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Slope Soaring / CMAC glide-in July 12th and 13th

« on: July 05, 2025, 09:25:29 AM »

Looking forward to seeing you all in Brinny next weekend for our second event this year.

SW winds so good for towing and electrics.

See you there

Ralph

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Slope Soaring / Fiss 2025

« on: June 27, 2025, 09:23:59 AM »

6 slope Rebels in the alps at the flying Circus in Fiss Austria

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Aerotow / Take Tow

« on: June 16, 2025, 16:10:16 PM »

At our last towing event in Cork on the Monday, I had borrowed Brendan Shellys towplane to tow the stragglers (Fred) .

Unfortunately I had a misshap which ended up rekitting the fuselage abd a bit of the wing.

Steady work for the last few week have produced a repaired wing and a replacement fuse.

Lesson learned, never borrow a towplane.

Pictures to follow.

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Slope Soaring / CMAC May bank holiday weekend flyin

« on: April 30, 2025, 13:34:21 PM »

Looking forward to seeing everyone, 2 home grown tow planes from Cork with the promise of 2 more from outside the real capital.

Bring your suncream

Ralph

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

« on: April 06, 2025, 16:49:37 PM »

Light variable winds forecast for the weekend, looks like electric.

See you there

Ralph

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Slope Soaring / MACI membership

« on: March 17, 2025, 11:39:09 AM »

Please note,

MACI membership is now available to all members who Joined in the year 2024-2025.

If you have any issues regarding applying for MACI membership, drop me a line,

Ralph

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Slope Soaring / Club Fleece and other merch

« on: March 02, 2025, 15:39:34 PM »

I am looking at getting some ISR fleece jackets done this year with the logo front and back

Pricing at about 40 euro with a club subsidy 50 euro if you want your name added.

https://www.embroiderycork.ie/blank_product/207445358/Pro-fleece?c=8277011 see here for size guide.

Please see site above for sizing

I am also getting a rerun of woolly hats and baseball caps if anyone wants a replacement/spare, price about 18 euro each.

I have plenty of stickers left if anyone wants a few.

Regards

Ralph

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Slope Soaring / Valenta Macchiato

« on: March 02, 2025, 14:30:58 PM »

Lads,
I bought a 2nd hand Macchiato from the RC-Network in Germany, lightly used and before it had landed in Ireland Richard had bought it from me. We set it up this morning and said we would take it to the field for a test flight. All went well after a bit of adjusting on the elevator and the crow brakes.
Here are a few pics.

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Slope Soaring / 2025 ISR Dates

« on: January 09, 2025, 12:03:16 PM »

Happy New Year to all, just looking at proposing a few dates for 2025.

Any thoughts, additions etc welcome

March 15, 16   Mount Leinster
April  12, 13  Mount Leinster
May 3,4 and 5th Aerotow in Cork subject to permission from CMAC
June 7th Shannon
July 12th 13th Aerotow in Cork subject to permission from CMAC
Roundwood have invited us for an Aerotow event this year, date TBC
August???
Sept  Mount Leinster  TBC

Please note all dates provisional until confirmed here

See you flying soon

Ralph

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Slope Soaring / Merry Christmas everyone

« on: December 24, 2024, 13:25:10 PM »

Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy New year,

I would like to wish the seasons greetings to all, I hope Santa brings you all you want.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on the slopes in 2025

Ralph

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Slope Soaring / Flying Circus 2025, We would like you to go.

« on: December 08, 2024, 08:32:00 AM »

Hi everyone,
  Bill Scott and I have been looking at heading to the Flying Circus in Austria in June 2025 and we thought we would see if we could interest anyone else to go.

See Bill's last post https://www.gliderireland.net/forum/index.php/topic,4407.msg25060.html#msg25060

https://flying-circus.de/

https://flying-circus.de/faq/

Pop your name here and let the chat begin

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Slope Soaring / MACI AGM`

« on: November 26, 2024, 16:57:13 PM »

Anyone thinking about joining me on Saturday.

It is not as bad as you think

Ralph

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Scale / ASW 17 refurb

« on: October 13, 2024, 15:54:43 PM »

I thought I would start a post here to help me make progress with my rebuild/refurb of the ASW17 I bought from Fred this summer.
First job was to seal up the doors for the KTW system that was installed. I have glassed the doors inside the model and now some P38 to fill the gaps.
Not pretty, yet, but getting there

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Scale / ASW 15

« on: August 30, 2024, 08:24:43 AM »

Hi just a small bit of news here, I got to maiden my new ASW 15 last night. It has a FES unit which allows me to launch from a flat field with out a towplane.
Thrilled to bits with it. Here are a few pictures.

The model was built in France by a Mr Jean Claude Malandain

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Slope Soaring / 2nd towing meeting in Cork 13/14th July

« on: July 02, 2024, 16:44:54 PM »

Just a gentle reminder to all who may be interested the second of 2 Fly-in/ Aerotow meetings will be held on the 13th and 14th July this year at the (again thanks to ) CMAC site in Bandon Co. Cork. All welcome. we cater for all flyers, tow, electric ,winch and bungee.

You might pop your name up here to gauge the level of interest please.

See you in soon

Ralph