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Just had a text from Kevin to say that after 17 years of trying Ron has finally won the big prize ! Ron flew beyond 100 meters .
Well done Ron about time !

Thanks Chris paid cash into ACC TODAY

You have made me feel very old now John !

I joined NHC in 1976 there were no Paragliders then ! I had set up the Uni hang gliding club ,and at that time as impoverished students with a clapped out Mini traveller Ben Ashman and I tried to find sites as close to Newcastle as possible . We used to fly off the North facing ridge on the Rothbury...

Time to get some proper sponsorship Ron and get the big prize
Well Done

Well done guys .

Well done Ron about time you got a descent prize for all your hard work .
Tony ,John .

Hi Bill have you tried the Castles and Coast route yet ?
You can get the train to Edingburgh for the start ,don't forget to book your bike on , and finish in Tynemouth .
I think it is a more pleasant route with a better choice of accommodation , setting off to do it today .
Tony A

May be dinosaurs but Carl Walbank set a new UK distance record on Sunday 280kms !!!!!!

Good Luck Colin

Working all weekend !!

Great news Bob

Hi Jim I have seen people paragliding on hill in the East of the island when I have been on approach to Palma.

The real problem is that all hangglider pilots are bloody students or hippies and are there for worthless they seem to just like flying for fun!!
I think it's about time they were banned .
Goodluck for tomorrow, Iam just off to burn 24 tons of finest jet a1 fuel so I may not make it tomorrow.
Tony.

Well done Gary , you won't find the Airbus so easy "Whats it doing now" Enjoy Sunday everybody I am at work.

If not working count me in
Tony Anderson

Well done Ron, got to put the pretenders in their place 100 meters next year.

Fantastic !!!,Miller could carry his own glider ,and you were a porn star ,all those old stories were true after all !

If anybody is on a Thomascook flight to Dalaman during the year send me a pm and I will try to make sure your well looked after , if Iam operating the flight Tony.

Hi Gary just read your post in Manchester simulating before they let me frighten my passengers again, mob is flat ,good luck with the leg ,at least you would get a better sink rate , and there would be more room in the Tenex !!

Ron did this on a single surface Target, agree with Miller the Man .

Gary was correct to say the conditions were epic that dosent mean they are right for everybody,the air was smooth, the thermals very large with smooth edges but the wind was in the 20mph region,as a hangglider pilot its not for me to comment on Paraglider pilots but during training they are, I presu...

I agree lets not pay for sites ,but lets have some money in the kitty so we have some flexibility,for site repairs or to improve the facility ,we only have to look at how poor the track up X Fell has become to realise that the increased use of these sites is going to cause wear and tear, and we shou...

I belive its time the club should be building up a fighting fund,the land owners who we relie on for our sites are all ageing as we are. We need to look to the future ,new landowners or thier family members may not have an affinity with our sport.Money talks, with a large enough fund prehaps we can ...

Still on my hols in Cornwall still raining .So I've tacken up surfing thinking Brian has got it about right. Surfboards for hanggliders anybody?.

Have a good day just off to Pafos, off from tuesday.

John if it happens to fit with my work patterns I will be there,if not I could nip over with the Boeing if you could work out the handicap. Tony

Thanks for the post John but I have no weekends off for the month of June or July. Tony

Fantastic photos John, the boys looked great soon we will have more sharks then jelly fish in the club,cant wait to hear Garry and Fingers shouting at the floppies to clear off from the launch area good luck guys.

Just heard that Ron has won the Birdman comp again with a flight of over 70 mtrs ,well done Ron look forward to full report and pictures.