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An Odd Flying Day
Okay, the weather gods have been kind to me. I'd booked 3 days off work, the previous Thursday and Friday and today! Thursday I flew and today it looked like I'd fly again…
29 Sep 2008
Flying with Models
Finally, after the worst summer that I can recall, a potential soaring day and I had the day booked off work!
25 Sep 2008
Aerotowing and AirBorne's New Sting 3
It was my first trip to Swanborough Airfield East Sussex, and to my surprise Johnny Carr turns up with Ariborne's new Sting 3 154…
13 Sep 2008
A Quick Top to Bottom
Had I chosen a good day to take a half day off work? Well arriving early at the Devil's Dyke and seeing a few paragliders scratching around in the available lift was a good sign that the wind was on...
16 Jul 2008
A Short Evening Sled Ride
Sat in my office I'd been monitoring the weather conditions carefully and had come to the conclusion that the Devil's Dyke would not sea breeze in the evening. There may be a chance to get a flight in after work before the forecast rain moved in.
11 Jun 2008
Hang Gliding at Cordon Hill
Faced with the prospect of travelling after work on the Friday evening, I opted to get up at 5am on Saturday and travel then. The destination was a small village by the name of Lydbury North in Shropshire…
31 May 2008
Devil's Dyke
It had felt likes ages since I last flew. The British summer had been more like a monsoon and with that, no flying opportunities…
29 Jul 2007