Sept 2010 Glide in

[Fred]

And now the fun part !  

Here is a photo of the ASW15 after my landing... Yep, landed that thing with a few less bits than when I launched it  
That was tense, but manage to bring it back after I regain some "controls" after the impact.
Reflexes kicked in after the big bang, and after a dive, managed to stabilise the thing, and went for a high speed low pass (after the recovery, lost a bit of altitude   ), and could not believe what I saw !
Even managed to do a few passes to prepare the landing as I wanted to at least save the fuselage!

Anyway, all good in the end, shit happen, and with a few hours work, will be like new !  

Shame we did not had a video camera, but here it is :



And finally, John launch of the Crystal.. In slow motion on that one as that was funny !

http://www.gliderireland.net/images/videos/crystallaunch.wmv  (14Mb)

More to come, as soon as I have 5 minutes  

[Fred]

Who's is the Grunau Baby? Is that the prototype for the new Island Models kit Fred?

Hey Bill,

This is a T30 if I'm not mistaken.
Gerry's glider. Flew beautifully  :clap:

[DaveMc]

Hi all,

Looks like a great weekend. Sorry i missed it. I have created a monster here with work. I knew making the buns so nice was a bad idea. Also the stork will be making an approach on runway 1 very soon indeed, So my hands are well and truely full. I keep digging that hole deeper and deeper  8-[

Fingers crossed for next time...

Maybe the indoor in cork if its on this year.. was a great laugh last time.

Keep the faith you crazy guys.

D.

[Happy Days]

From the video I think it’s pretty clear that John P has fallen head over heals in love with your Crystall, Fred. (He always was rather impulsive :roll: )

And Dave, it seems, is about to take delivery of,……..not a Grunau Baby,………but a David type baby!!! :shock:  
Do let us all know when it arrives, Dave. I’m sure we’re all trusting it makes a good approach and a safe landing.
What with work, flying, and making delicious buns I’m surprised you have the time, let alone the energy, to make babies. (Obviously you’re a more talented fellow that I gave you credit for! :?: )

Good Luck to you and herself Dave.

K.

[gerryb]

hi bill, yea , that t 30, slingsby 'prefect' is mine. i scaled up an old radio modeller plan to give me a 3.2m span model. colour scheme is of a dutch reg a/c. i started the model in 1995 and finished it this year for retroplane but i didn't go. last sat was it's best outing so far, it likes a good breeze/ good lift kind of a day but it doesn't scratch very well.

[gerryb]

hey john p, that was one of the most graceful launches i have ever seen!
it's obvious your years as a ballet dancer has stood you in good stead, the fluid motion, the release, the follow through and recovery from the cat's tumble....extraordinary stuff!  i would have given you douze points if both legs had been straight up as you went over. impressive none the less, well done, john

[billscottni]

Lovely model Ger. Colour scheme is striking. Glad to hear it flew as well as it looks.

Certainly a model to be proud of :clap:  :clap:

[gerryb]

thanks bill. i had a collection of photos of the full size in several rm mags so deciding to go with the scheme was the easy part. i covered all the silver parts in silver solartex in one night. the red solartex took about 3 weeks! easy to do, just so much of it

[JohnPearson]

Hi Guys

WOW! what a great weekend, I had more flights over the two days than I have had over the last two months. Thanks to the Slope rebels for once again a great weekend.

Yes that big glider, well I give it all I had, to get it airborn, all 12kgs of it!, I have never thrown a model that heavy before, however, what a model, it flew fantastic. Also I did not get any photos this time, sorry guys, I was just to busy flying.

[Happy Days]

Try offering that vid to “You’ve been Framed” You never know, they might give you some dosh for it , although they might think it had been staged :?: …………….Well just a thought.

[Richard Boyd]

A video that I tried to edit this evening,

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/jpy9PhlD6dY[/youtube]

Richard

[Fred]

Thanks Richard for the video  
I did not knew you were filming, I would have done something more interresting, like aerobatics, losing a wing, this kind of stuff  

Fred - Still can't get over it! Me annoy you long time.  :lol: