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Me too - my idea of camping is to be next to a pub that does good meals - and having eaten at the Fox before, it does

HOWEVER - 30th August is also the date for the Grasmere Show - http://www.nhpc.org.uk/nhpc/viewtopic.php?t=5267

There seems to be plenty of space in the "comments" section of the flight log. So maybe a good starting point would be to use this for a commentary on the flight (I guess that's what it's intended for.......) :) For example, Ali did a rather good job on his recnt Dales to Whitby flight. An...

I think that's a great idea Ronnie. I've found it very instructive to look at people's flight tracks on the league, even more so when they have posted some flight comments (e.g. last Saturday's flights by Ali, Jim Bittlestone, Wolfie etc. One of these days I might even be able to do the same

C'mon you lot, after last year's pathetic showing, let's thrash the CSC for the famous NHPC-CSC trophy this year :D Take a look at the attached - see that trophy? CSC all over it, no mention of NHPC :oops: :oops: Last year the forecast was crap, the day provided hours of soaring and the opportunity ...

Fantastic performances yesterday - well impressed - great to read about what's going through your mind (well the printable bits ) during the XC.

Inspirational stuff, and lots there to learn from. Now we just need a bit more of the same weather.

I'm planning to go over Monday John - PM me with your address and I'll call you to confirm first thing if I'm going.

Good to hear from you.

Isle of Man? West is best today

Here's another one :) http://www.vimeo.com/5329111 Many thanks to Gordie for organising it all and laying on: a) brilliant sunshine and visibility :D b) Great landing field - lots of trees and power lines :twisted: c) Bacon, sausage and egg butties at his place :P Oh how I enjoyed that 3000ft walk-u...

But I'm trying NOT to land at Melmerby every time I try an X-Fell ridge run

John, my thoughts are with you, can hardly comprehend the news. Hang on to good thoughts to see you through, mr porn tash. We are all here when you need us.

Definitely second that :) The talks by Jocky and Kitt were really good and saved the day for me on Saturday - free tuition for 3 hours :) Comp directors did their best given the crap weather, we nearly flew Carrock. Plenty of good ale, good crack and of course the occasional wet landing :twisted: ma...

That's one beautiful video Paolo. Watching it felt almost as good as actually being at cloudbase - conveyed that "mega" day feeling and the spirituality of floating at cloudbase.

Well done fella

See you at the LCC

I recorded it so anyone who missed it can PM me if they want

Hope you make a quick recovery Ali

Maybe it's a good job he didn't have any brakes to "control" his new "wing", then he would probably have missed the snow and hit the rocks instead :???: Very lucky guy I would say, lesson learnt (hopefully) and survived, not everyone is given that chance :o Mental video by the wa...

Cheers Kay :) Brian, yes I think the Fuji is pretty good on video (and fantastic on stills!). Problem is that the max SD card mine takes (Finepix 5600) is "only" 1GB and that only lasts 15 mins on high quality video setting :( Maybe it's a good job though - that Dave Horne is making far to...

No new toys Brian, just the Fuji "Finepix" digital stills camera. Has a good VGA video mode but the biggest SDA card it can take only stores 15mins worth at top resolution.

Hands frozen solid after 15mins anyway at this time of the year so that doesn't matter much

Isn't it strange how snow and ice seem to make everything much more expansive. Maybe it's because of the novelty factor, after all there hasn't been this much snow continuously for 15 years or more.

http://www.vimeo.com/3180669

Anyone got fresh supplies of anti-freeze?

Video (for what it's worth) at http://www.vimeo.com/3127904

OK, we are "The Magnificent Team Seven"

Dum dee dum, di di dum, dum di dum dum, dum di di di dum.....

Well with the euro sterling rate not looking too good, I'm thinking more about UK targets, so here goes - Beat my previous height which from memory was in 2007 in mid Wales, a measly 5200ft, shouldn't be too difficult should it :D - Overcome a natural fear of "going over the back" even if ...

Heh Pete, I don't think I would call anything Led Zep played cheesy :lol: The pilots though, well yeah that is a bit debatable :oops: Steve, it's easy man, anything you can get for free is good, and it's even better if it's cheesy, which, being for free, it usually is :lol: Personally, I reckon that...

Ah but when you are as old and wise as me Gordie, you will learn to appreciate end-of-bin discount music

Anyway, what's wrong with the Eurythmics?

I wanted to do cheesy, looks like it worked

Is it any warmer on the east coast lads

http://www.vimeo.com/2731951

Came up with the goods - first day out for me since man-flu then Xmas "be a good boy". Lots of people out and enjoying the conditions, PG and HG - Chris and Jan flying on their own :???: and yet another (unsuspecting?) passenger for Chris :lol: , Brian Nellist plus lots of Cumbrians. Great...

Absolutely right Kitt! I certainly enjoyed 2008, no complaints, and if XCs come, so much the better, so again BRING ON 2009 yee hah

This was going to be the first XC year for me, full of optimisim after 18k in March (I know, pathetic) in Spain. But try as I might, I couldn't break the barrier :( Two attempts at the Helvellyn milk run ended in the same field at Thirlspot twice in the same day (but at least the ice cream van was t...

I know that feeling - tried flying Jenkin today and enjoyed two walk-ups due to a touch of premature ejaculation cos I was excited at there actually being a breeze "sort of" on the hill - wasn't enough though despite some furious scratching:( Chris Field waited and got a nice soaring fligh...

Great night out and it was a mistake to let the train take the strain, had to go long before we wanted to and missed talking to lots of people.

Mucho thanks to Chris and Jan for organising a brilliant evening

Lovely pics Ron, shows what a painfully beautiful day it was.

I watched you all from a comfortable seat of heather near Latrigg, preferring the sunbathing myself