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Just been looking at the XC tracks - well done lads

Conditions must have been crap so the boys did well

I recorded tonight's BBC2 Scotland programme on the X-Scotia - worth a viewing. If anyone wants a DVD copy, just PM me your postal address and I'll do the honours

Weddings? No mate, there's nowt funny about them

On YouTube at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9_GdHSdQRWQ

Well done both of you! Time you slowed down a bit Gordie (well for a while anyway)

Brilliant pics Chris! You sure got lucky there. Was relieved to get your call as last I saw was various people disappearing over the back underneath or in a very large grey cloud - the same one that set me away 8) 8) Great day even if "us bumblers" didn't make that much distance, it was st...

I'm not letting on who won the B comp - it wasn't me though :( Fantastic day at the show - all pilots had as much soaring time as they wanted in lovely sunny and very flyable conditions :D :D Exactly the opposite to the forecast 24 hours ago :D :D Many thanks to the CSC for organising and managing, ...

By the way Chris, how long did it take you to walk back through "England's last wilderness" on Saturday?

Ali, I couldn't believe this when I heard. How the F***k do you manage these superhuman feats?

But it's always blowing a hooley on Hartside even when most of the X-Fell ridge us soarable

On the other hand, it might give a half reliable wind direction

Well done, you lucky b*!*!*d

My money's on Clough for Friday and X-Fell for Saturday.

And of course Alcot Tarn (Grasmere Show) on Sunday

Here's a little something to help with the grey sky blues

If anyone wants a DVD quality copy, PM your post address to me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-_acvoWVgs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j32uLBGjP_c

Ridge building towards weekend - yum yum

I hope you two aren't planning to forsake Grasmere on Sunday just cos it's epic XC weather

Here's the flyer (flyer.pdf) for next Sunday's shenanigans - don't forget, get there by 9.00am if you want to fly 8) And more detailed info (details.pdf) on what's happening - those that have been before won't need persuading :twisted: but if you haven't, then give it a go, wide grins guaranteed no ...

Good job you had a tight deal Wallis - the bugger flew again this afternoon

Friday still looks OK to me - maybe more east than west but we'll see.

Thursday too - if you fancy a drive to the Highlands - but you won't be reading this if you are already on the road

Right you lot, it's going to be good somewhere in the UK, sometime Friday to Sunday :???: :???: Well I'll be there, together with every other desperate flyer :D :D Quite where and when though - ahh that's the trick :wink: Friday - Lakes?? Saturday - Highlands?? Who knows - I reckon we are all snake ...

Grasmere Show 2008, a date for your diaries 24th August (bank holiday Sunday). Don't miss it, always great fun no matter how flyable 8) Last year I enjoyed flying down in a cloudburst and kiteing up a sodden wing in nil wind in the showground :???: We need an NHPC team to kick the CSC in the now-leg...

Great news and congrats to both of you.

Well I am away doing other things next week and not able to fly

So it should be an epic day

Sounded like a good afternoon Ian

If you see Dave Smart again, say hello from me, I had a great day flying with him back in March at Cenes de la Vega

I see Miskin did 3 hours and 4.8k feet at Tinto today

I'd have thought you knew those are the wrong colours for a bus pass by your time of life Brian you cheeky bugger

Do buses run up to th top of Model by any chance, would be nice to get there for free

They look a bit like this

Sunbathing also on Clough 8) Was nicely on early, then over the back :( Fly down from the back side - landing on slopes above the quarry in an nice gentle easterly, whilst a few hundred yards away the front of Clough was in a nice gentle westerly :???: A pleasure shared with Lance and Brian Doub fro...

gary stenhouse wrote:this club needs some fire and passion and with lots out on the hill there will be always someone who goes the extra mile and exells.

Well said Gary

Sorry the comp's off but Sunday weather seems almost unreadable

Look forward to the comp - when the weather allows

I saw someone I didn't recognise trying to launch from there last year - didn't look very appealing to me

Plus it always seems to blowing a gale there even when it's flyable at Millers Leap or High Cap

An electrifying performance at Blackpool?

Well from a purely theoretical point - this is going to get me shot down in flames :) Suppose your sink rate is 1.2 m/s - that's what my wing is. Then the vertical component of wind required to keep you up as you soar parallel to the slope will need to be at least the same. Suppose you don't fancy l...

Hear hear - keep the rantings coming Steve

Does this mean you can start getting some serious XC mileage, "Team 1" sure needs it

Brian, I sent you an email reply on 5th April - maybe you didn't get it??

Can I play too please