Author Topic: Sunday 21st June (Read 15104 times)

David Kelly · « **on:** June 20, 2009, 16:24:50 PM »

Hi Guys,
Anyone out flying tomorrow? Wind appears to be NE, don't know of a good slope. :?:

cheers
David

Happy Days · « **Reply #1 on:** June 20, 2009, 17:15:13 PM »

Hi Dave,..................there is no slope in Ireland better with a NE wind than Mt. Lienster

.............................(In my opinion :oops: )

The only wind direction I can see for tomorrow however is NW/W.

Both these directions can also be flown on Mt. L, in fact I was flying on the west slope today. It was BLOODY MARVELLOUS

If you want to fly from there tomorrow I can meet you there, but I would only be able to stay for a couple of hours.
Don't know if anyone else would be thinking of flying there,..........Joe mentioned to me on Friday that he might try for Big L on Sunday.

Anyone else interested?

David Kelly · « **Reply #2 on:** June 20, 2009, 22:02:55 PM »

Happy days

Apologies, your perfectly right it is a NW/W tomorrow I was mixing up east with west :oops: .
Was thinking of flying nearer to Dublin but if numbers are on for Mt L. I'll take the spin down. Can't get away from Dub till 10 so it would be 1.oo before i would be around. Don't know if that fits in with your free time tomorrow.
Will check forum later to see if there are more takers. Looks like it will be a perfect day for flying.

cheers
David

Happy Days · « **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:46:12 AM »

Well Dave, I've just had a look at Mt. L. and it's completely cloud/mist covered at the moment. The sky is also cloud covered so there's no heat to burn the cloud off and there's virtually no wind either.

With all of the above, coupled with the fact I would have to leave the slope about the same time as you'd be arriving, and with no one else showing any interest,................it looks like today is a lost cause :cry:

Oh well,..............there's always another time,............

Keith

Fred · « **Reply #4 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:04:52 AM »

Guys,

Sorry a bit late on this!
I will not be able to make it today I'm affraid... Or maybe later this evening...

Anyway, so far, Kilakee is on the clouds and we have rain too! :!:
Good wind though :!:

Ah well, we'll see... And Retroplane in 2 weeks from now

joe · « **Reply #5 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:06:55 AM »

Sorry lads trying to get some work done on the house and am up to my neck in fencing at the moment. Oh joy is me! :? :!: :cry:

Fred · « **Reply #6 on:** June 21, 2009, 10:14:07 AM »

Happy Father's day ! :lol: :lol:

David Kelly · « **Reply #7 on:** June 21, 2009, 12:43:00 PM »

Hi lads,
Pity about the weather but I'm still going to try Kilkeel this afternoon. Should be there for about 2:30. Keep my fingers crossed.

David

haydenc · « **Reply #8 on:** June 21, 2009, 12:54:38 PM »

Well having missed last weekend due to work and will miss Retroplane due holidays I think I will make the effort and head to Kilakee(or whatever it is called) this afternoon.
Wind in Drogheda is from the west about 10MPH.
There is a lot of low cloud around. I wonder if the mountains are still in cloud.
Earliest I could get there is about 3.30.
Still have some things to do before i leave.

David Kelly · « **Reply #9 on:** June 21, 2009, 21:24:46 PM »

Hi Lads,
Well keeping my fingers crossed worked

. Had to wait for cloud to clear and thought I had wasted my time but then sun came out and Charlie H and Dennis and his son turned up. Also a new chap came by (Andre, I think) who should join us on future outings. All were from my side of Dublin so the slope was dominated by northsiders this afternoon till Peter turned up to put in a showing for the southsiders..well done Peter.

Beautiful afternooon, ~8mph NW wind. Some thermals or updraft from dark clouds. Charlie & Dennis both had Stargazers and C brought along a new Discus also and amused us all with some nervous flying. Peter had a 2M he built which flew beautifully and looked great

. I had the 2M fling.

Sorry no pics, must sort out for future. See you all at Retroplane in 2 weeks

cheers
David

haydenc · « **Reply #10 on:** June 21, 2009, 22:18:35 PM »

Yep it was a great day.
Some fantastic flying

AND

I was'nt nervous
That was'nt nervous flying.

I was terrified.
:oops: :oops: :oops:
I never spent so long scratchin for lift.

Eventually common sense took over and I stopped flying the Discus.

It was great to have it back on the ground and all the bits still connected together.

Good to eventually meet you Dennis.

Cha

DennisZ · « **Reply #11 on:** June 22, 2009, 11:46:46 AM »

Here is video ... http://vimeo.com/5269809 Charlie's Discus

Some more pics and videos here http://www.leinster-model-flyer.org/wordpress/?p=196

youtube version here ...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/IDKiKWBQ3bY[/youtube]

haydenc · « **Reply #12 on:** June 22, 2009, 12:32:22 PM »

Now, was I afraid or was I terrified.
Open to all constructive comments.
One thing I was doing wrong was turning when the airspeed was too low.
Hence the wing drop.
Great to see it flying and to know that while the landing was nor beautiful at least nothing was broken.
Thanks for the video Dennis.

Cha

Happy Days · « **Reply #13 on:** June 23, 2009, 21:17:05 PM »

Looks like a good time was had by all

Cha' as for being afraid or terrified,......when you feel your heart beating in your chest, at least you know you're alive..

Always better to see moving images of events, well done Dennis. The next thing you should try is flying AND filming. (It's a bit like patting your head slowly and rubbing your chest fast, at the same time :lol: )

K.

joe · « **Reply #14 on:** June 24, 2009, 13:53:28 PM »

Hiya Cha
Discus looks great! Looks like a nice flyer.
Yeah a few tip stalls there alright! As you say you need to keep the speed up when you are turning especially up and down wind. If you fly across the slope and always turn into wind this might help. Also you are banking a lot which looks nice and is fun when you have speed but if you are flying slowly use less aileron and more rudder. The rudder is your friend and more so when you are flying bigger gliders and especially scale machines. But with all new gliders it takes a little time to get used to them and find there idiosyncrasies. If you got it down with no damage, well that's not a bad landing Cha!

Thanks for posting the movie Dennis

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Author Topic: Sunday 21st June (Read 15104 times)