Sunday was one of the best looking XC skies I'd seen at Model Ridge. I was gutted that I needed to be back early so couldn't even think about going anywhere, but with the wind a bit strong for paragliding I was amazed that none of the top XC hang gliders were there. I know Ali and Neil managed to get off and were away over the back within about 5 mins. How far did you get lads? I understand Gary and some others went to Tinto. Any good distances from there?
Dave
What happened Sunday?
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Bradleisure
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spoke to ali and he said neil did about 30k and ali did about 90k landing at pontefract because he was unsure of air space around doncaster. but he said it looked like it was a possible site record day (145k) if he had managed to find and stay in the doncaster gap. top effort none the less and well done for landing when unsure. many irresponsible pilots would have carried on regardless of air space.
Brilliant flight from Ali. I think if some of the top hang gliders such as Richard Lovelace or Nick Pain or our own Steve Gill had been there it could have been a day for the ultimate site record to go which I think stands at over 200km. Having said that the new Doncaster airspace as you say makes thing a lot more difficult. Steve was gutted. I was updating him regularly with how good it was looking but it was just impossible for him to get out.simon wrote:spoke to ali and he said neil did about 30k and ali did about 90k landing at pontefract because he was unsure of air space around doncaster. but he said it looked like it was a possible site record day (145k) if he had managed to find and stay in the doncaster gap. top effort none the less and well done for landing when unsure. many irresponsible pilots would have carried on regardless of air space.
Gary, you should have been there with your hang glider......
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Never mind Model..
Never mind Model (big site) get Steve up to Moneylaws with a northerly wind and try breaking some of our own club site records 
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It's a guy called Richard who flies an old Ace Sport, I'd met him a couple of times before at Wether and Tailbridge. I don't know if he'd hit wind shear and pushed out but sounds like he'd stalled in from about 20ft. The Air Ambulance attended as he knocked himself out for a few minutes, but as he'd come round by then and seemed okay it was decided to take him to hospital by road ambulance. He had a broken collarbone.gary stenhouse wrote:who was the hanglider pilot airlifted to hospital on sunday from model? as very sketchy to who it was but its a small sport so must be someone we know cheers gary