ISR glide-in 12th&13th September

[Fred]

Hey Keith,

As far as I remember, the only difficult direction to fly was South East, because you have Mt L right in front of you...
Or you have to walk a long way down the "bowl".

We flew East last May when the Frenchies were here without issues, but that was more thermal than dynamic, so not sure of the slope effect there for East.  :?:
I remember when checked with my compas that East was no biggie but that is old memories !  :?  8-[

Ah well, we'll see tomorrow, the most important, is to fly !  

[joe]

Feckin Internets not work here. Writin from me phone.
See ya all in the morning. We see what the wind is doing when we get there. I'm sure we get some flying in. Supposed to turn more north and pickup in the afternoon.

[Happy Days]

Poor Joe’s without internet connection er? :shock:  Well, you will live in the back-of-beyond Joe. (I’m surprised you’ve got electricity out there.) :lol:

Meanwhile,………here in the civilized part of Co. Wexford…………………..

The sky is clear, as the sun is beginning to shine. (Very clear view of a half moon at the zenith.)  
With just a little haze on the horizon the weather is much the same as it’s been at this time of day for the past few days.

Wind is aprox 5km/h from the east. Mt L. is clear of cloud,….well,….just a very small “crown” of haze obscuring the radio mast.

Temperature = 6degrees centigrade.

I wont bother posting any more reports this morning, it’s all looking set to be another fine day, though maybe a little short in the wind department.

I hope to be at Big L. from around 2pm. See yer’s then.

Keith

[DaveMc]

Excellent days flying there lads.

Some pics

Ger buckleys rediculously over packed car...there could be a small child lost underneath all that for all we knew..


The formal presentation of BUNS!!



The gathering on the hilltop... 'is there enough lift???'



To hell with this lets go stuff our faces with BUNS!! and icecream...hmmmmm



Finally some flying stuff



Carrying the K13 home after risking it all in the light lift....Bravo!!



Spirit on flyby...another one of my flying photography at the same time thingys.. :roll:



So over and out for me.... I am gonna hit the beer now and BURP and go to bed..... :shock:

D

[Happy Days]

More nice photos Dave, :clap:  (you like silhouettes don’t you).

It was very enjoyable to fly with you and Ger, and the others. Normally I only have the birds for company on Big L.

Although a little short of lift, the day was pleasant just to meet old friends and chat about mutual points of interest, …like buns!  Thank you for your very generous donation by the way. ( They tasted surprisingly good too!) :lol:  

The next time we meet hopefully there’ll be rather more lift and I’ll be able to give you a ‘darned good thrashing’ at combat. :twisted:  (Well,…..I can dream can’t I?) :roll:

This morning here in Co. Wexford we have blue skies and Dead Calm! WOE is ME. :!:
(I think I might nip out into the garden and make some sacrifices to the gods and ask them to whip up a quick gale or two)

Hope to see you again before too long guys, thanks for coming up ……………Happy Landings.

Keith

[billscottni]

Well after a 400 mile round trip, (that's 620km Joe) and 7 hours of driving, I got home at 8.45pm last night. Knackered but having had a great weekend! Thanks to everyone for making myself and John very welcome.

The way the weather worked over the weekend was great for me (sorry Keith!) It allowed me to get my thumbs back in action in gentle winds on the Sat and then fly faster more responsive stuff on the Sunday. My Pelicano was maidend and seems to fly nicely, just need a "touch" extra nose weight and I got to fly the Rico-she again which probably needs a little nose weight removed!

So thanks again and here's a couple of pics :

[DennisZ]

these videos are Full-HD - go to youtube to get better resolution.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/H9Zp0AsaWpA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/n_H00q-VNZI[/youtube]
few more to follow

[billscottni]

Nice vids Dennis, I know John will be very pleased to get some video of the model. Can I copy them to the NIMSA website ? www.nimsa.co.uk

[Fred]

Hi Guys

WoW!! what a fantastic weekend, sun, drink, some food and yes 'Wind'. Great turn out for the Slope rebels flyin, a big thank you to Fred and Joe I had a great weekend lads, and yes if there is a prize for the most times walking to the bottom of the slope? I think I must be the winner. Here is a few pics from the event, I will get the rest sorted soon.

JohnP

(sorry John, moved your post to keep it all in the same thread   - Fred

[Fred]

Here are a few more photos, this time it's Joe's MB 339, I think the star of the show, a fantastic PSS model, my order is in already!

JohnP

[JohnPearson]

Hi Lads

Here is a link to my Picasa Albums with all the pics form the weekend. Also Thanks for the Video guys of the B52 excellent.

Link :  

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/nijets/SlopeSoaringIreland2009#slideshow/5381293208272336898

JohnP

[DaveMc]

Nice to see the pics and vids of Day 2. Looks like good lift.

D.

[joe]

Well what a marvelous weekend. I still have the red sunburned face to prove it. Big thanks to all for turning out and for traveling to joining us. Great to have so many pilots and models on the slope. I know the lift was very light but I think most got a few flights in especially in the evening when the wind got up a little. Hard to complain about the light winds too much when you are lying on the slope in a t-shirt. We will have plenty of wind and cold in the coming months.

Thanks for posting the photos and movies. Some great shots there and all in beautiful clear skies for a change.

A little more lift on Sunday evening Dave but we had a hang-glider flying straight through our air for 'bout and hour. He finally headed off but then so did the lift. Bit of a pain! :!:  :!:

[Fred]

Hello all,

A big thank you to all of you for coming !  :clap: All in all, I think we where 21 pilots over the 2 days, and maybe 3 times the number of models !
Thanks to Bill and John from coming from NI, so as Les, Dave and Ger, long trip for one day... That's dedication !  :clap:
Not a lot of wind, but plenty of thermals for everybody, and as Joe said, that's a nice change for once to fly at the slope lying on the grass in a T-Shirt !!
What a great week end we had!  
Floaters, electrics, PSS, scale, fast, slow etc etc, we pretty much had everything!
As for me, very happy, 2 maiden flights went very well ! DG1000, the good old friend is back in the sky, and the asw15, certainly one of the best flyer I ever had (maiden went like in a magazine... )

Here are some photos, I hope I have everyone !
Video of the week end to follow right after that !  

[Fred]

Some more...





















Yeah, we even had a Mr Whippy van ! What more can you ask for ! Beautifull day, lots of like minded people, and an Ice Cream van !  

Dave, we need to make the Buns hand over more official, with flags and music ! (and cheerleaders...) !!