Quite an Experience !!!

Kay · Post by **Kay** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:31 am

Well, Sunday 30th November was'nt looking too promising. We were all expecting too much wind..and there seemed NON on Model.
So, a few of us took a hike up Cringle...More to keep warm than anything else.
Dad was first to take off (No Suprise there..why change the habit of a lifetime !). But on this occasion he was just a bit too early..The cloud thickened even more and forced him out from the hill and down.
Only 10mins later although we still had cloud Paul took off, Closley followed by me. Chris and Andy B (North Yorks)
Well the following hour of flying will stick in our minds for a long time...and not just for the Cold
The flying was amazing..In and out of the Orographic amongst the iced up rocks of Cringle in the smoothest of winter air. Watching the sunset from above the cloud..Then landing and De Icing our wings..and our selves.
Anyway..Take a look

http://picasaweb.google.com/myerscouse/ ... 8062817810

RonDon · Post by **RonDon** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:14 pm

Lovely Kay & Paul. Smashing Music, Wish I had walked back up.

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:22 pm

Good photos Kay. The flying looked much better in the photos than it acutally looked from the Model Ridge...If that makes sense

JW

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:31 pm

when i said to the dog by it looked nice up there he replied boring soaring i would be board in 5 minutes. wished i had walked up or even beter i think on the peak i would of flown up

cheers gary

RichardC · Post by **RichardC** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:57 pm

I've had one flight like that before on Cringle and loved it.

You lucky buggers.

Paul,

does this picture remind you of anyone?

RichardC · Post by **RichardC** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:59 pm

The one on the right!!!

RichardC · Post by **RichardC** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:44 pm

Hmmmmm

myerscouse · Post by **myerscouse** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:54 pm

Cheeky At least i was warm...... well warm ish well not freezing....... actully i was frozen but at least i looked a tw$t

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:57 pm

Richard I hope you don't mind me saying you're avatar drives me nuts with all the flashing.........

Fingers · Post by **Fingers** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:51 pm

John Wallis wrote:Richard I hope you don't mind me saying you're avatar drives me nuts with all the flashing.........

Feckin epileptics, you have to cater for all these degenerates, but hey! live and let live.

ron freeman · Post by **ron freeman** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:13 pm

Flying in orographic is very nice but stay well out in front when it start to form because it can develope very quickly and you can be socked in very think cloud in no time, pilots have been killed with this type of flying on hanggliders in this country and hangglider can speed up and get ot of trouble much quicker than a paraglider !

This advice is mainly for low aitimers with no experience flying with orographic.

Hope this helps our low airtimers.

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:45 pm

and you can be socked in very think cloud in no time

You've been watching too much Allo Allo....I love that French Policeman too.

Sorry just couldn't French Resistance it ............