Wednesday Meeting/forum

[Sad Northerner]

Hi All

with regards to the meeting tomorrow just thought we'd cover a few site selection issues that may help us get the most out of the rest of the season and suss out some of the benefits and drawbacks of some of the sites we fly.

The session will be aimed at pilots of all ability and may include;

Safety issues
Site topography and its affect on wind/airflow
Airspace
Micro-meteorology
XC potential



Could people bring an airmap if they have one and those who are considering the P or 'AP' exam bring their log books.

Will internet access and projector be available?

Ali

[gary stenhouse]

yes should be i can bring my laptop as well that has seeyou and i think there is wifi on at the club we are going 7.15 for a bar meal

cheers gary

[berow]

What time does it start

[Graeme Gilroy]

Just a quick note to thank Ali for last nights talk on xc even though we where dropped init by the corner house Ali gave a great insight into xc flying and taught me lots about air maps etc, one day hope to put it into practice , cheers Ali .

Graeme

[John Wallis]

I was enjoying Ali's chat until I went to pay my bar bill and they told me the card machine wasn't working hence I had to search the streets of Heaton to find a cash machine and got a soaking.

Would it be worth running the talk again when we get the room back say next meeting? Ali? You did well hosting it under an umbrella

[Henry]

Thanks also to Ali for organising
I learnt a lot but still have loads of questions
e.g. how do you tell a decaying cloud from an active one for example ?!?

Anyone interested in buying air maps
Check out (£15.99)

http://www.flightstore.co.uk/pilot-supp ... d-chart-p2

Henry

[ron freeman]

I learnt a lot but still have loads of questions
e.g. how do you tell a decaying cloud from an active one for example ?!?

Generally small cummulus clouds last for around 15-20mins if they have broken away from their ground source ! (non column) so watch your cloud and see what happens ! you must study cummulus cloud every day to get a feel for it.

You will find the edges and the base of the cloud become raggy and less defined + the dark base becomes much lighter (its arse drops out !)

cheers

[John Wallis]

I'm still trying to get that right Henry I suppose it's not too hard standing on the hill looking at the sky as you can actually see new ones forming and growing but when your in the air I find it harder to judge what's active and what's not if the cloud looks very grey it's on the way out usually nice and white it's still relatively fresh. Having said that I've flown to grey clouds and they've worked well so the answer is I'm still not sure. Ali will have a better answer I'm sure.

[Aeros]

@ Ali ...... you have several PM's. Ed

[Sad Northerner]

Hi Ed

may be a problem with the PM facility....can you email or call me.

Ali