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PSS 13/14th March

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billscottni:
Hi Keith,
We're coming down in a large van so space NOT a problem. :D  :D

I'd hate to be down there and not have it if the conditions were right :D  :shock:

Fred, I'll remember your bags!

Happy Days:
Well, here we are guys. The first morning of the PSS Fly-In. I’ve been looking forward to this and particularly I’m looking forward to seeing a monster from the North. (No, not Bill Scott’s belly :roll: ) I’m talking about a flying monster………..Enter John’s B-52! :)

But the all important question is………Will we have enough lift? :?:

Well, most predictions are for relatively light winds today, and only slightly stronger winds tomorrow. :(

At the moment, at my location………..

Wind Speed = 12km/h

Direction = From the North West

Temperature = Zero degrees C.

Atmospheric pressure = 1034mB steady (Not the best omen for high winds)

If we transpose these conditions on to Big L. I recon there’d be moderate lift on the West slope. The fact that the wind wouldn’t be hitting the slope ‘straight on’ wouldn’t help matters. I predict High wing loaded models would struggle to stay in the air. (Hard luck Ralph)

However we could be just experiencing a pre dawn lull in the wind.

Oh, and I nearly forgot :oops: …………Visibility? (Always useful when flying)

The is a small area of cloud over the top half of the mountain at the moment. However that should dissipate during the course of the morning. (It’s just early morning mist really.)

Next update, in an hours time.

Keith

bearpjk:
Thanks for the update Keith, lightish planes it is.Bringing a scale Horten HO 229 to maiden today  :lol:
Cya on the slope later.

rogallo:
bugger, bugger, bugger, all heavyweights, have to repack the car!

Happy Days:
You have a model Horten, Peter? We must take some photo’s of it and post them on the forum. A friend of ours in Germany, Lothar, is into Hortens big time. (Emphasis on the word BIG!)

Sorry Ralph,……… You might like to bring one heavier model, just in case?

As to the weather?

Well, apart from the sun having risen and the temperature also coming up a couple of degrees, everything else remains the same.
There is a general cloud cover over the sky and Big L. still has a bank of cloud over it’s top half. By midday the slopes at least should be clear.

I hope to be on the slopes around 12 or 13.00, so I’ll look forward to seeing all your happy, smiling faces then! :D

K.

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