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John Wallis wrote:

especially when we thrash the Cumbrians....

Oh John you kinky bugger, you've got me excited now. Off to find my rubber all in one and get oiled up. Please tell me you'll use a birch twig on us just like Basil Fawlty on his car.......

Why Cumbria has chosen such a late date in the season beggars belief :???: Err obvious really, Lambing and then the LCC in June, it was felt that a late date was the way to go for Cumbria and better for our sites. Also there is talk of having a social in the evening, a big barbie or something. Surp...

Just back from a grand few days north of the border. As ever sit back, take a deep breath and enjoy the ride.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB2rlPtp8rY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37OWLwcPrJY

and by the way i started ppg flying pryer to the bhpa offering any formal paramotor training, and as pilot rated they say a simple sign off and exam will be surfice. so in the coming months this will be the case. Where do you get your facts from Gary? I did my BHPA power training and rating in 2000...

No worries guys, it crossed my mind after I had posted that it may of moved to the 'holy grail' section. Hope you work it out, off now to find the rest of my marbles.

I thought I had posted a comment about paramotoring yesturday on a topic about take off areas, however I have searched and can not seem to find it anywhere. Any body got any ideas where the topic has gone or am I losing it and imagining I am posting durring my sleep.

Brilliant guys, and am I so loving that 'Jan Cam'! Looked like a great day and the music was perfect, might have to go and drag out some of my old LP's for my next vid :wink: Jan you are doing brillant on that wing (especially when your Hubby don't get it the way) I am realy impressed at how into th...

Cracking day on Saturday with little if any wind and wall to wall sunshine. I spent the day skiing and speed flying up Raise, hope you enjoy the ride:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgMt-rUB9qo

Few, I was getting nervous what to expect when you said you'd velcroed your mobile to your helmet, personally I use a headcam

Nice one guys and with more snow on the way for the next few days the fun just keeps going, catch you on the hill soon.

We hay, nice one Mr & Mrs Hurtle. See your getting lower and faster doing 'Gordie's Gully' on Ullock, nice. When you go to publish the movie scroll down the other options menu and you will find the publish in HD settings (750 does the job fine) rather then the AVI setting your currently using. T...

Not a nice one to watch this. Adrian is one of Dan's best mates (LCC speed flyer) and had this accident a couple of years ago. Chris's assesment of the incident is correct, it was a collapse with out correction which lead to the crash. Adrian decided to post the video after he had recovered (well go...

We Hay, nice one Mr & Mrs Hurtle. Speed flight was the right word don't think I've seen a faster TTB off Carrock! I was up Raise filming for BBC 'Inside out' progarm, plan was to do loads of speed flying and snow kiting, however the wind was super strong up there over 30 m.p.h. on the tops so on...

Hmmm, the only cool thing about this video is the temperature! 500ft rule broken through out the video, buzzing people out for a nice walk in the snow and scarring wild life. Pilots like this only confirm that many PPG pilots are irrespocable. Should send the vid to the CAA and see what they make ab...

Good effort guys, respect 8) Shame you did not get to fly but you've got to be in it to win it! Good luck in the Coe tomorrow, it could be epic for speed flying with the lifts running. If anyone is around the Lakes whilst the snow's about and wants to play, then I have got two portable ski lifts run...

Nice one Chris, lovely to see how much snow there is , especialy as I am down in Devon for Xmas. Still it ain't all bad managed a days ski touring on Dartmoor. Would be a nice vid Chris but for the stupid bloody adverts flashing up and getting in the way. Get rid of them mate they look carp and sure...

Stu had to do a wee edit on the vid here is the new link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwnH0zAo350

No point me trying to sum this one up in words, you best just watch the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx_nPug6_qQ

Ha Hay nice one Mr Hurtle 8) . Like the skid marks on the grass hope they were they only ones! And will somebody tell Santa at the end to cheer up a bit (misserable Git) it is nearly Christmas you know, Ho Ho Hoo. :P Don't fancy flying that site though, seems that when you land you get jumped on by ...

Cheers Guys for the nice comments. An old clip that one Gary and the net is full of stuff like that if you want to find it (personally I do not). Classic case of big balls taking somebody beyond there skill levels, still when you've got a helecopter full of cameras to show off to these incidents hav...

Went up Blease with the school last Friday to take advantage of the light winds and lovely weather. Students had long TTB's and I did the same but a bit quicker! Hope you enjoy my first full youtube HD outing (god it took a while to figure out how to load it) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnadja93i4o

I think doing this on my teles may be tricky too? Always something to look forward to. Go on Jim you know you want to :wink: : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-YsiiJ2Ajo Mind you these guys are pretty handy on the tele's, riding fakey at mac 10 :o Done a bit of snow kiting on my tele's and it works...

Just to be clear the BHPA insurance is third party and the BMC cover was for accident. Although an E111 will cover you for medical treatment whilst in Europe that's it, if you rescued off a hill side then there may be many extra expences which with out insurance you may well have to pay. Remember th...

Oh My God what's happening to all you sensible Northumbrians! First we had Chris 'Hurtle' then Brian 'Wehay' and now we've got Gary 'Speedhouse' who's ginger locks look like flames as he zooms past you. Don't do it guys as its not big or clever and its to bloody addictive :idea: I understand that sp...

Fair criticitsm Steve, ye I admit I have at times been critical of Gary (sorry Gary also). I suspect if we were all sat on a hill somewhere discussing the same things between us we would come to more understanding conclusions. Before all launching off on our weapons of choice and performing numerous...

Another canny day on the fells yesturday. Had a shinney new Go Pro Hero HD headcam to play with, the image quality is brilliant very very impressive. Please see a link to a vid, I have only up loaded it at normal quality and not HD yet as I am still learning how to do all the settings. The video is ...

Cheers guys glad I am keeping you on the end of your seats, I thing that is what speed flying is ment to do! Although I am close at times it is all judged, firstly by walking the route you intend to fly and sussing out your line of decent, secondly I am glad I have got 40 odd years of speed sports b...

Cheers fellas for all the nice comments. Had good afternoon today, snow kiting from Great Dodd to Raise and back. There was a fair wind to carry me along with nice fast crusty snow, most of the time I could just sit back and watch the wintery fells sail by. Did have the Bocat with me but was having ...

Yippee its stopped raining and started snowing :) Finally could get my fix today ski touring from Clough Head to Raise and back. Had a rucksac full of toys to keep me entertained as usual but to be honist as there was not much wind did a lot of walking. Anyway two knanckerd dogs and a very happy me....

Ye it sounded like it was a close one, but the miles down stream is a bit of an exageration. Here's a link to a video of Mark flying around the floods on Friday, at 6:25 you will see where his tractor ended up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIZvhNBEzPc And here is an interview with Mark about his e...

Thanks Jim, fortunately the 'relief' effect from the Lake District ment it just rained heavy in Bassenthwaite Village and the rivers coped, whilst a wee bit it the direction of Keswick it was raining tigers and wolfs! Had a wonder around today and took some pics: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Gordie...