4.(But then I'm not driving from far away.)
And by the way, I'm not lazy,.....I'm just old! :lol:
Keith
Brian:
Hi Guys,
Unless we can get access to the top slopes,or are willing to walk a long way, there will be little 'slope' soaring up on Leinster this weekend.
I was really looking forward to this but wallowing around is not for me while there are nearly perfect conditions for flat field flying.
So I'm voting for option 5, unless things improve.
Brian
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