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MACI => Events => Topic started by: joe on September 04, 2009, 16:01:33 PM
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Ok lads last official meeting of the year for us then.
Mt leinster 12th and 13th of September.
Looks like I have permission for both days :D
Who comin'??
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I'll be down for both days. Going to find somewhere local to stay on Saturday night. possibly Moss House
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I’ll be there,(sounds like the title of a song, :lol: ……..Joe, who was the singer???) on both days. Not sure I can be there all day, but certainly for a good chunk of them.
I was up on the west slope today,…..loads of wind,….loads of lift, and loads of repairs to make. :!: :cry:
I’ve got to finish the new Phase 6 for next weekend. :D I’ll have to lock myself away in the workshop and put a “Do Not Disturb” sign on the door :lol:
Windguru is showing NE winds for next Friday,…..lets hope they continue for Sat’ + Sunday …Perfect! :D
Keith
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It's a Jackson 5 Classic keith.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/Q6bARIaMhCM[/youtube]
I won't ask about the repairs :?
Saving the new phase then :wink:
Saw that on windguru alright. Lets hope it stays more north than east.
Might get out during the week if it's north. Been a while since we flew that slope :cry: :cry:
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Well thanks for that info Joe,…..Oh guru of the music world. (Or should that read ‘Google’ of the music world?) I shall sleep all the better for that knowledge. :roll:
So who is, and who isn’t coming next weekend? :?:
Allan should be able to maiden his K8, and Dave is going to offer his Snipe for target practice. :lol: I don't think Ger & Declan can make it. So who else is going to join this merry band of aviators? :?:
I’ve just learnt that the road leading to my house is being shut off next Sunday for a car rally. So if I leave for Big L it’ll have to be before 09.30 and I wont be able to get home again before 17.00. I guess that means I’ll just have to spend the whole day flying. :P Well isn’t life a bitch :lol:
K.
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What a great feckin excuse to get out of the house for the day! :D
Think Gerry is coming on saturday. Hopefully with his new Skua! Not sure about Declan and Dave.
Will sending out an email reminder to everyone tomorrow.
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Allan should be able to maiden his K8
Unfortunately no Keith. I will be in the south of France during the fly-in :( . Also It's not finished yet. Getting close though. Hope you get good weather for the event.
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Weather is looking really good for the week end ! :D
So far, sunny, with NE winds, good for the lazy slope ! :P
I try to have the ASW15 ready, but wnet a bit behind this week of the planned work... Ah well, I try !
Might also bring the Crystal :?:
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Looks like nice clear skies. But the sites I'm looking at are say east to north-east wind so far. Lets hope it stays more north than east!
Wed, Thurs and Friday all look like very good days for the North slope at Mt leinster for those not working. I'm sure you will be out keith. Am tempted. I really would like to get the Aermacchi close to finished though :?: :?:
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Yeah Joe,.........I've still got quite a bit to do on this Phase 6 if it's to fly at the weekend.
Might venture up to Big L on Thursday afternoon though, just to make sure it's still there. :?:
Care to join me? and anyone else?
K.
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The winds are looking good for the North Slope this weekend. They’re forecast to be a bit light on Saturday morning :( but picking up a little for the afternoon. :)
On Sunday I think most models will be able to fly, :D so bring as many as you can fit in your respective modes of transport. :wink:
Don’t forget your combat planes! :D I love knocking ‘em out of the sky. :roll: (Provided I can hit them before I’m downed. :!: )
I'm hopping Dave will be bringing his Snipe,....... Ger, Fred, Joe, and I will be flying Skua's, and I understand Declan will be trying to "kill" us all with a very agressive Zagi.
Anyone else 'Up for a Laugh'? :P Oh, it has to be done!
K.
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I make tomorrow a 5 to 6 knot wind from the east with blazing sunshine. Is this ok for Mt L ???????????????
Need intel before making the big trip over.
Dave Mc
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Hey Dave,
Just checked, wind will be NE to NNE, all good.
East is also good for Mt L.
Bring the light stuff for Saturday !
But no or almost no clouds, sound like a good thermal day :D
Bigger winds and even more sun for Sunday ! :D :D :D
I can smell a really good week end at the slope from here !
Will leave Dublin between 8 and 9 tomorrow.
