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RETROPLANE 2007
Fred:
Hi There,
The next Rtroplane will be held in the East of France, close to the German border, the 7th and 8th of July.
A few places for the meeting is left, so, if you want to be in the party (remember, one of the biggest Vintage scale glider meeting in Europe! ) have a quick look here : http://www.retroplane.net/retroplane2007/index-eng.htm !
Maybe, if some people are interrested, we can organize a group trip to reduce the cost of the travel. Let's say a week, from wednesday to wednesday... Let me know !
And to finish, here is a view of the slope (from the back... and taken 50mtrs from the camp site. Thanks Stephan if you read this ! )
You need more to motivate you ??
:D
Fred
Fred:
We are back from what is so far, the best retroplane ever ! :D
We will be able to tell our grandchildren "we were there" ! :wink:
Despite the rain, Retroplane was this year a success, and the conditions on the saturday made all the machines fly !
Sometimes, 9 machines at the same time in the air, but no crashes to be reported due to crowded skys or radio jam :clap:
Joe flew my Ka3 for the event, and I don't know how many hours of flight he had, but he is certainly one of the guy who flew the most :D
He also was the camera pilot for the sunday, and even made some German guys happy ! :clap:
The ISR gazebo on the campsite has been the "retroplane meeting point" for the week (here before people arrive) :
On the friday evening, a static exhibition of the fuselages was made... Not al the machines are here, but you can already see that is going to be a great year !!
The slope ?... Well, one word : WWwwwaaaaoooooohhhh ! :D And the view ! On top, well, 90 pilots, more than 100 machines, all more beautifull than another, and lots of flying !
And to finish, just a few pictures... =P~
More to come !
cvanscho:
Great report, Fred!
Alan_Perse:
Some lovely gliders there =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~
Fred:
Well, that is a really short report for that big event ! :oops:
But the best thing to do, it's to come next year see by yourself ! :D
A really short onboard video of the sunday.
You can see the glider going into the clouds and so on... Thanks for the Ka3 to be red and white, that help !
Can be seen full screen resolution
Size : 4.00 Mb
http://www.gliderireland.net/images/videos/retroplaneonboard.wmv
Enjoy !
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