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after having to cancel my holiday to florida i would of love to of gone. but i dont think i would be able to take the long journey at the minute. although it is 2 weeks away i will see how i am then as it sounds like it could be a fantastic set up, as last year and the year befor were fantastic. so ...

some nice flights in annecy ron, who were you out there with was it with jocky? your certainly getting plenty of flying in with spain and france although the weather over hear in the uk is shite. well at least in the 3 and a half weeks so far there does not seem to of been any decent flying. i think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7HMmTe5MBk
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some one pointed this out could it of been an invisable dust devil?

you certainly dont want to be launching near one of these

i would say the leeside thermal is a strong posibuility as up to that point i had never ventured that far over. and like you say i was closer than i normaly had been without the distance to take a 50%plus. this probably was due to flying for almost half an hour in what i would of said, been very wee...

pretty amazing stuff and i would of said done against all odds. must give parajet some credibuility after that mission. certainly breaks a few records.

as a point is it posible to hit such a piece of sink that could litteraly make you drop out the sky? as someone who flys every flyable day for the last 2 years i would of felt something to react to. that day i did not why i ask myself did i pass out then crash. what happeend had to be quicker than q...

the wing was fine and i would of put it down to the brick that landed on my head from above. neil does not like to be beaten expecialy after a uk 50k :gu: the conditions up to that point were benine and never give cause for consern so who knows. as for the boom sport i would have no quarms in flying...

when you are given words from such a respected pilot it gives me some reasurance to what i always had thought. i never doubted my abuility to fly the wing i was flying even though i could of done the same flights with a standard wing. (irwyn jehu) Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 147 Karma: +21/-8 Locatio...

i have heard of extreme knitting from cliffs etc,so i have been thinking of it. crotia was always a good pass time aswell.

yes i have a couple of big triangles and out and returns planned, starting with a climb up the stairs then 2 -3 thermals around the breafast bar, then probably a well deserved sit down in the armchair. this at the moment is my life and it is quite surprising where the day goes to, gill has hidden my...

count me in all i need is a specialy adapted wheelchair and ill be off. maybe not this weekend but i am at home now so made the first legg of a long recovery. i have five more weeks of no weight bearing, so i imagine by then i will have one legg and one stick. i weighed myself last night and had los...

well what a night 3admitance throughout the night and one snoring loud enough to blow the roof off.

well starting to make progress, was out of bed twice yesterday. i still ned help to get onto the zimmer to make 90 degree turn an sit down. by then i have turned whiter shade of pale. feels more like a climb up jenkin. my problem is the fact my back is broken aswell, as i have to be carfull not to s...

a cat has 9 lives you have to hope you carry the genes?

boomsport going cheep ha ha

gradiant aspen 2
niuk artick

both 2 with great reviews but fo me weight range is as important for te right feel

cheer neil for sorting things n france

cheers gary

Well all made goal nice 40 to 60 k yesterday with climbs to 2600 to 3000 m agl some rough and scary exits but amazing in glides what a day over 3 hours flying and today we go fishing again looking for the clouds

Well neal managed to slope land the dents with a very trick take off after 2 hours had a nice petty tour de lac after breaking the inversion now at a resteraunt with steve moaning about the prices of food well you cant please everyone

been trying to get my on board toilet today with no look so lets hope my bladder can take the crossing although i do here nappys are good have you got any steve?

i would agree olc km is the way to go but i still think there has to be the greatest od as well. and yes it is all done for you on are wonderfull xc league, thanks to steve. so for simplicity i would say no multipliers in the summer leugue just plain and simple olc kms and open distance and that way...

awsome flight ian looks like it might of been a tad windy looking at the drift on the thermals. looked like you got some nice glides? looks like if you had been at tinto early you could of done a 50 k at 12.30 then went back to broughton and done the 70 k.in the afternoon.

cheers gary

well been talking to irwin today and he tells me cloud base has been at 3000m asl and been good for big cross countrys. thinking of taking the nappys for when i crap myself. lets just hope things stay the same for the four muskerteers.

i am sure it was a fantastic flight but he did leave his car at tinto so i imagine a little more planned than a evening soaring . post cold front clearing from the north i new i would read about a big flight from ian today as the conditions were right for the man whos got the balls to comitt to such...

to the question of the happy van i can take it if all partys are going to join if not i will be taken the camper van.

one for me john
cheers gary

yes i can do hope valley and hawes but i will be in florida for the other.

you could be right with your choice i will do a rece with wendys in the morning so as not to make the wrong choice. problem s with the camper van it is a bit big for parking on some of the sites

looks like the lakes john, i am going over in the camper so will be making my own way over. looks to be north westerly but could be a bit fresh so could end up been late evening flying or even coastal?

sounds good to me

still looking very light at wendys but you never no it may still pick up