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I can make tomorrow Saturday but not Sunday unfortunately. Hope to at ML at 10 to 10.30. Dusting off the light gliders - seems to have been windy of late!
Peter
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Fred Wrote:-
East is also good for Mt L.
Er,.....sorry to contradict you Mon Ami, but I don't think so!. East winds are the one direction you can't fly on Big L.
Unless you know of a slope that I don't :?
K.
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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 ! :D
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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.
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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………………….. :D
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. :D
Keith
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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.. :D
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The formal presentation of BUNS!!
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The gathering on the hilltop... 'is there enough lift???'
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To hell with this lets go stuff our faces with BUNS!! and icecream...hmmmmm
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Finally some flying stuff
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Carrying the K13 home after risking it all in the light lift....Bravo!!
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Spirit on flyby...another one of my flying photography at the same time thingys.. :roll:
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So over and out for me.... I am gonna hit the beer now and BURP and go to bed..... :shock:
D
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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
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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 :
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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
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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
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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
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(sorry John, moved your post to keep it all in the same thread :D - Fred
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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
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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
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Nice to see the pics and vids of Day 2. Looks like good lift.
D.
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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. :D 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! :!: :!:
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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! :D
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... :P )
Here are some photos, I hope I have everyone !
Video of the week end to follow right after that ! :D
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Some more...
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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 ! :D
Dave, we need to make the Buns hand over more official, with flags and music ! (and cheerleaders...) !! :D
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And that's it for me !
Of course, all the photos are available in HR if you want them.
Next.. The video ! :D
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And the video :
http://www.gliderireland.net/images/videos/ISRSEPT09.wmv
33Mb - Full screen. But as usual if you need the original and longer rushs in HD, let me know! :D
Enjoy !
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Excellent movie Fred. Thats a lot of machines and there are still a few missing. Nice to hear a bit of Zep too! 8) 8)
Thanks for putting it together :clap: :clap:
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/JtR8KnrRLYQ[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/aK9F6v3q_lA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/sgBnnk1dMDA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/xFSeAW_njXs[/youtube]
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Cool! 8) 8)
Thanks for sharing Dennis
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Sound like video editing day !
John's B52 :
http://www.gliderireland.net/images/videos/B52.wmv (9Mb)
Joe's Aermacchi :
http://www.gliderireland.net/images/videos/mb339.wmv (8Mb)
Enjoy ! :D
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Brilliant thanks Fred. You have one of your ASW15??
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Hi Fred and dennisz
Thanks for the videos guys, fantastic, love the music Fred, my type of sounds!
JohnP
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Fred - Nice pics, great launching shots, you either have a great sense of timing or you have a lightning fast camera shutter speed. Cool pics. I especially like the two 1:1 scale models of a 99... :lol: Yum!
Yes I agree the bun handover ceremony should be met with much razzmatazz and pompous ceremony! We need a full pipe band and scantilly clad cheerleaders....emphasis on the scantilly :wink:
Role on the next slope weekend!
D
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Joe - bummer about the hang glider hogging the slope. You need to make a model of a ground to air missile.... :twisted:
Pity I was not there with the fox... he might have gotten out of the way then heh heh :twisted:
D.
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Cheerleaders? :shock: Did somebody mention scantilly clad cheerleaders,......
With big pompoms :shock: :shock:
I couldn't eat a whole one, but I wouldn't mind trying :D
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Hi all, thanks for the pictures and videos !
John has told me so many stories and now I can see the videos and pictures and I am green with envy.
Richard
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And the asw15. First flight, fly great, and looking forward to pull more hours of flying with that one ! :D
Did the first flight when the hangglider was scraching the slope right in front of us ! :!:
http://www.gliderireland.net/images/videos/asw15.wmv - 4Mb
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You guys only do this things when I'm not around... :(
At least i have the pic's to see how it was... and it looks it was FUN!
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ASW looks great in the movie BTW. Downloaded it and then forgot about it until today when I found it on my desktop(yes my desktop is a mess). Diggin' the sounds as well. Very nice machine.
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Whats the story Nando??
Where were you?? I expected you to show up just as we were leaving!! :D
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I promised to myself that the next time I'll show up earlier. :-)
Well during that time i was in Portugal, so I couldn't join the event.
I'll catch up the next one.