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Fred

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« Reply #30 on: April 18, 2013, 20:15:20 PM »
I am happy to report that my car stopped flashing on the way home!!
Put the heat on the way home to the back of the car (forgot I had something called Climate Control!  :lol: )

Quick drying here now anyway thanks to the wind storm we are having! (calming down now...)

By the way, I took a few photos...
The Sugar Loaf mountain was looking lovely on the way down, with a cloud stuck on the top (sorry, the photo don't pay justice to the view at all! )



After over taking a few slow drivers (tourists!!  :P  :P ), this is the view of the slope from the car Park



Shame about the drizzle! Would have been lovely! About 50km/h winds I think at this stage...

And if you think we were mad standing in the rain on top of a mountain, there are wwwaaaaayyyyyy crazier than us!
The Cyclists!  :shock:

In the wind and rain, like it was a summer day, and at the speed they were doing, they don't fear anything!
Some of them even went up to the mast like they were having a walk in the park!



Anyway, good to have some fresh air!  :D
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« Reply #31 on: April 18, 2013, 23:41:54 PM »
Was that the sugar loaf at the weekend when you were heading down ?? We were on big L today . I was trying to get some pics but my fone kept ceasing for some reason ??? There was great conditions up there today  :lol:
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« Reply #32 on: April 19, 2013, 07:35:29 AM »
Yeah, it’s such a shame when the weather doesn’t play ball. All the anticipation that goes into a glide in, and the weather turns out to be shit. :evil:

Looking at this weekend’s forecast, Sunday pm looks good with westerlies of 15 gusting to 23Km/h. :)  I’ll be there. (Having said that,… probably no one else will come  :( )

BTW Brendan: Well done yesterday, those were quite testing conditions 8)  but you did very well. If you’re free in Sunday pop up to the mountain and I’ll hand over your dead Easy Glider and the Skua you bought from Fred.

K.
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« Reply #33 on: April 19, 2013, 07:41:10 AM »
Yeah  :!:  :evil:

Hopefully, the weather in May will be much better (not hard!)
Would love to come on Sunday, but I'll be (hopefully) flying in Galway, got invited to fly there, so off with the family!

Hopefully next week end, would like to fly the Pilatus before heading for France!  :D
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« Reply #34 on: April 19, 2013, 07:43:21 AM »
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Was that the sugar loaf at the weekend when you were heading down ?? We were on big L today . I was trying to get some pics but my fone kept ceasing for some reason ??? There was great conditions up there today  :lol:


Hey Keith,

Yes it was  :D
Blue skies and sun when I left Dublin  :D
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« Reply #35 on: April 19, 2013, 10:25:16 AM »
Thanks Keith see you on sunday so mate.
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« Reply #36 on: April 19, 2013, 15:48:29 PM »
Great count me in for Sunday too everything charged fully now 😅😅

Fred did you get to try out the new glider yet ???
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« Reply #37 on: April 20, 2013, 08:55:59 AM »
Hi Keith, no, not yet, too windy this week, but looks like we are having our summer now!
Soon! :)
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« Reply #38 on: April 20, 2013, 21:22:22 PM »
:lol: Yeah it looks like the weather is changing   :clap:
It could be a bit to windy on big L tomorrow too
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