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Slope Soaring / Re: Mount Leinster ISR meeting. 15-16 march 2025
« on: March 17, 2025, 19:22:45 PM »
Some nice photos there Bill!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing
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Slope Soaring / Re: Mount Leinster ISR meeting. 15-16 march 2025
« on: March 16, 2025, 19:15:09 PM »
Last day of our first weekend, and we had a blast!
Cold thought! Maybe more than the Saturday, but good wind, the occasional sun, and friends, so what more do we need (to be warm maybe
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Thanks again to all the club members, and future new club members from all over the island of Ireland, firm Belfast, Armagh, Cork, Galway, Dublin, Lucan etc, thank you all for traveling!
Here are just a couple of photos from today.
Next gathering is in a month, see you all there!
Cold thought! Maybe more than the Saturday, but good wind, the occasional sun, and friends, so what more do we need (to be warm maybe
)Thanks again to all the club members, and future new club members from all over the island of Ireland, firm Belfast, Armagh, Cork, Galway, Dublin, Lucan etc, thank you all for traveling!
Here are just a couple of photos from today.
Next gathering is in a month, see you all there!
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Slope Soaring / Mount Leinster ISR meeting. 15-16 march 2025
« on: March 15, 2025, 21:12:53 PM »
Another great day up at 9 stones, flying at the NE slope. Lots of gliders, and 15 pilots showed for what was a cold, but great day flying.
Here are a bunch of photos of the day.
Tomorrow sun shoukd be better with more wind. Bring it on!
Here are a bunch of photos of the day.
Tomorrow sun shoukd be better with more wind. Bring it on!
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Slope Soaring / Re: Tountinna Gazette
« on: March 08, 2025, 22:53:08 PM »
Looking fab Gerry! Always liked the Ka7. Very nice builds! 
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Sports / Re: So, I joined yet another club! RWMAC
« on: March 03, 2025, 18:22:05 PM »
With the rubbish weather for slope soaring in Kilakee, time to pay a visit to the field again this weekend.
The usual good banter and flying. Good old Lentus managed to get a proper thermal and was just a small spec in the sky for a long flight. All that with 30sec motor run
so happy days! Then cold came in, so the other flights were in the short spectrum 
Good flying with the MPX Tommy jr. Very stable plane I have to say. Great fun.
Then Sunday was little tow plane flying with about 7 or 8 flights and that was the end of a good weekend!
The usual good banter and flying. Good old Lentus managed to get a proper thermal and was just a small spec in the sky for a long flight. All that with 30sec motor run
so happy days! Then cold came in, so the other flights were in the short spectrum Good flying with the MPX Tommy jr. Very stable plane I have to say. Great fun.
Then Sunday was little tow plane flying with about 7 or 8 flights and that was the end of a good weekend!
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Sports / Re: So, I joined yet another club! RWMAC
« on: February 22, 2025, 20:59:56 PM »
Another good day at the RWMAC with a bit of flying with the Tommy jr and the good old Lentus.
Plus, witnessing manual work at the club. The usual, one working, everybody else watching, commenting etc
With all the rain, today’s job was to drain the water from part of the model pit. And more rain forecast tomorrow! Will that weather give us a break at some point!
Plus, witnessing manual work at the club. The usual, one working, everybody else watching, commenting etc
With all the rain, today’s job was to drain the water from part of the model pit. And more rain forecast tomorrow! Will that weather give us a break at some point!
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Slope Soaring / Re: Quark 2M - Back to cutting innocent trees!
« on: February 21, 2025, 20:35:35 PM »
Hi Guy,
Sorry for the delayed reply!
Your Quark looks fantastic! Looks like the V4 no?
For the CofG, correct, 79mm from LE is what everybody agree on. You can go either way from that point 10mm back or forward without too much problems.
Anyway, Quark is really looking good! Wish you all the best for the first flight, and hopefully, a lot of fun!
Keep us posted of course
Fred
Sorry for the delayed reply!
Your Quark looks fantastic! Looks like the V4 no?
For the CofG, correct, 79mm from LE is what everybody agree on. You can go either way from that point 10mm back or forward without too much problems.
Anyway, Quark is really looking good! Wish you all the best for the first flight, and hopefully, a lot of fun!
Keep us posted of course
Fred
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Electrics / Re: Multiplex Tommy Jr.
« on: February 10, 2025, 00:25:51 AM »
True!
No slope flying so far, weather has been rubbish! But the Lentus is always with me in the car. Plenty of flying with it for sure!
And also the finesse max. God I love this glider!
Oh, and a new toy, the Mpx funwing. Fun it is, and glide surprisingly well too! Permanent resident of the car along the Lentus
No slope flying so far, weather has been rubbish! But the Lentus is always with me in the car. Plenty of flying with it for sure!
And also the finesse max. God I love this glider!
Oh, and a new toy, the Mpx funwing. Fun it is, and glide surprisingly well too! Permanent resident of the car along the Lentus
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Electrics / Multiplex Tommy Jr.
« on: February 08, 2025, 23:05:09 PM »
New toy!
Could not resist. I like biplanes and the price was more that right on that one.
