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Currently gusting up to 31 on Wendy at wehter and the same at model , has been increasing all morning, tho nice and sunny! Early to tell I suppose but is due to continue picking up until much later.. hmmmm...

The best program ive found for that is at http://www.gpsbabel.org/

I think if you convert back to an IGC tho it isnt valid for competitions as software can tell its been tampered with, not sure...

Yes I was there and it was impossible at times to keep your wing steady on the ground. Just after sorting my lines out another thermal came through and ended up messing them up again ( very frustrating! ). Sat for twenty mins waiting for it to calm down so I could sort things out again. I didnt see ...

If you do end up flying and havent phoned in the previous day with a NOTAM its still quite easy to phone up and they set up an avoidance area. I think it takes two hours for it to become active but it usually takes this long to get to sites and set up anyway. Phoning in a NOTAM is really easy and qu...

Maybe i'm just being stupid here but I cant find the sticky! (whats a sticky?!?! reminds me of a joke - whats brown and sticky? .... answers on a postcard :oops: ). I'm not trying to be awkward just this site certainly has the most active forums of all the north east paragliding sites yet info on th...

Just on the topic of closed sites its very easy to quickly find usable sites when browsing Cumbria Soaring Clubs page for example. The traffic light system on the main page is very quick and leaves little excuse for anyone "accdiently" flying a site. Information on closed sites is not easy...

Thanks for the nice comments im pleased you liked it. Ive been trying some options for in flight video at the mo but its becoming a bit like preparing for the shuttle launch powering on gps, vario, walkie talkie, camera, digital camera doesnt really calm the nerves when you haven't flown for a bit! ...

I made a video of some of the paragliding and hangliding taking place at horden a while back check it out at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_VjfmsjTb4 Its also avaliable in high quality if you tick the high quality box which is a big improvement on the usualy youtube quality, th...

I waited around for two hours in the morning then came back in the afternoon to see if the wind had eased off a little. It hadnt so I decided not to fly. 20+ is too much for me though it is tempting when the weather has been bad for so long. :x Just watching a few launches put me off with two people...

Doesnt look like all the sites are there though it does say active sites - does this means the ones listed are the only "active" ones?

Good to see ( the beginnings of ? ) an online NHPC site guide though...

Had some good flying today first at Cautley Spout (bit of a hike!) and then tailbridge suprising amount of thermal activity and lovely clear skies! for once the weather forecast was spot on! hope this continues.... oh yeah put some pics on check em ooot

Well headed thru the dales got to stags fell around 10. Not much wind but i did pick up as the day went on. Was flyable for about an hour (just!) after this headed to talbridge which was almost flyable. Although not a huge amount of airtime today some challenging conditions (taking off, trying to st...

Anyone got any ideas for where could be good tomorow? wind direction doesnt seem too good for dales sites where weather seems like it could be better northumberland way but which sites are open for business and take the right direction? Is Titlington Pike a possiblityl?!

Some good flying at wether fell today seemed like a blown out day but conditions were okay from 1:00 onwards. Posted some photos - did get quite busy tho!

well its between 10 and 24 at the mo at wether fell W which is much more than predicted, going to wait and see if things calm down later...

Is anyone thinking of flying tomorrow? weather looks like it could be quite good (sun) Thinking maybe the Dales to avoid rain unless anyone has any better ideas? Wind is supposed to go from W to SW so Tailbridge seems the obvious choice. Anyway hope to see some people who dont have to work during th...

Wendy is showing ave 1 at crossfell and 4 at carlton. Pleased I took the chance yesterday, nice and sunny today tho! BBQ weather methinks..

Arrived around eleven to see about six paragliders thermalling and quickly going XC (pete and neil from northern were two of em). Sat for around an hour to see how the weather was panning out. It shifted onto the hill from 12-16mph. After a few people took off going forwards (instead of backwards) i...

You can find model in the site guide online at www.nysc.org.uk btw...

Im also planning on going out tomorrow based on what it looks like in the morning. Am a member of north york sailwings so keen to try model ridge out for the first time if things look good...

Wind seems quite gusty at mo 11-23 on wendy at Carlton looks calmer in dales 4-11. May still head to model tho and hope things drop off a bit, cloud is supposed to burn off later apparently!

Is anyone thinking of flying tomorrow? Im thinking of going to Model Ridge or Carlton bank if the wind is right or is it more likely that the coastal sites would be more use?

Anyway i finish at two so could be there for just after three...

Still looking too windy for me being a beginner 10-19 on wether and 13-24 on Carlton and the wind seems to be picking up here. Think ill give it a while and see if it calms down as Alistair suggests.

Is anyone flying today? Does is seem like it will be better than yesterday or similar conditions? Wendy is showing 4-15mph SSE at the mo at wether fell.

Maybe just a day for practicing kiting?!

Is anyone flying today? If so where looks a good bet?!

Is anyone planning on flying tomorrow, i finish at twelve and the wind looks like it could start dying off a little by then (?!) so may head through to Tailbridge if things look good on Wendy's. Also Sunday looks like it may be okay tho is that just me being hopefull? right fingers crossed.

Well i got to cross fell - ian c and the northern paragliding peoples were also there. It was blowing at 20+ mph, the hangliders i saw heading in the opposite direction on the way there should have told me this maybe!

Have decided to go to cross fell and see what its like, fingers crossed the wind drops a little.

Is anyone planning on going out today?

Im heading to wether fell, going to try to phone the guys at sunsoar first to check how it looks through there unless anyones got any advice?

Cheers.

Not having a real job (teacher) im off all week so im hoping to get some flying in during the week. Ive just got my new vacuum sealed site guide complete with folder (cheers Gary!) it's in colour and everything very impressive! :lek: Anyway i'll be up early each morning (well eight, is that consider...