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Sierra Nevada 2001
April 2001, Foot and Mouth disease had closed the English countryside, ending any possibilities of Hang Gliding pretty much anywhere in the UK. John Barratt from Sussex Hang Gliding and Paragliding (now South Downs Hang Gliding) must have predicted this outbreak, as he'd timed his hang gliding trip to the Spanish Sierra Nevada Mountain range perfectly...
02 Apr 2001
April 2001, Foot and Mouth disease had closed the English countryside, ending any possibilities of Hang Gliding pretty much anywhere in the UK. John Barratt from Sussex Hang Gliding and Paragliding (now South Downs Hang Gliding) must have predicted this outbreak, as he'd timed his hang gliding trip to the Spanish Sierra Nevada Mountain range perfectly...
02 Apr 2001
Another Quick Flight
Frustratingly, another top to bottom at the Devil’s Dyke when others managed to stay up and top land…
15 Dec 2000
Frustratingly, another top to bottom at the Devil’s Dyke when others managed to stay up and top land…
15 Dec 2000
A Quick Top to Bottom
Having had arrived late and wanting to get a quick flight in before it was too dark, I rigged my glider and did a quick top-to-bottom…
07 Oct 2000
Having had arrived late and wanting to get a quick flight in before it was too dark, I rigged my glider and did a quick top-to-bottom…
07 Oct 2000
Top to Bottoms
Almost 3 months had passed since my last flight, so I was keen to get out and give it a go…
12 Mar 2000
Almost 3 months had passed since my last flight, so I was keen to get out and give it a go…
12 Mar 2000
First Time on Top!
My first top landing at the Devil's Dyke. Bit low, as I found a gap between the fort at the trees, but I was down for the first time in the Paddock!
29 Dec 1999
My first top landing at the Devil's Dyke. Bit low, as I found a gap between the fort at the trees, but I was down for the first time in the Paddock!
29 Dec 1999
A Snow Covered Devil's Dyke
After almost freezing to death and warming up with a hot drink from the Devil's Dyke pub, I emerge to find my glider almost burriend in an ice drift…
19 Dec 1999
After almost freezing to death and warming up with a hot drink from the Devil's Dyke pub, I emerge to find my glider almost burriend in an ice drift…
19 Dec 1999
Frustrations!
With my confidence dwindling but still eager to fly, I selected a day that probably wasn't ideal for someone with my low hours and experience. I arrived at the Devil's Dyke and the wind was strong and also gusty at times. Having booked time off work to fly I was motivated to get into the air, so ignoring my gut feel for what I perceived as border-line conditions, I rigged my Calypso, checked it over then launched...
09 Nov 1999
With my confidence dwindling but still eager to fly, I selected a day that probably wasn't ideal for someone with my low hours and experience. I arrived at the Devil's Dyke and the wind was strong and also gusty at times. Having booked time off work to fly I was motivated to get into the air, so ignoring my gut feel for what I perceived as border-line conditions, I rigged my Calypso, checked it over then launched...
09 Nov 1999
The Rifle Range
Having grown up in the West Country I was keen to fly some of the local sites to my origins. In anticipation I had joined the Avon Hang Gliding Club…
11 Sep 1999
Having grown up in the West Country I was keen to fly some of the local sites to my origins. In anticipation I had joined the Avon Hang Gliding Club…
11 Sep 1999
