getting back into the saddle

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:28 am

first take off on the rs

Pete Batey · Post by **Pete Batey** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:11 am

Where did you fly?
Steve E and I had a fly down from ullock. Looks like you had some wind though?
Pete

Post by **gary stenhouse** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:45 am

fromsunday at tailbridge no flying yesterday

Pete Batey · Post by **Pete Batey** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:57 am

Oh, yes, that was the day Gary Hume and Matt Doncaster had me drive round to Black Combe with the assurance that it would be ok and not too windy. Unfortunately it wasn't ok and was too windy

Pete

Pete Batey · Post by **Pete Batey** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:42 pm

Sunday 15th Gary Hume, Matt Doncaster and I went to fly on Black Combe on the Furness peninsula. It was too windy and off to the north so gary and I decided to drive to the Lowca. I could see here that there was virtually no wind so kept on driving. Gary decided to stop and check it out. He told me there was about 3mph at take-off but after a while a Morning Glory-like wave cloud rolled through causing the wind to switch 180.
Meanwhile, down at the Great Orme Wales, some good flying was being had before people started getting trashed and sinking 1000ft per min unable to make the landing field.
Strange day.
So much for benign coastal flying.
Pete