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Merry Christmas everyone
« on: December 23, 2021, 12:40:46 PM »
Richard and myself out for some early morning flying.

Merry Christmas everyone.
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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2021, 13:53:21 PM »
Merry Christmas everyone!!

Hope Santa will be good with you :) (I need socks... So I'd say Saturday, I will not need some anymore!  ;D ;D )
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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2021, 20:31:11 PM »
Hi All,
Wish you all a Merry and peace full Christmas and a Happy new year.

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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2021, 00:03:43 AM »
Merry Xmas from north of the border

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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2021, 18:56:10 PM »
A Very Merry Christmas to all Irish model Fliers from the east coast of Canada. No white Christmas here but quite cold.

A bit of a flashback for you. Who remembers Kevin Barry in his Heyday?  57 years ago today at the Lee Fields. Kevin, Neil O'Brien, with (I think) Tom Cross's fingers and a combat model and Kevin with a rat racer.
I was out this morning with my 2m Electric Mayfly sailplane. I still get out almost on a weekly basis, even in winter at 80 years of age.
Miss my yearly Irish visits because of Covid, but hope to make it in 2022.

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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2021, 23:43:03 PM »
Merry Christmas All.

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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2021, 08:42:24 AM »
Hi John,
  Merry Christmas to you and yours. Have you any other pictures from Cork Model Aero Club back in the day. Any pictures of Mick Forde, McNally, dave O'Flaherthy , Tom Ivors and the like, Would be great if I could see some more.

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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2021, 13:28:20 PM »
hi Ralph:
I've got quite a few shots from the 60's. I need to go through my slide boxes and scan them. Ill make up a collection for you.  In the meantime here's a shot of Stan Cussen, Charlie Wilkins, Johnnie Carroll and John McNally from the1965 Munster Champs.
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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #8 on: December 27, 2021, 15:30:53 PM »
With a pair of Countdowns

Thanks

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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2021, 19:56:20 PM »
Happy New Year everybody! Hope 2022 brings us good winds, and as many take offs than landings!!

Thanks for the photos John, hope you are keeping well. I even did not knew Mr Happy used to be young once!!  ;D ;D
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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2022, 08:23:38 AM »
Mr Happy is still young like the rest of us!

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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2022, 11:09:07 AM »
Happy new year everyone.
Nice photos John, I remember Johnny Carroll from when I first joined MACI back about 50 years ago. If I remember correctly he was probably our chief scale judge and judged at a number of international F3C scale events. I believe that he died while out flying gliders at Lacken.
In the photo of Kevin Barry do you recall if he was been given a countdown or was he shown the fingers to tell him to F*** off?

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Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2022, 14:58:07 PM »
Hi Joe:
I remember  a very young you and your father at the Curragh in the mid 60's before I came to Canada. Unfortunately I do not have any pictures of you or him. Happy New Year. It is amazing how many "lifers" are still flying.
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« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2022, 17:02:43 PM »
Trip to Kinsale this morning in 25-30kph SW winds. French theme evident with Ralph’s Pilatus B4 pictured flying very well. Yellow and blue scheme worked well in the winter sun. Eoins 2m Quark handled the wind and faired better than dads mini Pike which had to be dug out of the hill after imitating a dart!!!! We left early as all getting soft. I think we need to move to a warmer climate !! 😀
Happy new year everyone.