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Slope Soaring / Re: Say NO! to the project of a windfarm in Mount Leinster

« on: June 19, 2026, 08:44:01 AM »

I've not heard.

To be honest, I'd not even know where to go to find that out, if it was not covered by any of the major news outlet

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Slope Soaring / Re: Mount Leinster June bank holiday weekend

« on: May 20, 2026, 21:32:14 PM »

That sounds like a plan, assuming the weather gods agree.

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Slope Soaring / Re: 2025 ISR Dates

« on: August 08, 2025, 23:16:33 PM »

Folks,

Since September is getting close(r), do we have any proposed date for Mt. Leinster in September?

Chris

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Slope Soaring / Re: Mount Leinster ISR meeting. 12-13 April 2025

« on: April 11, 2025, 20:41:02 PM »

Planning for Sunday myself, looks like the winds will be slightly stronger

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Slope Soaring / Re: Club Fleece and other merch

« on: March 10, 2025, 19:10:58 PM »

2XL fleece for me please.

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Slope Soaring / Re: Say NO! to the project of a windfarm in Mount Leinster

« on: May 26, 2024, 12:32:47 PM »

Yes, it appeared in the farming supplement to Tuesdays Independent. Not that I read the Indo (or any newspaper) regularly, I'm too busy building/fixing model airplanes.

If I read the article correctly, the application was rejected by Carlow County Council, then was appealed to an Bord Planeala, then there was a judicial review and now its back with an Bord Planeala.

Seems it never went away, just below our radar for a while.

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Slope Soaring / Re: Say NO! to the project of a windfarm in Mount Leinster

« on: May 24, 2024, 09:23:52 AM »

Seems it never went away...

Its a two page spread: "Battle lines drawn as locals and gliders take on Carlow wind farm"

There is a photo of some of us in the article and some of the paraglider guys.

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Slope Soaring / Re: Say NO! to the project of a windfarm in Mount Leinster

« on: May 23, 2024, 08:57:05 AM »

Has anyone seen this weeks Farming Independent?

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Slope Soaring / Re: Mount Leinster Meeting - 13-14 April

« on: April 18, 2024, 19:11:35 PM »

Hi Fred,

The problem I had with the Micro Quark was down to a corrupted model on the transmitter, that I thought I had deleted, but evidently hadn't.
Once I realised that was the problem, the Micro Quark flew relatively happily in the turbulent conditions. I'm well pleased with its performance.
It handled the conditions very well I thought, and waggled its wings at Ralph and yourself as you headed off (maybe not deliberately though...).

The corrupted model is definitely deleted now. Definitely.

Chris

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Slope Soaring / Re: ISR dates 2024 UPDATED!!

« on: April 10, 2024, 08:17:08 AM »

I'm planning to be there too.

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Slope Soaring / Re: First meeting Mount L this weekend

« on: March 28, 2024, 20:22:05 PM »

Saturdays casualty.

A former Phase 6.

Its been a while since I had a crash this "good".

I don't think a single subassembly is salvagable from it. Even the glassed foam veneer wing...
Oh well, live fast, die young. Its last few seconds were definitely exciting...

More space in the hanger now.

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Slope Soaring / Re: 2024 Subs

« on: March 03, 2024, 21:04:37 PM »

Looks like I'll make 2 get togethers this year, so count me in please.

Chris

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Slope Soaring / Re: ISR Dates 2023

« on: May 11, 2023, 10:12:19 AM »

Thanks, Bill, thanks, Ralph, for your very prompt replies. Sounds like Jeti then.
There was a good breeze yesterday - probably a little too much for the old 100" I had brought expecting the conditions to be lighter. I could have gone back down to get the Flamingo but I could see a shower coming so I went ahead anyway. It coped fine!
The first shower came about 1:00!
Had you many fliers on Saturday? Had the French contingent gone home?
Thanks again,
Jim

Hi Jim,

Many of my clubmates are using Radiomaster T16S for everything - drones, power, gliders. Most are on EdgeTx (vs OpenTx). Steep learning curve, but quite an impressive radio. Not that I fly gliders (anything) very often, but I've been moving all of my gliders onto it. It has the potential to become my single transmitter, for all modes of model aviation. Probably not a good bet as a first radio as my first interactions with it were admittedly very frustrating, but very powerful once one acquires some familiarity with it.

Chris

Chris

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Slope Soaring / Re: ISR Dates 2023

« on: April 10, 2023, 19:46:44 PM »

Any dates for Tountinna yet?

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Slope Soaring / Re: ISR Dates 2023

« on: March 24, 2023, 18:30:48 PM »

Thanks Fred