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Bill Telford very kindly has offered we can fly from to day. Bottom landing field - there are Cows and very young calf so must land on the hill for couple of weeks.

Alnmouth may be on today give the golfers right of way enjoy

Can't get into our site guide come up fatal error?

Hi Colin will be great for the school, don't mind making a contribution for costs ?



Thanks Ron Freeman


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Hi Paul, good to hear from you. There is a sub 70kg microlight called Nanolight. Flylight Airsports build them but they are expensive £8,000 all up ! Give them a call on 01604 494 459 Ben Ashman is the main man to talk too. p.s still teaching hangliding and the performance of the modern wings are ...

Hi John, I decided for the Phantom 4 its got everything that you need even if your professional ! 4k video at 120ps ! 12meg photos (make sure you get at least one spare battery) The Phantom 4 Pro gives you a 20meg photo but you don't need it.. The Mavic are fine but struggle in strong winds (not so ...

Sorry about that Colin Its just that Ive spent a lot of money on a superb drone and they are incredible technology ! but like always as we know there are people out there with plenty of money but no commonsense what so ever and they will spoil it for everyone

Drones are not the problem its the half witts that are using them

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Just thought Alan Ive got a couple of speed bars off Solar wings and Airwave gliders and you could cut to length ?

2018 County Squash champion over 60's won 3-1 in final over the weekend at Tynemouth Squash club, well chuffed..

Titers on Friday... why was the lift so good at times then rubbish and bumpy at other times ? Titlington Pike is only 700ft asl with a raggy ridge thats not too steep and the face is only 260 ft tall but.. it can produce some very good lift in the right conditions ? remember the hill is just a ...

Plenty of feedback the last time John but unfortunately the wrong kind so were right back at the start..

Well here we go again.. myself and Lloyd just about had this sorted last year check out 'Private matters' Dec 19th 2016.. Weather station update I had a great site all sorted, Lloyd had all the info & technical know how then it was put to the members.. Most seem to think it was a good idea then.. a ...

Nice video Derek on a great site

Sad moment really god forbid if he ever had to use it on the hill..

Come on John get some gear for next year and I'll blast you off the hill

West hill best bet winds may go westerly in afternoon so not good for Moneylaws.

HI Gary West hill has alway come up with amazing flights and the only way you get to know a site and what it can offer is by flying it everytime its blowing north westerly winds

Did anyone fly Brian ?

Good reply Gary, when I first heard about Carlton I thought hear we go again flying in fresh condition.. as we all know the paragliders of today can fly pretty fast and they will continue to improve, more speed better control in the rough stuff :) but at the moment I think its being used for all the ...

I was nice to see a club auction record, brilliant !

Our crucial world weather systems depends so much on evaporation so I hope this new science does not screw with it ? but then again we have screwed up the planet anyway...

Lords seat

Hi Gary, I'm not surprised to read it got interesting when the wind went off to the south west ! you are being rotored.. The old site guide (paper file) its noted as a safety issue and the old web site it was noted there as well. We need to get this safety issue noted in the new web site guide asap.

West hill, wind was ok 12-14mph n.west but the sky was full of very large cu's with low cloudbase and tops reaching 20,000ft ! glider back in the bag for a better day.

Ingram valley show to day, lots to see and do + West hill just behind forecast is good !

Stick with the locals, don't fly in cloud ! throw your reserve if that low again
stay with the wing your most comfortable on and try to have fun and stay safe

This last couple off days Iv'e been pulled over by quite a few locals that live in Newbiggin on the sea front... everytime there is a paraglider flying over their house they think its me and basically there complaining that I'm flying too close to their house and too low.. I've explained to them ...

Jane has flown before in another school also done some tandems, she did really well, this thermal pulled us both off the deck at ground level... we had corn fields all round us and they were cooking !!

hand towing then the thermals decided to become too strong at ground level ! http://youtu.be/igC86aOHeO8