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Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: rogallo on August 13, 2010, 20:01:21 PM

Fred,
   I would love to travel next year, just wondering where might the event be held please?

Ralph

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on August 13, 2010, 20:36:02 PM

Hi Ralph.
It's in Normandy next year. Even easier to get to than the wasserkuppa. I hope to go myself. check it out here. www.retroplane.net/retroplane2011/index.htm

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on August 13, 2010, 23:49:41 PM

As Alan said  :D
Around 20 minutes drive from the Port I believe  :D

I'll be there !!

Title: retroplane 11
Post by: gerryb on January 16, 2011, 17:38:57 PM

firstly, a very belated happy new year to all and sundry (especially sundry!), hope all goes well for everyone in 2011.
i checked the retroplane site just now and saw that the registration is open. seeing as this reg will fill up quite quickly, i would advise anyone interested in going to get themselves reg'd soon.
i'm working on a manuel crested wren, 3m span and coming along nicely. hope to have photos soon. gb

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on January 16, 2011, 18:04:20 PM

I have my registration form ready to go :D :D . Who else is thinking of going?

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on January 17, 2011, 11:02:40 AM

Count me in!  :D

Well, as usual really  :P

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: rogallo on January 17, 2011, 11:54:31 AM

Les Kevin and I, have models will travel. Two weeks we hope, 5th july ish, anyone else have an idea of where when they will travel. Hoping to stay at campsite.

Ralph

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: billscottni on January 17, 2011, 13:04:55 PM

Don't t hink anybody from the North is going.
Nobody has, at this stage, a completed model, (with the exception of Andrew Wallace who has a Flair K8).

On top of that I'm a Civil (Me, never civil! :lol: ) Servant and we have a two year pay freeze, so money is pretty tight :x

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: rogallo on February 08, 2011, 12:14:40 PM

Booked the ferry this morn, heading out on the 5th and returning on the 17th, anyone else made plans yet?

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on February 08, 2011, 12:22:58 PM

Hey Ralph,

Which Ferry company did you choose ?

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: rogallo on February 08, 2011, 12:31:15 PM

Celtic line like you suggested
1050 for three with trailer

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on February 08, 2011, 12:33:47 PM

Yeah, they are the cheapest!
I think we will be on the same ferry! :)

Well, on the way in, still don't know for the way back myself!

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: rogallo on February 08, 2011, 13:08:39 PM

Good good. Any idea who else will travel, Joe, Alan.

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on February 08, 2011, 14:13:13 PM

I have registered myself for Retroplane, so I'm hoping to go. At the moment my plan is to go to England for some Holidays and hop across the channel for Retroplane while there. Haven't booked anything yet.

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on June 15, 2011, 19:37:24 PM

Hi Lads.
Unfortuntily I won't be going to Retroplane this year  :(  :(  :( . Some things have come recently and I can't go as a result. I was looking forward to it.
Hopefully next year.

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on June 15, 2011, 21:52:55 PM

:(  :(
Hope nothing too serious  :(

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on June 15, 2011, 22:23:30 PM

No, nothing to serious Fred. Hopefully I will make next years event. Do you know where it might be?

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on June 15, 2011, 22:24:28 PM

Yep  :mrgreen:  :-$

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on June 15, 2011, 22:52:56 PM

Is it near by?  :D  :D  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: gerryb on June 15, 2011, 23:49:06 PM

sorry to hear you won't be going alan, i know you were looking forward to it.

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on June 16, 2011, 18:36:43 PM

Hi Gerry. Well the good thing is I'll have the time to get some more gliders built for the next Retroplane. From what I learned from Retroplane 2010 in the Wasserkuppe and from tountinna last weekend is that it is a good idea to have a light weight scale glider for light conditions.

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Happy Days on June 16, 2011, 19:36:27 PM

I’ve always understood that it doesn’t really matter what the overall weight of the plane is, what is important is the wing loading. The less weight each square meter of wing surface has to support, the more chance of the plane flying in low lift conditions.

True or false? lads. :?:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: rogallo on June 16, 2011, 20:21:51 PM

Have to disagree k, all you need are a big set of liathroidi! and a bit of experience
Aint that right Frank?

R

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Happy Days on June 16, 2011, 20:48:51 PM

Liathroidi!
I’d never heard of the word. :?:  

I  looked it up in my big Oxford dictionary,…………no such thing! :!:

Checked out Wikipedia = No go there either. :!:  :!:

Finally, Google gave me the answer. :roll:

So, is that how you manage to fly in light conditions Ralph?
(You're rude! :oops: )

K.

