Garys gone and the whole club goes XC

Neil · Post by **Neil** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:19 pm

May be we should all chip in and send him to disney land when he gets back. Or he could fly that new wing on a day like today and end up in never never land. Great days flying wendy and col are still on cloud 9.

Colin Chapman · Post by **Colin Chapman** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:39 pm

as the saying goes "its never over till the fat lady sings" and hanging around and being persuaded to take off after 6 by neil led to me flopping 12k over the back and Wendy, Ali & Neil doin a nice Hasty run after their great day XCing. So maybe ill think twice before calling it a day next time.

All in all a cracking days flying at Model Ridge after what looked like an iffy day on arrival.

Dave Hume · Post by **Dave Hume** » Mon May 19, 2008 9:03 am

Yeah, a cracking day, but I was gutted that commitments with the band meant I had to be back early and couldn't go XC, otherwise I would have been straight over the back in the same thermal Wendy left with. I guess Rock n' Roll and flying don't mix.

Unusually conditions didn't favour either the paragliders or hang gliders, everybody seemed to have an equal share of it, though if you picked the wrong time it was a trip to the bottom field.

...and good to see so many Northumbrians out.

Fingers · Post by **Fingers** » Mon May 19, 2008 9:40 am

Music is best Dave, no question.

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Mon May 19, 2008 10:08 am

First real flight on the hanggie since January and I feel like I've been run over this morning. Good day out if a triffle turbulent almost papped myself a few times

Dave Hume · Post by **Dave Hume** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:31 am

John Wallis wrote:First real flight on the hanggie since January and I feel like I've been run over this morning. Good day out if a triffle turbulent almost papped myself a few times

Well the sky's looking good again so I've taken this afternoon off to look down for another go.....

John Wallis · Post by **John Wallis** » Mon May 19, 2008 12:17 pm

Well the sky's looking good again so I've taken this afternoon off to look down for another go.....

Would love to join you Dave but work has to be done. Maltby and Wirdnam are there now

myerscouse · Post by **myerscouse** » Mon May 19, 2008 7:32 pm

Well done to everyone who made it over the back whilst we were doing the paragliding equilevent of being pushed along the prom in our bath chair down at saltburn dam it

still got some nice pics will posted