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Cannot have studied O'grade/O'level Biology then,


If it is any consolation Gary I got a very similar infection in my leg though happily it got cleared up. Though Jan still has a vivid memory of discovering a maggot in the wound while recovering on a Cypriot beach.
Keep up the antibiotics
Kitt

I can see what your game is Ali. Becareful laddie as I will get the rib tickler out
Kitt

I will do my best to try to be there however if I can't i will put something together an post on the forum. I will let you know Brian nearer the time if I can make it
Cheers
Kitt

Some valid points Paul - Though I do believe going on an xc in many ways keeps you safer, because if you are going to be successful you need to keep a very close eye on the changing environment. However the competititive bug which has begun to take hold can mean that sometimes rash decisions are mad...

when is your next meeting, I could try to be free for it and add my two penenths worth if you like

kitt

Ali sorry to hear the news but you know xc's only count if you do it under your own wing - recover quickly m8

Kitt

Crikey Gary, what happened. Was it on landing or did you hit some rough air? Hope everything mends well, Jill, Stuart and Daisy In my experience Jill it is always the landing and never the rough air :o But I do know what you were really asking. Gary I wish you a speedy and full recovery - This time...

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Well it was a little too wind blown in the South lakes making the climbs a little raggy however I believe the parlick boys and visitors had a great day some flew too teeside

LLangollen is looking better than the Mynd for Sunday if you are wanting to do a lot of driving, however I think we will not need to travel that far to see reasonalbly flying on sunday

There was also a very good turnout (16 pilots I reckon )slightly further south at whitestones. Though base never rose enough to chance a real xc but I did manage to complete a short sortie just beyond the calf and back.

Ok, I have no excuses -except to say its a quite workday.
Found another pair of legs going walkabout.
Follow the central isle (behind the rostrum cameras) towards the barriers in the backgound.
No I must find some work to do!

Kitt

And what's your excuse Dave,

Good spot Mr wolfe,

It's a terrible thing when you finally find a seat and then your legs go walk about

Kitt

The Ava pods are by far the most popular harnesses which I sell, and I a petty sure I have not sold any to 'poncy-pilots'.

Steve when you feel ready to experience the comfort and added warmth which a pod gives be sure to give me a shout.

Kitt

I have just received the new Leonardo Pro unit from Digifly. First impressions WOW! What a good looking instrument. They have worked hard to update the style and look of the unit and I think Donini has done a fantastic job here. The new unit continues to have a very user friendly page layout and is ...

this is my point, how can you say you are better than your wing if you can not take it to the edge of its capabuilitys. as for noose down spirals i think to learn to spiral and come out. it is the only manover that you are likely to have to use in an emergancy in clowd suck. i have done the full st...

I agree with Ali, there are many misconceptions about chestrap settings. Mine is set as wide as I can get it. Johnny Silv'once cut his off and retied a longer length of climbing tat as a replacement. (Now I am not suggesting this to anyone). However standards have been created to ensure uniformity w...

Sorry senior moment

The simple answer is once you are happy with your set up then knot or tape your straps up. There are not that many harnesses which do not suffer from this. and if you are a pilot who does a lot launching to test the air then follow it with plenty of ground handling You will find that you are constan...

The simple answer is once you are happy with your set up then knot or tape your straps up. There are not that many harnesses which do not suffer from this. and if you are a pilot who does a lot lanuching to test the air then followed by ground handleing you wing . You will find that you are constant...

Agree Ron regarding harnesses. Changing your harness set up nevermind actual harness can alter the character of your wing. I would bet that a large proportion of us are actualy flying our wings outside of certification. In many ways I think getting your harness correctly set up is just (if not more)...

Gary/Tony- I was not making any presumptions or having a cheap jibe at any one . Tony you may not have known it but I checked you out when you first got in touch re wings. Gary I would never have put you down as the sensitive type you are not getting a guilty conscience are we . Seriously though the...

Going xc is really about working out where the next climb is and a good 1/2 will climb as good as anything else on the market. Unfortunately a lot of aspiring xc pilots up grade there wings which may help them on the glide but it dose not make them better xc pilots. In fact I would go so far to say ...

off topic I know.
but can't we edit our posts no more - even for silly typos.


Gary and me are doomed

kitt

I concur with Steve, I recieved news today of Gradien't impending price increases. If you are looking for a new wing this year, better start putting a bit more away as these increases are going to be substantial.. These price increases are coming from the point of manufacture with significant increa...

This was going to be the first XC year for me, full of optimisim after 18k in March (I know, pathetic) in Spain. But try as I might, I couldn't break the barrier :( Two attempts at the Helvellyn milk run ended in the same field at Thirlspot twice in the same day (but at least the ice cream van was ...

Nice Flight Ali though I think you came home a couple of days too soon . I have just heard that Neville Hullet as flown his paraglider over 500km a new world rcord congrats to to that man.
Kitt

The bowl is a Quaich (pronounced /ˈkweɪx/),a special kind of shallow two-handled drinking cup or bowl in Scotland. I thik the english version is a porringer.

Hi Spencer, You say that you have adjusted the harness to a more upright position. My concern is not simply rectified by moving to a more upright position. It is the positioning of the hangpoints, harnesses like the vamp have lower hangpoints than a standard intermediate harness. This lower position...