Title: liathroidi mora
Post by: gerryb on June 16, 2011, 21:19:40 PM

i'm not so sure frank, no matter how big the liathroidi are, you still need plenty of huffn and puffn to keep it up !!!

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: rogallo on June 17, 2011, 07:48:20 AM

Ah now gentlemen you forgot that I also mentioned experience. Ger made two attempts to fly the K13 while there was little wind but a good chance of lift. Now the K13 is not light but yes it is a reasonable lightweight when it comes to scale vintage gliders.
Alan what I am saying is that the K8 (your one ) is probably as lightweight(see keiths def) as vintage gliders get and I think that learning to scratch is what you need to practice ( Oh no another scolding coming here methinks!)

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on June 17, 2011, 10:09:11 AM

Actual Ralph. Me and Ger compared the weights of our gliders and despite his been slightly bigger than mine (4m wingspan compared to my 3.75m) mine was heavier than his (thus heavier wing loading). So if Ger could not keep his K13 up I would have had no chance in keeping my K8 up. But I think you are right I do need practice scratching in light lift.

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: woodstock on June 17, 2011, 18:29:09 PM

At the end of the day wing loading is, in my humble opinion, a bit overrated when it comes to light conditions.  Sure, you don't want HEAVY, but efficiency of the airframe and, as Ralph says, experience may be more important.  You will see less experienced pilots sometimes hang too much on their "up" elevators and slow the models down a bit too much, in the belief that "floating" is the way to fly in very light conditions.  It does depend on the plane of course, but generally a glider likes to be trimmed for a good speed, this lets it "run" to get a good flow of air over the lifting surfaces of the wings (particularly when searching for lift).  But (as Ralph also said), it can require over-sized cahoonas to do that with a big scalie you have invested years of your time building...

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on June 17, 2011, 19:40:45 PM

I agree about having an efficient airframe. No point in having a light wing loading if you have a draggy airframe.

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 15, 2011, 08:49:13 AM

Another great Retroplane!
And a good Irish representation  :clap:
A quick photo with Les, Ralph, Ger, Kevin, myself and a few machines we brought to the event.

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050670.jpg)

Base camp, with the Irish colours!

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050390.jpg)

And more to come!  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: erwan on July 15, 2011, 10:00:52 AM

Hello Boys

I'am happy to see you another time .. Maybe in september

See you soon

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 15, 2011, 10:26:28 AM

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/tnyZI-C1Ykg&feature=related[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/dS2tv22joag&feature=related[/youtube]

Ecrivez a l'Arc, c'est pas facile!!  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: erwan on July 15, 2011, 12:59:04 PM

Ecrivez à l'arc :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: mario on July 15, 2011, 15:06:59 PM

bouarffffffffffff :lol:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 15, 2011, 15:10:52 PM

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Frederic on July 15, 2011, 19:28:09 PM

élo olde folcse !

Aillam api tou bi ire !

Aille poste saume pictcheure ire wène aille undertstande auwe oui maique ite.

Saut longue.

Frederic

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: mario on July 15, 2011, 20:15:04 PM

hi fred nice too meet you :wink:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: erwan on July 15, 2011, 21:25:09 PM

It's amazing , the numbers of news registred today  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on July 16, 2011, 16:57:38 PM

Hi Fred. Welcome back. I hope you and everyone else had a good time.

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 16, 2011, 17:42:44 PM

Thanks Alan,

Yeah, another good year! Photos later  :D

Erwan, je crois qu'on a besoin d'une section Francaise!  :D  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: erwan on July 17, 2011, 11:48:59 AM

Je pense également, car il y a des chances que d'autres personnes s'inscrivent.

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: orionis on July 17, 2011, 12:29:04 PM

I've been registered a long time ago!  :D

Another Retroplane guy...

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: mario on July 17, 2011, 21:19:22 PM

avec de la fibre...... :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 22, 2011, 13:14:03 PM

Ok, so, I'm back to my normal work schedule, a bit of time finally to put some photos of this year's event  :D

Packing of the car.. Not much this year as I had a few things to bring back with me  :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050363.jpg)

This year, vintage wise, I only brought my Ka1 and Grunau Baby.

We met with the rest of the Irish gang in Rosslaer, as by pure luck  :P  we all were in the same ferry!

