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Hello from Brazil...... I havnt been ignoring you Gary.... Honest! I just havnt been able to log on to the website, or even to get the computer connected to the Internet for the last couple of days. Weather hasnt been to brilliant. The prevailing wind is a northerly, but for most of the week it has ...

Bon Dias Mes Ami! Greetings from sunny Valadares. It is now Tuesday morning, and I have a few minutes after breakfast whilst waiting for the truck, to fill you in on what has happened so far. First of my thanks to BA, and there wonderful flight to Rio…. Which I enjoyed, but my glider didnt, as they ...

Just about to leave work for the airport......!

Apologies to all those people who are fed up to the back teeth of me wittering on about Brazil..... but I have been like a five year old waiting for Christmas this week......!!


Have fun on east Hill whilst i am away!

Scary..... very scary.........

Look at this pic from the sequence:

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Count the gliders flying straight toward the storm..... including the two about to enter cloud!

Actually Susan does have a fetish for the Welsh coast, as she hails from Shrewsbury originally, and spent many holidays freezing in the Irish Sea.... She is keen to return to Shrewsbury for a weekend, and we have planned a trip down on 31/3 - 2/4. There are some EXCELLENT pubs there...... And did I ...

I told Susan you were going to be there Steve........

She just couldnt resist the chance to marvel at your toned and supple body....

I turned up at Millers leap about 2pm, and took of 20 minutes later. The wind was already of to the South, although it was still flyable, and as Chris says quite lifty. I was well out over the road at about 170ft ato. Wind continued to back, so that it was almost blowing straight along the hill.... ...

I take it all back.......

I thought he had a motor on his back anyway........

Some good pilots have made it to the Café at Hartside and back to take off.

Just look at Johns Avatar pic......

Nuff said....

A bottle of Arniston Bay for me...... I had written tomorrow off completley, but it does look just possible that there might be a chance of a glimmer of a fly tomorrow...... but not till later in the day. Sw/W??# Millers leap at 2pm onto Melmerby low scar....... Into the bowl........ Sorry - I have ...

I have used this one.....

http://www.secure-insurance-web.com/hiw ... DB56782669

Cheaper than BHPA

Spot on Chris.... I have been looking for Dates for the club challenge but have not been able to find them yet.

I used to be indecisive.... but now I am not sure......

We now have two teams entered into the BCC.

NHPC Red and NHPC Blue

Teams can be upto a maximum of six members.

Gary is captain of one team
I am captain of the other.

Anyone who wants to partake, please post your names here and we can sort the teams out.

http://www.flybcc.co.uk/home.htm

Steve, I have absolutley no desire to go to Turkey in September, especially with such a rag tag bunch of so called pilots........ But, as chairman of the club, I am willing to make the sacrifice required and travel out to |Turkey to supervise them, make sure they dont get lost, that they can find th...

I wasnt expecting payment Ali!

Looks like we are going to have a cracking week away in September in Olu Deniz!

We now have:

Gary
Neil
Naomi
John Wallis
Pete Wisniewski

AND in addition, going out to just free fly:

Ian
Ron Don
Mad Dog
Myself

Does anyone else fancy a fun weeks flying?

Well done to all of those who took there Pilots and Advanced pilot exams last night. The people whos answer sheets I saw certainly seemed to have done well. And many thanks to Ian Miskin for all of the hard work put in in preparing people.... the lectures and the exam papers were extremely usefull! ...

Yes - it is on the list.

Just the Summer Steve? - you think far to small! The next 5 years maybe?? And I thought I was bad!! Mr Stenhouse - there are people crying out for their new floors. We will see you soon on watchdog or crimewatch..... "he said he was going to come and fit the floor 6 months ago, but when I rang ...

I was just wondering if anyone had a preference for a camera to use when flying? I have used a Sony dsc3, which is now six years old, and desperatley in need of a new battery..... by the time I have forked out on that, it almost makes sense to buy a new camera.... So what features do you want as a p...

You will also need a ruler and pencil..... useful if you have to look at things like polar curves......

I have in my grubby paw all of the pilot exam papers for this weeks exam. Dont panic.... if you went to Ians lectures and have done a bit of reading you will have no problems. Before you can be signed of however you need to have completed your pilot tasks..... if you look in the BHPA pilot log it ha...

Theres nothing like a bit of embarrasing video.......

A rather drunken New Years eve........ Spot the drunken pilots.......!

Well done Chris!!!!!

There is a website about winding up the scammers..... I will look it up....

Hopefully on the third attempt this will upload.....

And if it does all of you who were not at last nights meeting are in for a treat!

I defy you to watch this without being reduced to tears of laughter....

All done in the best possible taste!!!

Yes Dave - I forgot to mention flat spins and amp max spins...... they were included on the course, and are a requirement to be signed of before you can get your AP rating.....

Anatomy of an SIV course….. This is intended to give some explanation and insight into what exactly is involved in doing an SIV course (Simulation des Incidents en Vol - literally simulation of incidents in flight). In my view the best place to do an SIV is Olu Deniz in Turkey. Take off is over 6000...

I got a number of these when I was trying to sell the Tetra last year.....

It became pretty obvious that it was a scam when I replied saying:-

The wing is torn and full of holes, and I want £2000 for it....

and they still wanted to go ahead......

I am afraid Bob..... very afraid.......!

Is it something in the beer at the Corner house?? So many stiffies now flying floppies.......

One day we will rule the world!!!