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For those of you who fly in scotland, another hazard to be aware of...... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11011384 Gandalf, the Griffin Vulture, has gone missing following a display. With a 10.5 ft wingspan, he's apparently big enough to bring down an aircraft. Nats have a warning out to all s...

It's working now.....


http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ is useful for checking whether or not it's just you.

It's been grounded now!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/mers ... 517726.stm

That things fantastic and i want one Why not try stealing a car in Litherland for a demonstration of what they can do! Liverpool Police have something similar equipped with thermal imaging for tracking thieving scallies! They made their first arrest using it the other day. http://www.liverpoolecho....

Wonder how long it will be before these GPS devices become popular?

http://www.airspaceaware.com/aboutaware/

No need for air maps any more??

It's a convergence line A slow-moving trough, which is parallel to the isobars and tends to be persistent over many hours or days. They are quite common in cold northerly outbreaks down the Irish Sea, affecting west Wales, Devon and Cornwall in particular, but can be found in other areas also. This ...

.......old enough to remember the song 1st time around, and old enough to remember seeing the performers on TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY

This is getting silly.......


Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxzg_iM-T4E

Flight of the Foo Birds

Count Basie and many other Jazzy folk.....including some Swedes...



http://www.last.fm/music/The+Real+Group ... +Foo-Birds

You can now name at least TWO Swedish musical acts

How about 'Half way up a tree' by Ben & Jason

http://www.last.fm/music/Ben%2B%2526%2B ... +Up+a+Tree

A quick heads up:- Channel 4 tonight 10pm "The Flying Car:Daredevils" "Documentary following the efforts of inventor Gilo Cardozo to get the world's first practical flying car off the ground. Banned from British airspace by the Civil Aviation Authority, he and former SAS soldier Neil ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkwh4ZaxHIA

Superb video!

Was that the Clachnaharry pub at the end? Well worth visiting, no matter how you choose to travel there

He's telling you porkies!!

Have a look through http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=17555&highlight=ukgarminairmap There's an entry from Bob Moore with a few instructions that may help. The question of how to use these files seems to come up on the paraglidingforum every time they are updated. I did have a few ...

I've just been playing with Google Earth, and it looks like a new weather feature has appeared (well, it's the first time I've noticed it!!) In the 'Layers' section on the bottom left hand side there's a 'Weather' tick box, with options for Clouds and Radar. The Information tab suggests that the Rad...

The 500ft rule doesn't apply to a glider soaring a hill.

Not too sure what the people living in the houses would say - he looked quite close!!

You can convert between just about any GPS file system you can think of using GPSBabel

http://www.gpsbabel.org/

The .igc file type is called 'FAI/IGC Flight Recorder Data Format'

Grrrrrrrrrr!
Haven't you lot got a job to go to?
Why, oh why, oh why, is it always perfect flying weather when I have to be in Warwickshire or that there Londonshire?

Have a look at http://www.direct-travel.co.uk/ Used them a couple of times for walking trips in Madeira and the Italian Dolomites as they specifically mention cover for high level walking. Medical expenses, including search & rescue, hospital bills etc of £10 million, which should be more than e...

Bob Sutherland wrote:Have a chat with Zabdi Keen at Flying fever. Very helpful regarding sites and landings.

Thanks Bob. Just seen Flying Fever sites guide - looks like there's a really good choice of sites for all wind directions, and a quite a few low level sites for the stronger days.

I'll give zabdi a call....

Thanks Colin, that link is one for the boomarks folder.

Looks like I can plan for a sled ride from Goat Fell to a pub in Brodick - helipad permitting!

Anyone got a Scottish airchart handy? I'm off to Arran for a bit of walking/flying/drinking etc. in June, and was wandering if the airspace for Glagow & especially Prestwick, was going to get in the way of a bit of paragliding? Don't fancy getting wrapped around the nose-cone of a transatlantic ...

highflyer wrote:And what's your excuse Dave,

Carlton Bank Wendy
Winds: In the last 30 mins, the Wind was varying between 30 and 45 mph ave WSW at 37 mph

There's also a ghostly hand trying to steal a security man's sunglasses

Follow the balustrade to Obama's right - the man in question is standing to the left of the light.

There was a kite surfer called Erik Eck, who had very similar problems.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RuE5t1-H9k

In my best Crocodile Dundee accent.... "That's not a fish tank, this is a fish tank!!"

http://www.neohide.com/cage-death-saltwater-crocodiles

Did you spot the Brocken Spectre? (around 5 mins 15 secs)

Try this link......

http://www.bhpa.co.uk/members/safety/notices/index.php

Its the top one, I think. Safety Notice 031 - 360 degree turns & nose down spirals.

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