Of the voyage, were :

Ralph

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050368.jpg)

Les

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050366.jpg)

Kevin and Myself

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050369.jpg)

And of course, Ger and his wife  :D

Group photo on the deck :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050373.jpg)

We got busy on the boat, watching... other boats!  :lol:

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050379.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050378.jpg)

Well, that's before the drinks, and the good story down at the boat's restaurant until late at night  :D

France! Finally!

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050382.jpg)

For once, not a big drive, as Vauville is only around 20 minutes drive from Cherbourg.

The Cork crew following me :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050386.jpg)

We met near Vauville with a bunch of crazy French people (Ronan, sa Sainteté  :lol: ) and did a convoy to the campsite. Lovelly village near the sea!

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050388.jpg)

And the campsite view from the slope...

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050625.jpg)

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 22, 2011, 13:54:42 PM

Time to setup Base camp with the Irish colours, followed a few days after by a Pirate flag  :mrgreen:

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050390.jpg)

First contact with the Indigenous people... And first drink (first of soooooo many!!  :D )

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050391.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050393.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050395.jpg)

Already some radios are being programmed in the camp...

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050396.jpg)

And the first trade for the Irish.. Electricity and milk for beers!  :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050399.jpg)

Ok, just arrived, tent is up, few drinks already in, time to get serious... With aerotowing on the beach.
Staring Ronan with the Mini Waco, Laurent with the PB4

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050400.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050401.jpg)

Nanard having a go with my FunCub

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050402.jpg)

Our playground for the week.. Day and night flying!

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050404.jpg)

Oh, and we saw some Parisians snobing us with crabs... Challenge accepted!

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050405.jpg)

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 22, 2011, 14:08:17 PM

Time to make our ground, and first Irish aperitif was in in Ronan's quarters!

Ronan.. Natural!  :P

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050409.jpg)

Laurent

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050408.jpg)

The Pope

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050407.jpg)

Frederic and Philippe

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050410.jpg)

Lolo Météo and Frederic

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050412.jpg)

Good saucissons and fromages flowing along some nice Irish beers and cider  :D  Life!

We all ended up in my tent for more... With Champagne this time!
Ok, ok, sound like we actually drank a lot... Our excuse is that we only see each others once a year, lots to catch up!
That's my excuse, and I stand by it!  :D
But this event is about flying, but this is also about meeting friends, having good time, and that is what make this meeting so special...

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050416.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050418.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050419.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050420.jpg)

Good times! Foie gras, Duck legs, good wines... Life!

Ended up at 2am with Frederic and Philippe testing some local specialities, like this lovely Rasperry Spirit (bottle is hand carved...) and off for a good night!

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050415.jpg)


First casualties showed up the next day, starting with the Pope having a nap in his car during the slope visit...  :lol:  :lol:

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050425.jpg)

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: mario on July 22, 2011, 16:34:10 PM

belles photos  :lol:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on July 22, 2011, 16:39:12 PM

Great photos Fred :D . I wish I could have been there  :x

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Happy Days on July 22, 2011, 17:24:55 PM

Very good Fred, (And I am proud to have you as my friend, old fruit. :P )

It looked a tad chilly, but plenty of wind it seems. That’s what’s needed, and lot’s of it! :D

Good to see you enjoyed yourselves. :D  (I think you're all a bunch of drunkards :lol: )

Keith

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 23, 2011, 08:57:21 AM

I love you too Keith  :D  :D

I have more photos, but I had to give my Laptop at work to some President / CEO / Big Boss for a demo...
Hope he like gliders!  :mrgreen:

If I have a copy at home, I'll continue, and I may even put photos of some gliders!  :P

Quote

belles photos

Et pas une de planeur pour l'instant!  :P
Ca va viendre  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 25, 2011, 09:50:53 AM

Ok, finally got my laptop back!

A few gliders photos now! Sorry for the quality, but this is all my little camera can manage  :cry:


(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050483.jpg)

Pilots line  :P

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050485.jpg)

Ronan's Lunak

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050489.jpg)

All serious of course  :P

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050495.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050508.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050509.jpg)

Mosh :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050518.jpg)

The Pope's little Lunak

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050525.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050498.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050524.jpg)

Glass Matt' and Ronan  :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050497.jpg)

Les and Ralph, flying the Opel

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050526.jpg)

Me Flying the Big Pilatus. 11Kgs and some really nice aerobatics! (photos taken after the event  :wink: )
(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050528.jpg)

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 25, 2011, 10:03:10 AM

More gliders!

