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Well what a day it turned out to be with light and lofty air, so we all filled are boots and seen some adventurous flying by the new guys and show us how its done. Just shows how the weather can change in a day to make a none flyable day flyable

Thanks Ron that is what i was after as i do think it is one of them places where the first climb is the hardest then as you go further inland it improves. From what i seen and tried on HG you can core very small and a good pilot like yourself on HG would get in very small cores. No doubt the modern ...

I don't doubt they were done its more a case of how often and percentages, there is no doubt there is a special technique to getting away from small hills. As you will see from my flight tp and east hill. It seems on every occasion you have to leave the hill very low and drift where normally you wou...

If we did not have lambing closures then i am sure we would see more cross country in the cheviots but as they shut this is a problem. Considering how many times we fly east hill cloud base has rarely been achieved and cross country also and i believe i have got the site record. I think its a great ...

Amber alert anyone wanting to jump in. Could be a 9.00am start so you are planing a trip out and want to jump in will post here or on web

Well with some look we may just get out if the weather plays ball tailbridge or cross fell but still early to make a choice

Will have to get out some time with you as mine just sits in the garage

well what can you say about today but feel exited after my small jaunt out the back of TP. to get out the back you certainly have to leave low but when it works its feels so special

Certainly looks like the lakes have been given a lot in the last few days and some doing over 40k. Tomorrow could be anything from no wind to a good day on xfell or even dair a say it TP after 1-2pm. So i may try and have a quick flight if the the the forecasts and web cams come togeather

sounded like a great day and who would of thought it at Thursdays forecast and such a long time since there has been a weekend of flying and I missed.

still sure there will be others as its still early in the season yet there seems to be some good flying starting

Winding people up and letting them know what they missed out on.

Yesterday sound like probably the best flying for 6-7 months with pilots up at cloud base 1200m yet no nhpc. I ask why as if I had been out this weekend there would of been a van full in the lakes flying. Why because I not only check weather i ring people check weather cams etc as it takes more than...

I wonder if they are going to be moving all the stones from lordenshaw?
however the way the wind is forecast I don't think there is much chance of flying

It's starting to look like there may be a chance to get some good ridge runs in tomorrow if the forecast is right. A day to stay out front but it could just see cross fell do its magic as wsw is when it happens

Well old bewick was tip top indeed and some nice thermals it's back

Well i guess there will be a few out flying tomorrow and it looks to be ssw to sw so tp old Berwick or Lordenshaw but i do feel that I don't want to overfly a site what was intended to be a NE site as we have few options in this direction but lots in SW SSW

We cannot fly lords seat as it is too close to lambing so old bewick or east hill it looks

Well the wind is now south to south east going ssw so lords seat is the place to go if we can fly. I know Lordenshaw may well work but I don't want to turn up on mass so soon after getting it back when there is other alternatives. Will give the farmer a ring to see if we are good to fly and post on ...

Well its one of them where we will have to wait until the morning, but there is now looking like a good chance of flying in the tomorrow. The weather is very changeable but it is looking flyable if we can get a true wind and direction. Hoping for old Berwick but may well change to CC tailbridge lake...

think the cheviots have given some of my most rewarding flights because they are so challenging and know i could of done better with a bit more experience.

the problem is I will end up in penrith I hope you will bring my van down, though not sure if we will see mr day on a Zeno as well

here we go can we do it and this is given ron a huge advantage as he flies there all the time on a HG or PG

good luck if I get it the club pays

is that the 2 on Phantoms that will be penelised as twice the price twice the glide. yes it would be interesting how far you can get

the beauty with choices and when there was very little choice then titters is fine lets be fare paragliders now have just about broken every record on Northumberland site over hangliders. I have flown tp to the coast and one of the last people to do so with chris foster. done 78k from east hill beat...

The problem is hownam SW face is not a great soaring site and it was looking very windy for hownam. Also for me it takes just under 2 hours to get to hownam from blyth. Also it is tough going for my van to get up there as not always without for food off road tires. Until you fly Tinto south in winte...

well what can you say when its only January and your thermaling all over the place. today was not just a flying soaring day it was a full blown flying day to get you primed ready for the spring. a very good day out and why sometimes when there a lot of you driving to the big hills is worth it, yes T...

Well i think final decision where in the morning but do think it will be flyable somewhere tomorrow but not 100% sure where.

Picking john miller up at 9.00am at moor farm cramlington so if you are interested let me know

our flight

Well today is a no hoper but i think tomorrow could be quite good at Tinto south but as per usual we will have to wait until later or the morning to see if its worth the drive

I think tomorrow it may be possible for a window to fly but maybe not worth the bother.
However Sunday may well be an ok day on Blease fell though as per usual it will have to wait until Saturday night or Sunday morning to make my choice.

Cheers Gary