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Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: Peter on October 19, 2007, 17:48:27 PM
Hi all,

I am planning a short road trip to Mount Leinster tomorrow to get some flying in after a work-enforced lay-off for the last month.  I hope to be at the Nine Stones from c 2.00 pm if anyone else is interested....

Peter
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: joe on October 19, 2007, 19:12:22 PM
Hiya Peter.
I will try my best to get up there. Maybe PM me your mobile number.
Fred might be up there. He is trying to get out over the weekend too!
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: Alan_Perse on October 19, 2007, 19:44:32 PM
Great. I'll try and make it too if I can.
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: Peter on October 20, 2007, 00:53:12 AM
Great - might see some of you there.  No worries if you can't make it.

Peter
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: Fred on November 20, 2007, 16:53:31 PM
Totally forgot !
Here are som photos of the October "Fly-in" !
What a day !!

Alan :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/alan0.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/alan1.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/alan2.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/alan3.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/alan4.jpg)
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: Fred on November 20, 2007, 16:54:28 PM
My Alpina :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/mealpina.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/alpina2.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/alpina.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/alpinapass.jpg)
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: Fred on November 20, 2007, 16:55:40 PM
Peter :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/peter1.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/peter2.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/peter.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/peterlaunch.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/peterready.jpg)
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: Fred on November 20, 2007, 16:56:52 PM
Joe :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/joe.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/u2.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/u2flight.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/u2landing.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/u2lowpass.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/u2tactical.jpg)
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: Fred on November 20, 2007, 16:58:41 PM
The walk to the slope... Worth it !  :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/walk.jpg)

And everybody :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/crowd.jpg)

Well, that was a really good day !
Lots of wind, lots of gliders, lots of flying !

Looking forward to our next trip already !
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: VincentB on November 21, 2007, 07:02:47 AM
Wait us, we arriiiiiive! :D
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: Fred on November 21, 2007, 07:49:57 AM
:D  :D

And I'm waiting !!!   :D
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: cvanscho on November 21, 2007, 08:02:09 AM
Looks liks a great spot - and much fun was had by all! :clap:

Chris
Title: Mount Leinster 20th October 2007
Post by: Fred on November 21, 2007, 08:10:02 AM
Hiya Chris,

Yep, for me, this is one of the best spot I flew since I'm in Ireland !
You can't really go wrong with a 360 degrees flying capabilities slope !  :D
And you can fly anything, any size ! :D