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« Reply #15 on: June 12, 2010, 21:25:16 PM »
Ger thanks for a great day. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the thermals were great. Thanks to Dave for supplying susstinance to all with his lovely buns. Hope to see you all again soon. Ralph
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« Reply #16 on: June 12, 2010, 21:35:41 PM »
Yes, Thanks for the great day Gerry.
I think at one time there was 10 gliders in the air. Never experienced that before.

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« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2010, 10:46:58 AM »
Sounds like you all had a great day, looking forward to the photos and video!

I hope to make it to the next one.

Ray

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« Reply #18 on: June 13, 2010, 19:51:00 PM »
Excellent days flying yesterday - stunning place and great to see everyone and all those models. Thanks to Ger and crew for organising.

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« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2010, 07:51:54 AM »
Yep, I thoroughly enjoyed Saturday too!

I think I have a photo of the 10 gliders up at once. I'll have a look.

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« Reply #20 on: June 14, 2010, 15:36:51 PM »
Hi all,

That was a great day! Thanks to all who travelled to attend. The gliding was non stop all day long.

Now I need to source a glider that will thermal on a gnats fart as my so-called floater aint up to the job on days like last saturday.

Once again ralph arrived with part of a lovely model just to tease us all....;) Nice swift there ralph.. pity you left the feckin wing joiner in cork!! The lift changed from thermal to slope in the afternoon and you could have flown it. We could have all had a right good drool at it. lol.

The bunzzzz were well recieved. However a couple of issues arose. Firstly the supplier of said bunzzz did not expect such a large and ravenous herd of wild mountainy men. They did not last gliding time on the back side of a thermal.
Secondly a roumer spread across the slope faster than a swift with no joiner bar that some of the afore mentioned wild mountainy men had more than one bun... :shock:  :shock:  :shock: !!!

I will say nothin.....

Great craic lads. role on the next one.
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« Reply #21 on: June 14, 2010, 15:47:32 PM »
Hi Dave, I only had one really the other was for the pilot in the Swift.

I'll be ordering an Alpina( for me own stock) if you are interested in keeping the shipping cost down, give Barrett a buzz and see, 5m for sure

Thanks again

Ralph
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« Reply #22 on: June 14, 2010, 23:00:17 PM »
Unfortunately I did not take that many photos of the event. But here are some of the best ones I have.

 








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« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2010, 10:38:20 AM »
Aaaaaghhhhh!!! Ralph stop tempting me... my birthday is next month...must leave some hints around the house for my wife  :wink:

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« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2010, 14:26:00 PM »
Brilliant day, wonderful slope. Thanks lads for having us down again. It don't get much better than that.

I think I got the most important photo of the day : )


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« Reply #25 on: June 15, 2010, 14:43:44 PM »
Mmmmmm is that for me birthday on Friday dave?
Of course you will get a new model for you birthday

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« Reply #26 on: June 15, 2010, 15:51:00 PM »
Hah ha  :clap:  :clap:  very funny joe. Got a good laugh there :) The last surviving bun. rescued from the jaws of certain death. Hope you put in deep freeze for poor ol fred. but you probably savaged it on the road home. thats what i would have done hehe hehe.

Hey ralph what would a 5m alpina set me back these days......*thinking out loud* :?:

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« Reply #27 on: June 18, 2010, 06:42:45 AM »
Dave, will know on monday, will pm you then
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« Reply #28 on: June 29, 2010, 08:36:24 AM »
I'm jealous now !  :evil:
Thanks for the photos Alan, sounded like a great day's out !

Did you fly the Ka8 ?
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« Reply #29 on: June 29, 2010, 16:52:21 PM »
Quote from: "Fred"
Did you fly the Ka8 ?


Errr no. One of the electrical connections on the wing broke  :evil:  :evil: But I have changed them for better ones that won't break. I got the chance to fly it two weeks ago at Mt Leinster. Got three good flights in. It's quite easy to fly. But then I broke it again :evil: :evil: . It was my fault, to steep of a decent during landing resulted in a heavy landing. But it's all fixed now and ready for Retroplane.