Not going to detail the build, this is Multiplex! Everything fits and assembled without issues.
Just some building details are a tad vague like connecting the ailerons to the servo extensions while sliding the 2 wings in place!
But other than that, all went like a breeze.
First flight was last Saturday at the SRFC after the rain and was a non event, looks great in the air and is fully aerobatic!
First landing, not sure what happened, but I left the landing gear behind after touchdown
Promptly fixed and subsequent flight was just another non event.
I like that one! Good fun.
Could not resist. I like biplanes and the price was more that right on that one.
Not going to detail the build, this is Multiplex! Everything fits and assembled without issues.
Just some building details are a tad vague like connecting the ailerons to the servo extensions while sliding the 2 wings in place!
But other than that, all went like a breeze.
First flight was last Saturday at the SRFC after the rain and was a non event, looks great in the air and is fully aerobatic!
First landing, not sure what happened, but I left the landing gear behind after touchdown
Promptly fixed and subsequent flight was just another non event.
I like that one! Good fun.
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Sports / Re: So, I joined yet another club! RWMAC
« on: February 06, 2025, 00:40:42 AM »
I also wanted to fly my MaxiLift during the new year break. Could not get the engine to run properly for more than 5 minutes!
Was driving me mad, and even more after Cork as it was running great after Brendan tweaked it. Anyway, I tried and failed.
Weeks later, brought it back and Tony setup the engine in like 2 minutes from scratch and it is now purring like a kitten! No ideas how he managed that as we spent hours on the damn thing, so it is still a dark magic to me!
Thanks Tony for fixing it
Have to fly it now!…
Was driving me mad, and even more after Cork as it was running great after Brendan tweaked it. Anyway, I tried and failed.
Weeks later, brought it back and Tony setup the engine in like 2 minutes from scratch and it is now purring like a kitten! No ideas how he managed that as we spent hours on the damn thing, so it is still a dark magic to me!
Thanks Tony for fixing it
Have to fly it now!…
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Sports / So, I joined yet another club! RWMAC
« on: February 06, 2025, 00:34:00 AM »
We’ll, when you love, you don’t count I guess
I have been invited a few times by Tony Green (thank you!) to come and visit the club, located near Roundwood in Co. Wicklow.
I finally managed to get my arse in gear, and paid the club a visit a few months ago, and I was not disappointed!
The welcoming was just superb, and the setup is fantastic! I had the trusty Lentus with me, and was allowed to use the field as a full member for the day, and well, I joined! they know how to talk to men
More seriously, the guys are great, the ambiance is fantastic as a result, and the field is big with plenty of space for the big stuff.
Anyway, more later, but for now, enjoy a couple of photos
And if you want to know more, you can visit https://rwmac.ie
I have been invited a few times by Tony Green (thank you!
) to come and visit the club, located near Roundwood in Co. Wicklow. I finally managed to get my arse in gear, and paid the club a visit a few months ago, and I was not disappointed!
The welcoming was just superb, and the setup is fantastic! I had the trusty Lentus with me, and was allowed to use the field as a full member for the day, and well, I joined!
they know how to talk to men More seriously, the guys are great, the ambiance is fantastic as a result, and the field is big with plenty of space for the big stuff.
Anyway, more later, but for now, enjoy a couple of photos
And if you want to know more, you can visit https://rwmac.ie
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Sports / Re: So, I joined a club! SRFC
« on: February 05, 2025, 22:34:34 PM »
Alright so, I was quiet, but flying wise, I managed a few days with the guys last year, along a scale meeting organisés by the club.
More on that I guess as I was told last weekend they will organise another scale event in around August, and of course, gliders welcome
First of the year was a very friendly competition (it’s a big word! Was really an excuse to get out flying with like minded people! More fun than competition) and to my surprise finished 3rd on the day. Brilliant to see the first 2 were 2 young lads! Good to see the new generation of RC pilots really invested in the hobby!
All in all, good start of the year at the SRFC, so here are a few photos of last year and this year. Might put more if there is some interest
More on that I guess as I was told last weekend they will organise another scale event in around August, and of course, gliders welcome
First of the year was a very friendly competition (it’s a big word! Was really an excuse to get out flying with like minded people! More fun than competition) and to my surprise finished 3rd on the day. Brilliant to see the first 2 were 2 young lads! Good to see the new generation of RC pilots really invested in the hobby!
All in all, good start of the year at the SRFC, so here are a few photos of last year and this year. Might put more if there is some interest
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Slope Soaring / Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« on: January 22, 2025, 01:07:51 AM »
Hi all,
Sincere apologies for the silence the last couple of months. Family and stuff, needed a happy place and headspace. Found both
Anyway, Happy New Year to you all! A bit late, but it's still January so must still be legal
Anyway, did not stay at home doing nothing during all that time. I'll post a few photos and new adventures tomorrow as it is late now
Sincere apologies for the silence the last couple of months. Family and stuff, needed a happy place and headspace. Found both
Anyway, Happy New Year to you all! A bit late, but it's still January so must still be legal
Anyway, did not stay at home doing nothing during all that time. I'll post a few photos and new adventures tomorrow as it is late now