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050582.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050587.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050590.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050588.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050586.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050596.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050607.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050608.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050609.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050612.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050615.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050617.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050618.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050620.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050621.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050622.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050627.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050628.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050629.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050630.jpg)

Ralph's Ka8 (bit blured...)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050631.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050638.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050632.jpg)

A.S 25

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050633.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050634.jpg)

Frederic Willy Farmer - Winner of the Golden Rib  :clap:  :clap:

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050578.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050600.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050602.jpg)

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Happy Days on July 25, 2011, 11:30:46 AM

Phew! Some lovely models there, real vintage stuff. (Love the Tri plane 8) )

Thanks for posting Fred

K.

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 25, 2011, 12:54:05 PM

No problemo, thanks Keith  :D

And there's more!  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 25, 2011, 13:14:00 PM

Continued...

This year, Claude Lacombe brought with him a "scale" catapult  :clap:  Work with poulies, a heavy weight etc.. A bit of work is still needed to have successfull launches (the cord used is too elestic, that mixes the poulies...) but a real nice team effort, and a good laugh!  :clap:  :clap:

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050623.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050605.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050653.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050654.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050655.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050659.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050585.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050661.jpg)

Bungee launches on the Sunday...

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050662.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050663.jpg)

Group photo... Germany

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050665.jpg)

Ireland :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050668.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050670.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050672.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050675.jpg)

Ger's Wren

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050681.jpg)

Then, that was Restaurant for us in the Village of Vauville. Time to taste some specialties!

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050689.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050688.jpg)

And Ile Flottante  :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050690.jpg)

This is also Night flying on the beach  :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050560.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050545.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050568.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050570.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050572.jpg)

Followed by a night aperitif  :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050693.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050694.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050695.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050699.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050701.jpg)

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: mario on July 25, 2011, 16:32:06 PM

trop bien tes photos fred :lol:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 25, 2011, 20:27:06 PM

Merci mon Ronan  :D
Ca donne un peu l'ambiance  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: mario on July 25, 2011, 20:29:21 PM

oui mais juste un peu :)

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 25, 2011, 20:31:59 PM

Un tout petit peu!  :lol:

Y'aura la surprise de la video aussi, je sais plus ce qu'il y a dessus !  :oops:  :lol:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 25, 2011, 20:32:45 PM

Oh, j'oubliai!!!

Resistancia!

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Frederic on July 25, 2011, 22:17:51 PM

Salut les potos !

Sympa les photos mon Fred !
Un peu de fraicheur, de calme et d'amitié franche et joyeuse au milieu de la morosité !

Grosses bises à tous ! \:D/
Frédéric

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 25, 2011, 22:37:38 PM

Tu veux dire des trucs comme ca ?  :lol:  :lol:

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050529.jpg)

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Frederic on July 26, 2011, 09:52:04 AM

Haaaaa!!!!
 :shock:
Limite, ça fait peur !
 :lol:
Bon, j'ai installé, converti, etc... je te tiens au courant.

Frédéric

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 26, 2011, 09:59:17 AM

Ok, cool!  :clap:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on July 26, 2011, 10:20:11 AM

Ok, give us a nice long empty beach... And we'll change it to a flying platform!


A very small hill along the beach (maybe a few metre high at most), and here goes slope soaring at our door steps. LOts of different gliders flew there when the conditions were right, but lighter models prevailed most of the days.

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050457.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050458.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050459.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050462.jpg)

And you often been waked up by the delicious sound of gliders being towed (those Czech guys are just crazy!  :D )

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050642.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050644.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050647.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050648.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050649.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050652.jpg)

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: orionis on July 30, 2011, 11:09:51 AM

c'est sympa, cet effet David Hamilton sur tes photos!  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on August 02, 2011, 10:07:27 AM

Salut Fabrice  :D

Ouais, c'est pas voulu! C'est ce foutu apparil photo qui m'a fait ca, je sais pas pourquoi!
J'ai pris des photos hier, et la, il le fait plus!  :!:
Trop pres de centrales, ca doit le pertuber!  :lol:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: orionis on August 02, 2011, 10:32:56 AM

Ton objectif ne doit pas être étanche, et avec l'humidité qu'il faisait, la buée a mis du temps à s'évaporer...
Quoique, côté humidité, chez toi.....  :lol:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on August 02, 2011, 11:07:08 AM

:lol:  :lol:  La, c'etait plutot sec pour moi comme temps!  :P
Mais c'est vrai que ca fait un peu ca comme effet on dirait. Peut etre la lentille qui n'est plus etanche ou un truc du genre  :?:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: orionis on August 02, 2011, 11:09:40 AM

Mets-y un gros boudin de silicone!  :P

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on August 02, 2011, 11:31:50 AM

Nan, j'ai tout collé a l'époxy!  :lol:  :P

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Frederic on August 02, 2011, 18:07:05 PM

Salut Orionis et Fred,

Tu parles de qui quand tu dit "un gros boudin de silicone" ?
 :lol:
Ca va à part ça ?

