60k just north of northumberland

General club enquiries, talk about any subject you like.

Moderator: Club Moderators

Post Reply
User avatar
gary stenhouse
Superstar
Posts: 6288
Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:21 pm
Full Name: Gary Stenhouse
Location: Company Director

60k just north of northumberland

Post by gary stenhouse »

turned out nland was the place o be




http://www.xcleague.com/xc/flights/201452.html
User avatar
RonDon
Regular
Posts: 2247
Joined: Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:18 am
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Post by RonDon »

Good one, Dave, just goes to show you must get up and do it.
Everyone who lives dies, yet not everyone who dies, has lived. We take these risks not to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping us ...
User avatar
John Wallis
Seasoned
Posts: 4072
Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:17 pm
Location: Northumberland

Post by John Wallis »

Looks like he's picked a canny thermal up just to the side of Moneylaws :) Interesting he couldn't make it to the coast?
Livetrack24 wannyjollis

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.”
User avatar
gary stenhouse
Superstar
Posts: 6288
Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:21 pm
Full Name: Gary Stenhouse
Location: Company Director

Post by gary stenhouse »

what amazes me is the fact that it is over 50k yet we still have not ben able to do it on a pg in the cheviots
User avatar
RonDon
Regular
Posts: 2247
Joined: Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:18 am
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Post by RonDon »

It could be John---that the sea breeze had kick in!. I think he started to the north of the,Tweed,Melrose?
Everyone who lives dies, yet not everyone who dies, has lived. We take these risks not to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping us ...
User avatar
RonDon
Regular
Posts: 2247
Joined: Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:18 am
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Post by RonDon »

Gary,ower proximity to the coast is a big---big factor?
Everyone who lives dies, yet not everyone who dies, has lived. We take these risks not to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping us ...
User avatar
ron freeman
Seasoned
Posts: 3147
Joined: Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:50 pm
Full Name: Ron Freeman CFI
Location: Cheviot hills, Northumberland

Post by ron freeman »

John Wallis wrote:Looks like he's picked a canny thermal up just to the side of Moneylaws :) Interesting he couldn't make it to the coast?

Another 500ft would of got him on the beach at Ross sands, nice flight !

Lot of low level wave up there today and quite breezy at times..
Maximise your time & dosh do both Hanggliding & Paragliding :)
Post Reply