Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Thursday, October 25, 2018

I had a nice spring flight at Bakewell a couple of weeks ago. Justdownloaded the photos now.

I had a nice spring flight at Bakewell a couple of weeks ago. Just downloaded the photos now.
Another good Bakewell weekend coming up.






Monday, June 18, 2018

I finally got to fly Detling Hill which is a site near Thurnham in Kent.

I finally got to fly Detling Hill which is a site near Thurnham in Kent. It's the closest site to Charing being less than 20 minutes by car.
The wind was moderate to strong on the ground, with a thermic/squally feel.
Because I had a small wing with me I felt confident about ground handling to feel the air. I had to time my take off with a lull in the wind. Landing was the result of a careful setup.
I was sharing the sky with Aero Modelers, look for the planes in some of the shots.
I took off at the bottom of the slope as the wind was averaging about 10kt there. I went up to the top of the hill before I flew to check the compression and it was definitely something to stay well away from.
I flew for about 25 minutes. During one squall the wind picked up quite a lot and I was on full speed bar and just holding my position in front of the hill, that was my signal to call it a day.







Saturday, May 19, 2018

Light NE winds.

Light NE winds. A low inversion. Weak thermals. 3 safe flights. 3 hikes back up the mountain. A new person record time for ascending and descending. Maybe not such a tough day after all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JojmPZIUbfU&feature=autoshare

Another awesome day at Mt Bakewell.

Another awesome day at Mt Bakewell. NE winds, but light and thermic so plenty of chances to launch safely from the top. 3 awesome flights, each one special and challenging. I'm flying a Skywalk Masala 3 XXS. It's a super fun glider, fast, dynamic, responsive and glides well too. Oh and it weighs 2.75kg and packs up to the size of a bath towel. I never would have imagined that 16.8sqm could do so much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDLuN2gYMYA&feature=autoshare

Another awesome day at Mt Bakewell.

Another awesome day at Mt Bakewell. NE winds, but light and thermic so plenty of chances to launch safely from the top. 3 awesome flights, each one special and challenging. I'm flying a Skywalk Masala 3 XXS. It's a super fun glider, fast, dynamic, responsive and glides well too. Oh and it weighs 2.75kg and packs up to the size of a bath towel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wweNf5RpIg8&feature=autoshare

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

I had a great hike and fly adventure at Bakewell.

I had a great hike and fly adventure at Bakewell. The winds did not allow for much flying, but I got plenty of fresh air, exercise and practice taking off in tricky conditions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8-P3rrXwpI&feature=autoshare

Thursday, April 05, 2018

Another great day at Mt Bakewell.

Another great day at Mt Bakewell.

A 10k XC with 2.5 hour walk back. Then an hour of magic lift at at sunset.






Saturday, March 17, 2018

Monday, February 12, 2018

It only has a range of 10km at the moment, but still pretty cool.

It only has a range of 10km at the moment, but still pretty cool.

With a hybrid version with a small high power turbine engine it could actually work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr1V-r2YxME&feature=share

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