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Title: Killakee today
Post by: Spanner on June 21, 2020, 11:44:03 AM

Hi All
Anyone thinking of going to Killakee this afternoon forecast looking good between 3 and 6 PM.
I am thinking of going out badly need to blow off some dust.

Joe

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: Fred on June 22, 2020, 13:45:01 PM

Sorry Joe, missed that!
Weather was a bit wild down here with a few scattered showers. Did you go up?

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: Spanner on June 22, 2020, 14:27:37 PM

Hi Fred
Yes I went up for a while about 4pm.
was quite windy I would guess about 20 -25 mph with stronger gusts.
I decided to maiden the AXLE and god you were right they are difficult to land. I was hoping that with the strong breeze it would land reasonably slow  but getting it down just increase the speed and I could not slow it down without climbing away once again. I found that it was very touchy on elevator but surprisingly tame on ailerons considering the wing twist.
I flew it for about 35 min and spent about 20 min trying to get it down. Eventually landed in one piece and decided to call it a day.
It was good to get out and blow the cobwebs off.

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: Fred on August 21, 2020, 21:02:35 PM

Anybody heading up there tomorrow?
Looks like we have westerlies at last!

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: Peter on August 21, 2020, 22:51:06 PM

Hope to get up if it  is not too wet.

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: AndyB on August 22, 2020, 10:02:33 AM

I wont be able to make it out until late afternoon, I could do tomorrow morning.

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: Fred on August 22, 2020, 12:27:06 PM

Raining now, doesn’t look good :(
Mountains in the clouds, can’t see the top.

Not sure for tomorrow, I think the wife has to go somewhere. We’ll see :)

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: Peter on August 22, 2020, 13:14:45 PM

Yes - bit  of a front coming through. Will give it a miss this pm.

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: Fred on August 22, 2020, 13:23:56 PM

I keep watching the top. Looks like periods of in the clouds on and off.
I wait a bit more, it is supposed to clear up, but might be much later

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: Flamingo Flier on August 22, 2020, 13:44:03 PM

Pretty windy too. I will go up anyway and have a look - just to get out really. I will E Mail

JIM

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: AndyB on August 22, 2020, 16:59:34 PM

Visibility is grand, but gusts of 30kts I'd say

Edit, scrap that, it's now poor visibility, rain and squalls. Might be a window tomorrow morning

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: Fred on September 05, 2020, 09:59:36 AM

Looks like a bunch of us will be up there at around 14.00.

If you want to join the fun :)

Title: Re: Killakee today
Post by: Fred on September 05, 2020, 16:34:01 PM

Another nice afternoon in good company. Until the rain!

Now, saying that, Peter is back in the air for “one last “ :)

See you next weekend!