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Where to fly in an Easterly?
- mjcp
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Where to fly in an Easterly?
This weekend, easterlies forecast, F3/F4 (slightly stronger/better on Sunday) and sunny... where to fly in this (relatively) unusual direction of wind?
Ivinghoe is often full of muppets at high speed on the ridge line, not flown the back - is it any good (looks like it needs either NE/SE to work)?
Wolstonbury Hill / Beachy head - Bit of a trek from HQ and BH gets busy on sunny days with muggles.
Beacon Hill (off the A34) is nice, but a heck of a walk up hill!
Wittenham Clumps - I don't have anything small enough / light enough
Any other ideas from the hive mind?
M
Ivinghoe is often full of muppets at high speed on the ridge line, not flown the back - is it any good (looks like it needs either NE/SE to work)?
Wolstonbury Hill / Beachy head - Bit of a trek from HQ and BH gets busy on sunny days with muggles.
Beacon Hill (off the A34) is nice, but a heck of a walk up hill!
Wittenham Clumps - I don't have anything small enough / light enough
Any other ideas from the hive mind?
M
m̶j̶c̶p̶ Marc
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Some (now) pristine models that are un-flown for a year.
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Re: Where to fly in an Easterly?
You could try looking on the Slopehunter website- www.slopehunter.co.uk
- chris williams
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Re: Where to fly in an Easterly?
Wittenham Clumps...? I think you can get a cream for that
- Cliff Evans
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Re: Where to fly in an Easterly?
May need more than creme Chris I have heard it can be quite nasty!
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Re: Where to fly in an Easterly?
Lockdown lifted here on Friday, 20 mph easterly wind on Saturday and Sunday, Yea Ha!
Up to my local hill, its no more than a 10 minute drive from driveway to parking spot. Having said that its then a twenty minute hike over the hill to one of the best easterly slopes in Scotland. The river in the background is the Tay and the city on the horizon is Dundee – famous for marmalade, the Beano and Desperate Dan.
I flew my ASW 20BL on Saturday when lift was HUGE and my Alpina 5001 on Sunday when the lift was a little less so.
Well mannered slope fliers would be most welcome to join me but I realise it would be a bit far for most of you to travel.
Brian.
Up to my local hill, its no more than a 10 minute drive from driveway to parking spot. Having said that its then a twenty minute hike over the hill to one of the best easterly slopes in Scotland. The river in the background is the Tay and the city on the horizon is Dundee – famous for marmalade, the Beano and Desperate Dan.
I flew my ASW 20BL on Saturday when lift was HUGE and my Alpina 5001 on Sunday when the lift was a little less so.
Well mannered slope fliers would be most welcome to join me but I realise it would be a bit far for most of you to travel.
Brian.
- Antonia
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Re: Where to fly in an Easterly?
That’s nice of you to rub it in Brian
Seriously, glad you had a nice time
Seriously, glad you had a nice time
Re: Where to fly in an Easterly?
It was fan-doo-dabby-dozy Antonia. The best flying I have had in months.
Sorry of I sound a little too enthusiastic.
Brian.
Sorry of I sound a little too enthusiastic.
Brian.
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Re: Where to fly in an Easterly?
Looks beautiful Brian, a great LZ too. Not that I'm envious of course!
- mjcp
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Re: Where to fly in an Easterly?
Went to Butts Brow near Eastbourne on the Sunday. It was soarable but not quite on the ridge / not as good as it can be according to some locals.
Took 3, flew 2 and brought 4 home...
1/5 Mike Trew based T21 via one of the locals, replete with Sindy and Action man (though Sindy appears to have thought she was going skiing and Action Man is clearly a vet, having only 1 hand!)
Built late 70s and in need of a little TCL, but probably not far off flyable.
M
Took 3, flew 2 and brought 4 home...
1/5 Mike Trew based T21 via one of the locals, replete with Sindy and Action man (though Sindy appears to have thought she was going skiing and Action Man is clearly a vet, having only 1 hand!)
Built late 70s and in need of a little TCL, but probably not far off flyable.
M
m̶j̶c̶p̶ Marc
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Re: Where to fly in an Easterly?
A nice find, I didn't realise the Mike Trew designs were that old. I like the silver colour scheme, a refreshing change from the usual red and white.