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Oops...sorry, just realised Gary had already posted this on the video section. Deserves a wider audience though.

Amazing video of the guy who flew from Lanzorote to Fuerteventura a few years ago. Heard about the flight but didn't know he'd done a video of it. Thanks to Steve for passing this link on.

http://vimeo.com/58588574

Nice idea John. Like it. We could call it the wrinklies trophy. Only trouble is, sounds like no-one is going to admit to being old enough to take part....

So yesterday is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year known as Blue Monday. Well not for our lads hang gliding in Lanzarote. Steve Gill, Bob Sutherland and Ali Johnston were out flying in perfect conditions at Famara, the most spectacular site on the island where the sheer cliffs rise ...

For those who don't know what the logo looks like here it is. It's quite a while since I designed this. About late 90s I think. Glad to see it's still going strong

the hangliding trophies need hg pilots and saying you have not got time when you don't work Dave is offensive, I want to see flights this year from you and Steve as I know Steve is still out there kicking ass. Oops. Didn't realise the info I needed was just up there at the top of the page. Pure ...

I'm struggling to remember what the different trophies are. Could someone just post the list up here to remind me? (i know they're probably listed somewhere else but I don't have time to sift through the site and find them) My initial feeling is that it would be wrong to just lock them away and ...

gary stenhouse wrote:U-turn infinity
Ozone rush
Sigma 6
Dudek reaction
Boomsport
Gradient golden 2 etc etc

and that's not including the hang gliders is it Gary? Am I right you had....

Aeros Target
Aeros Discus
Moyes Litespeed
Moyes Litespeed RS
Airborne Shark

......or were there more?

Hi Trevor Some of us are talking about going to Laragne this summer. Not sure when at the moment as we need to sort out dates that suit everybody but one of the possibilities is early September. get in touch if you're interested. Especially if you're taking a caravan we can all kip in..... Dave PS ...

Sorry Jim, won't be able to make it on the 16th. Have a great night.

Dave

Have a look at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15554333

Paraglider struck by two vultures in the Himalayas and had to come down under his reserve. The reporter says it was his first flight on a paraglider. Amazing

The main point is.. the Birdman trust fund have never had any jackpot money to give out ! its the insurance company that pays out. Every year the event has just broke even, they now can not afford the massive insurance hike from £2000 to £8000 for the jackpot of £30,000 This is a real shame. Last ye ...

Well it probably best to cancel this due to lack of interest. Cheers Jim Blimey, haven't even had my summer holidays yet and people are talking about christmas.... I really appreciate your enthusiasm Jim but to talk about cancelling it because you've only had one reply in the first five days??? it ...

Sorry, can't make it Kay as we have a gig that night. Shame as I would have loved to have come across with the guitar for a sing song....

Dave

Hey folks. This weekend sees the Great North Fly-In taking place at Eshott Airfield in Northumberland. Anyone is welcome to fly in including paramotors and any FLPAs. Other attractions include: BBMF Spitfire and Hurricane Beer tent Bar and BBQ Military Vehicles Classic Cars Live Music (Evening ...

Dave Gilmour is on a promise to play the guitar solo on c. Numb at ONE show only. The only shows that are being filmed are the ones in London. I have a one in five chance of seeing them reunited. Can you tell I am a little excited? So Alastair. Were you at the one where Gilmour and Mason got up ...

Well done Chris, didn't know you were one of the guys up there. I was walking up Cats Bells on Wednesday, turned to look back along the ridge and saw loads of paragliders laid out. I must have walked straight past you! You did well to get away, the window didn't seem too long and the see breeze ...

Quote from Nicolas Cage on an american chat show. Who says hang gliding isn't cool....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rll33pHdzZc&NR=1

Just been watching Eggheads on BBC Two. The challengers tonight were all paraglider pilots from the Cayley club. I recognised team captain Harry Postill but didn't know any of the others. They lost though...

Dave

I've said it before and I'll say it again. In the old days we used to always have something happening at club meetings, speakers, quizzes video nights etc etc. The AGM and the auction take up two meetings, sometimes we didn't have anything at the midsummer meeting when a lot of people were on ...

Hi Jim, Could you book two places for me as well please.

Cheers

Dave

By the way that's Yeavering Bell, not Havering Bell, just to avoid any confusion, or is this just Gary's usual spelling?

i remember one year we had a fantastic club do, and compettion at the Powburn cafe. The wind forecast was for a Northerly which was perfect for Yavering Bell. I was so disappointed when almost all of the members of our club decided to drive all the way to the Model Ridge site rarther than suffer a ...

RonDon wrote:Pilot of the Month. Helen Hurst.

Sorry you didn't get to where the hat Helen. I've got it and the trophy here. Couldn't get along to the last meeting to drop it off I'm afraid and didn't see anyone who was going to give it to. I'l try and bring it to the next one .

Dave

Dave, that the worst excuse I've ever heard 'notice stuck away in the comp's section' the NHPC hanggliding comp where else would you put it ? it a bit like posting club meeting info & sites status on the home section... hard to find eh ! look 6 post down in this section 'The Pub' NHPC hanggliding ...

Yep it was a superb day. Was up for about two hours, the first hour pleasant ridge soaring to hasty bank and back more times than I can remember, then just when I was thinking of landing the sky opened up and it was lifting everywhere. Everyone got to cloudbase at 1600 ato and Steve even got a ...

I reckon this club needs to have a few more social get togethers to bring back the old club spirit. So for a start how about tomorrow night at the Corner House. They've got a great rock band on called "On The Rocks" who play all the old classics ranging from Free to Bad Company to Sabbath and ...

Just to forewarn you all, no matter how bad the weather has been for flying lately it's only going to get worse. I'm finishing work this Friday, taking voluntary redundancy, and will have loads of time for flying, so knowing my luck with the weather we can look foreward to 40mph southerly winds with ...

brian day wrote:Found another 2 photos in the room today, one shows the instructor to have a beard.

Definitely Mike Mavin then.

The tall guy at the back looks like Mike Mavin who was my instructor in the early nineties when the school was owned by Clive Brewit, before Selby took it over, so that dates it to about late eighties, early nineties. I'd agree with John, it's not the training slope at Titlington, which is known as ...