Bises
Frédéric

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on August 02, 2011, 19:18:28 PM

:lol:  :lol:  Loana ? (top dans l'actu!  :lol: )
Ok, je sors!

Ben sinon ca va, pire mois de Juillet depuis 1997 ici apparement!

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: mario on August 02, 2011, 19:36:00 PM

quoi , loana dans la safrane :mrgreen:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on August 02, 2011, 20:16:22 PM

Oh my God. I thought I would never need Google translate for the Glider Ireland Forum  :D  :D  :D  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: orionis on August 03, 2011, 05:46:41 AM

At last, it's a French invasion!  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: erwan on August 03, 2011, 08:52:48 AM

You are right Alan, you should never translate this, it's dirty ^^

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Alan_Perse on August 03, 2011, 09:28:10 AM

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: the Pope on August 05, 2011, 09:16:29 AM

hello everybody, I' m the last french invader.........and happy to be here. :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: rogallo on August 06, 2011, 09:56:10 AM

Welcome you Eminence. Thank you for your hospitality while in France.

Ralph

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: the Pope on August 06, 2011, 10:08:50 AM

thank you, it was a pleasure to meet you

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: laurent14 on September 19, 2011, 18:25:23 PM

hello everybody, even a french invader

and happy to be here.

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Lolométéo on September 20, 2011, 10:03:28 AM

Hello everybody,
one more !  :wink:

Nice to meet you  :D

Lolo

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: orionis on September 20, 2011, 10:20:00 AM

Salut les Laurent!  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: rogallo on September 20, 2011, 15:11:15 PM

Hello Lolo,
   it is good to hear from you.

Ralph

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on September 29, 2011, 14:44:22 PM

Hi there,

A video from Retroplane.

Sorry for the bad qualiy, did not made any effort (need time!  :!:  :!: )! This is basically a raw video with some music of what I had in the camera!

[youtube]http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=29776849[/youtube]

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Happy Days on September 29, 2011, 23:36:24 PM

I see you’ve moved onto Vimeo at last Fred. Well done.

They were very clear images, :clap:  much better than my camcorder produces. Guess I’d better start thinking about getting a new one, but I’ve only got a limited budget this year. :!:

Hhmmmmm,…..let me see, :?: ………… Camcorder or Viagra?

Tuff Call !

Keith

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: mario on September 30, 2011, 06:25:21 AM

cool ta video mon fred :wink:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: orionis on September 30, 2011, 19:05:20 PM

yep, je plussoie vigoureusement!

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: erwan on September 30, 2011, 19:45:52 PM

+1 avec les 2 autres :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: mario on October 01, 2011, 07:25:12 AM

et l autre vidéo :wink:

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Richard Boyd on October 02, 2011, 09:19:58 AM

Great video Fred !!!!!!!
You all know how to enjoy your flying  :D

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on October 04, 2011, 11:58:41 AM

L'autre video, brute de decoffrage arrive.
Qu'est ce qu'on raconte comme conneries quand meme!  :lol:  :lol:  :D  :D
Et cette video, je crois que ca faisait 10 minutes que j'etais arrivé!

Another video is coming next. All in French sorry, but the amount of stupid stuff said during the 9 minutes video is pretty incredible!  :D  :D
God we had fun!  :D
Video was taken roughly 10 minutes after we arrived at base camp!

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Fred on December 06, 2011, 07:59:48 AM

The Retroplane 2011 DVD is out!  :clap:

All here : http://www.retroplane.net/dvd-retro2011.htm

Buy it! I know you want it!  :D

Trailer (14Mb):

http://www.retroplane.net/retroplane2011/BA_Retroplane2011_640px.wmv

Title: Retroplane 2011
Post by: Happy Days on December 06, 2011, 09:28:22 AM

I’ll take my hat off to the producer of that trailer :D . Interesting, entertaining, and humorous.

Bloody well done m’sieur!  :clap:  :clap: (Whoever you are)

Keith