"Come Fly With Me" Sunday 4th July

[Happy Days]

Yea’ great time Ed.  It was a good experience wasn’t it!  
 
Thanks for the commiserations on the Phase. If I’d been wearing a cap I could have kept the sun out of my eyes, but it was too windy to keep it on!
It’ll be flying again by the weekend. Just a little more bent than before!

We’ll have to set up some races.  Fred’s talked about it before……..one day.

I had a couple more flights after you left but the wind never came directly onto the slope, and it started to ease down in strength.

Was up there again today. Quite windy and what wind there was, was coming straight on to the slope. Flew the Whisper and the 4mtr ASW ………..WWWWWEEeeeeeeeee or in the case of the Whisper, SSSCCCRRREEeeeeeeeeeeeeeccchhhhhh. :twisted:  :twisted:
 
My other half tells me I’m just a big kid. (I think she’s right!) :lol:

[billscottni]

We’ll have to set up some races.  Fred’s talked about it before……..one day.

I have a set of poles and timing gear here waiting for a good day that we can plan a little in advance :?:

[Eiretime]

Looks like Pawel has bought himself a RCRCM Strega F3F which will be in the air soon so races are immanent  

[Fred]

We’ll have to set up some races.  Fred’s talked about it before……..one day.

I have a set of poles and timing gear here waiting for a good day that we can plan a little in advance :?:

Good to know Bill !!  :clap:  

Well, we'll see if racing is going to pick up in this country ! (And God I tried!  :roll:  )

[billscottni]

They belong to another NIMSA member from a time when they ran races. He's happy for the to actually get some use :!:

[Eiretime]

Well lets do it

[Happy Days]

"Let's fall in Love" :lol:

Sorry  :oops: There're the words of an old song. I couldn't resist it!

[Eiretime]

Ok,
Shall we choose a place and a date for the fist one? North or South east or West suits me. Any suggestions?
How many people want to do this anyways, not that it matters but it would be great to know roughly before we get going. Im sure there are people in all corners of the country who would love to give it a lash if it was accessible to them, maybe a few meets in different places it get it rolling. Are we ready to move this to the Race thread?

ed

[billscottni]

there are some obvious requirements for a site.

Straight (ish) ridge ~150m long. 100m for the course plus abit at each end. Nobody, except the very best, turn anywhere close to the exact 100m.

Needs to face the predominant wind and preferably have other suitable sites close by.

That suggests, Mt Leinster, Tountinna in the South or the Mournes and Slieve Gallion in the North.

If anybody knows other sites suggest them.  Maybe we should move to the race section?

[Eiretime]

Bray Head has very clean lift for NE and E, prefect for some racing with the added bonus of a mate owning a farm very close to the ridge so would save a loooong walk up that hill. Also for NE that ridge near Mayobidge/Yellow Road in Co.Down only 1 hour and 15 mins from Dublin

[JohnPearson]

Still on the hunt for a good fast glider, count us in if you want to start some racing. The slopes on moneymore mountain would be perfect for racing. I like the idea of flying around the country at different slope sites also. go for it guys lets get some flying in !!

[Richard Boyd]

Hi guyes sounds like a great idea to have a wee race or two to add to the slope fun we are having. I hope it will be open to all classes of planes and will be fun rather than too serious.
I have flown quite abit on the North Coast and there are quite a few sites, ballerina being the best site I have flown, but one problem is the Ulster gliding club use these ridges during the weekends, a short hoop in the ferry takes you to Greencastle and County Donegal were you have Mallin Head also a great site, back to the North Coast and there is White Park Bay , a massive bowl that has superb clean air rolling in from the Atlantic.
Wish I was their today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Richard
in rainey Dungannon

[billscottni]

Agree with you Richard. The first few races at least should be open to ANYTHING.

Wings, ARF's Stargazers. Spirts, Vectors. You name it Fly it! We're only trying to better our own flying and times :clap:

[JohnPearson]

Yes Bill, open to all flyers, only rules apply everyone must have fun, fun, fun.
We have been looking for good slope sites all year, and we have found some fantastic slopes in the North along with some fine whiskey to warm the heart on a cold day.

P.S.

Richard the sun is shining in Armagh I could sell you a wet suit cheap!!!!

[Happy Days]

I’ve never tried racing. :?:   Certainly wouldn’t mind giving it a go!

Not being a very competitive sort of person, I’m with Bill in trying to better our own times rather than competing against others.  

As for travelling around the country to different venues,………. don’t mind if I can get there and back in a day. (I’m not into overnight stays. :roll: )

K.