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The Royal Wedding… Not!
I launched into a hole; why does Bo Peep do that? I narrowly missed the barbed wire fence and dropped down the hill and didn’t think I could glide clear of the trees to the bottom landing field…
29 Apr 2011
I launched into a hole; why does Bo Peep do that? I narrowly missed the barbed wire fence and dropped down the hill and didn’t think I could glide clear of the trees to the bottom landing field…
29 Apr 2011
A New Site
Firle is more of a series of bowls and as I found out, in weak conditions, it's all too easy to temporarily get trapped in one…
25 Apr 2011
Firle is more of a series of bowls and as I found out, in weak conditions, it's all too easy to temporarily get trapped in one…
25 Apr 2011
Spring Flying
In between my sled rides, Steve B. had managed to get away on a short XC and John C. had somehow managed to climb to 4,000ft above the airfield…
23 Apr 2011
In between my sled rides, Steve B. had managed to get away on a short XC and John C. had somehow managed to climb to 4,000ft above the airfield…
23 Apr 2011
Aerotow on the South Downs
Once released with the tug headed off on its downward journey, I boated around the sky and soaked up the amazing scenery beneath me
19 Mar 2011
Once released with the tug headed off on its downward journey, I boated around the sky and soaked up the amazing scenery beneath me
19 Mar 2011
Off and Onable
Later a third Sting joined us and we all enjoyed a thermal which took us to 700 feet again. The third Sting was exceptional, out climbing Steve and I every time! It turned out it was piloted by the legendary Johnny Carr, test flying it for a client…
05 Mar 2011
Later a third Sting joined us and we all enjoyed a thermal which took us to 700 feet again. The third Sting was exceptional, out climbing Steve and I every time! It turned out it was piloted by the legendary Johnny Carr, test flying it for a client…
05 Mar 2011
Scratchy!
I had assumed everyone had landed so you can imagine my surprise when I looked up from the rear car park to see glider very low, clipping trees before a very rough landing on the road that lead into the car park…
27 Feb 2011
I had assumed everyone had landed so you can imagine my surprise when I looked up from the rear car park to see glider very low, clipping trees before a very rough landing on the road that lead into the car park…
27 Feb 2011
Fun in the Mud
I headed back to launch, burned some height off with some 360's then landed in the muddiest bit of ground I could find
12 Feb 2011
I headed back to launch, burned some height off with some 360's then landed in the muddiest bit of ground I could find
12 Feb 2011
Where's Will?
I watched as Cathy towed Will through a hole in the clouds and continued upwards. We quickly lost sight of them as they continued above the cloud…
01 Nov 2010
I watched as Cathy towed Will through a hole in the clouds and continued upwards. We quickly lost sight of them as they continued above the cloud…
01 Nov 2010
