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Yes ron this reminds me why i am a still a hangglider man

If its on ron i will be out

i am saving my pennies as of now for the fruit cake

After looking at the outcome of the vote for favourite place to fly, I had a look through my flying log book to see where I have had good flying in the Cheiviots over the last 12 years, not neccesarily long flights, but the ones that I have personally enjoyed and gone home happy. It turns out that i...

Saturday 16th turned out to be good day for the 5 powered pilots that turned up at Light Valley in Lake District with good flying to be had all day. Flying around balloons racing them up to 4000 feet, where they left me for dead disappearing up into a big blue hole then heading off over the lakes, j...

Hi All, I have a question about GPS Overlay on Google Earth, after having a nice fly on my power unit up the coast on Saturday, and downloading the tracklog. I noticed from the tracklog that it was not where i was expecting it to be on the map. When landing at the Lindisfarne Inn, I approached from ...

Yes, nice right up kay, and u had nice fly too. Also, to jim and ron and all the others that posted flights, well done its good start to the year. the sky looked good all week but to busy flogging me guts out to make a crust

hi gary i am very happy with the RS it certainly goes where u want it to go. Light handling and the v.g is very responsive and yet easier than most gliders that i have flown to land. Saying that most of the gliders i fly are probably classed as old :D also whten flying fast there is fair bit of flut...

Just to confirm Ron is the man he flew to Whitby i only flew to Staithes and back, it looked good to continue on but didnt fancy swimming in the sea

Finally got out to fly today (my apologies to everyone as never mentioned this morning where i was going as i was up and away early and not sure where i was going). Got to Marske early when tide was out, and had a cracking fly along the coast on the litespeed. Well done to Ron Don was impressed with...

add me too please brian

hope u make fast recovery mate

Sorry i missed your hang gliding comp after you had put a lot of effort into organising it and trying to get us hang glider pilots motivated...i was at the time flying my power unit in london then in france then onto spain post some photos when i can

Sorry i am away this weekend but i am up for hanggliding comp anytime after that

You pick ya times....sorry we can't make it either as going to the fly in....you will have to keep all that beer for another time

We are hoping to get there about 12 so can get sorted and have a chill before events

change of plan, Dave Humble and myself are just going to go straight to Selby's so we will be flying in from there, i think it will be better flying in as a group rather than as individuals

Had a look at the track log...cracking flight, my son was at the park and watched the fly in and landing (he thought it was me ), and your welcome steve anytime

This sounds like a grea idea Dave, just what we need up north as everything seems to be going on down south for me. Had a chat with Chester on the phone and so far i am the only FLPA Hangglider pilot to have entered so it would be great for a group of Northumbrian pilots to attend both hang and para...

A good example of correct angle of dangle to watch and take note of when like me your learning to fly faster

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

I would recommend anyone to go along, i went along as fly and retrieve driver for gordon rigg and trevor birbeck last year they will give you lots have handy tips and show you things you wouldnt realise you needed to know and plenty of drink to be had afterwards...

Eee Ali what some people will do for time off work, you could have just put some holidays in...only kidding mate hope you make a full and swift recovery take care.

Lol Dave i think the bus should be resurrected for another trip...tis true about Selby when i went to help him spray it i was in total shock however that little bus never let us down...Bring back the bus!!!

Well done to all those who had great flights at the weekend, typical when i was full of busy

sunday is out for me gary see u all next week

Dug out this photo of some oldies taken on a trip to France a fair few years ago (my first hanggliding trip actually), does any know what they are all doing now and more importantly can anyone name them all (now theres a little challenge for you all )

"ITS JUST NOT MY SCENE MAN SAID GARY" WHAT HE REALLY MEANT WAS HE COULDN'T FLY!!!

say yes /IAN YES/YES YES/

FFS JOHN I THOUGHT IT WAS FOR KEEPS I GOT A TENNER FROM EBAY FOR IT DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE TO BUY A NEW ONE DO YOU THINK THE SECOND HAND SHOP WILL HAVE ANY LOL

had a look at your flight Ron and its a great flight for target i never got that high on my RS lol hope to get up the Cheviots myself sometime soon