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MACI => Events => Topic started by: Fred on January 04, 2016, 13:19:58 PM
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Our 2016 ISR Slope Fest.
Open to all types of machines. The usual BBQ and banter of course :)
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Alright people,
Get those battery charged! This is next week end!
Oh, and bring warm clothes!!
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woo hoo
8)
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Hi Fred.
How are we working 35MHz TX's this weekend ?.
Adrian.
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Hi Adrian,
As usual ;D
Peg board available, but we are usually 2 or 3 on 35Mhz, so we should be able to manage ;)
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Channel 80 here
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I won't be able to make it this year. My health is acting up. Hopefully I'll see you all at the next meeting.
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Look after yourself Alan
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hi all.
i plan to be there in the morning.
forecast on wind guru mt leinster is for northerly winds, 12 - 15 kts, clear skies.
is that the car park area at the 9 stones?
by the way, we have started summer gliding on tountinna on wed nights. anyone in our area is more than welcome to join us on wed nights.
regards,
gb
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Well, if you're going Gerry, then I might saunter up, just to ahoy everyone....(? Or even annoy them as well!)
Gentle breezes on the north slope (9 Stones). Hmmm,......Might take my beaten up Phase 6, (I'm in the process of building another new one. Well actually it's another, another new one, if you get my drift.) And something for slightly lighter conditions in case the wind drops.
By all accounts it's going to be COLD up there :o. ( Note to self: remember to take a willy warmer.)
See you there lads.
Keith
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Alright, after a 3 hrs drive, made it to Mt Leinster to meet Ralph :)
Started with a couple of first flights.
Micro Lunak. Done! Really like it, this one will stay charged in the car all the time!
Fouga Magister. Done! I like it! Fly great, even with an "adaptive" CG. Ok, forgot to fix the battery! Oooppss :)
Guinness and Baileys in the pub. Done!
Started to build a glider in the B&B. Done!
Glued former to finger. Done! :)
Very good evening, and looking forward to see you all tomorrow.
Time to sleep now! ( Ralph is snoring!!!)
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Blue sky and wind people!
Breakfast, and we head up.
Another first flight planned, with the Nietoperz this time :)
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Great weather. Meeting in full swing :)
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Blue sky and wind people!
Yeah, I suffer with wind some times. Although it's not something I would want publicized! :-[
It was good to meet up again with regular glide-in faces and with a northerly breeze everything that was launched, flew. Unfortunately not everything that flew landed.........some crashed, but hey,.....not everyone is perfect ;)!
Keith
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And just back at the pub!
Guinness!!
Thanks to everybody for coming. Another very successful day we had!
Lots of flying, great slope and wind, and most importantly, good bunch of friends!
Knackered but happy!
And we will do it all over again tomorrow! :)
Just a couple of photos, the other ones are in the big camera!
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Big blue sunny sky!
Ready for day 2!
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Good day today lads.
Adrian.
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A few more photos.
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Maybe the pictures need re-sizing? what did the aerial footage come out like Adrian?
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Not bad.
I will upload it and send you a link.
Adrian.
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One more.
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Another.
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Last one.
The portrait shot comes out sideways when uploaded.
Any advice ?.
Adrian.
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I resized this one by 50%.
Lets see.
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This was taken from inside my car by Suzanne.
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Spot the Glider in flight.
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https://youtu.be/fHP_e3LRmsA
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Oh Adrian! you cut out the best part of the video :(........the landing ;).
"We want the landing!....We want the Landing!..... We want the Landing!....."
Very clear images aren't they, nice.
Keith
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The Bat in the camera gave-in.
Take a look at this one.
Sorry Keith, this one.
https://youtu.be/xEAzHbutQvs
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It is better when the sun is out but it still looks good.
I am waiting to see Fred's shots, they should be sharp.
Anyone else get any photo ?.
Adrian.
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Waiting to go.
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Thanks for the photos Adrian.
And also many to all for coming to the event! Another great success! Lots and lots of flying on the Saturday with plenty of wind, and I have to say, a very unusual amount of scale machines! :) 9 Stones delivered the lift again, and I believe everything all size and weight flew!
I counted 17 pilots at one point of the day. Again, very good turn out despite the weather forecast that was not really in our favor!
Always good also to see some new faces, and members of the public being also more and more interested in our flying activities.
On the Saturday, we had a much more quiet day (I was knackered from the Saturday I have to say!) with 15 pilots and again, new faces :) Electric models were out for some nice thermal hunting, the total opposite of the previous day, and this is what makes it interesting! I believe everybody flew, and with (cheaters!! :P) or without the twirling things in the front.
Thanks again to Keith for coming back with the trainer and the buddy box to give someone a go (but after flying my floater, he did not needed it!)
So, again, many thanks to all for coming, another great weekend with a bunch of friends for what are some of the best social and flying events in the country!
Here are a few photos. I will make the usual page with much more as soon as I recover! :)
Fred
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More? OK, more!
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And a few from the Sunday :)
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Oh, and we had some drama! :)
Big fire at the back of the slope. Road was closed to traffic. The fireman did not wanted any sandwiches, cakes, coffee or tea. We tried hard all afternoon! When they left in the evening, we even had the sirens "salute" from one of the big red truck ::)
But, we had the visit of Mr Whippy on the Saturday... And from Delicio on the Sunday. Meetings with full service! :)
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Thanks Fred.