First of the frost bite days..........

Today was one of those mega cold but mega beautiful days that I love. Frozen puddles when I arrived up at Devils Dyke and not the strongest of breezes. Met up with Rob and Andrew closely followed by many others.
The views were just staggering.

Here is Ian's SAS Start Jet looking West to Truleigh Hill and beyond. We moved a few times as the wind wasn't really on any of the slopes but we finally ended up on the main slope as there were none of our paraglider friends (which makes a big change).
There were seven of our group up on the hill including me, Rob, Andrew, Ian A, Ian D, Bob P and Ray L plus a load more from the Brighton club. We also bumped into our friend Richard Wade who bought my Pik and Rob's SAS Apache (which he flew today).
Rob spent some time teaching Ray L the rudiments of flying with the Scooter and a buddy TX system, but a broken servo put an end to the session - Ray did OK and will be back for more soon. Andrew, Ian D and Bob all flew their various foamies with Ian D trying his new 60" Wildthing which went very well. Andrew had some issues with his Sky Cruise whereby the motor (which was disabled) kept starting up in flight so that needs investigating and Bob had his newly re-covered Wildthing which looked very smart indeed with artwork made from his laser cutter..
 Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves with Rob finally getting his hands on his Mini Vec which he flew very well until the ground jumped up and grabbed his model which ended a very smooth flying display - Well done Rob (no harm came to the Mini Vec, but Rob's pride was dented !). I had various flights with my Aresti which I am pleased to say is becoming easier with time. I find that confidence can be an issue and if the nerves kick in the confidence wanes. But by keep bashing on at it and understanding your models little quirks you will get better and find things slot into place over time.

I did see some very nice flying from our boys up there today as they managed to get loads of stick time which again builds confidence and control.
Myself and Ian a kept retiring back to the warmth of the car. A swift cup of tea and back out into the cold. By the end the sky was awash with various models foamies, mouldies, 1/4 scale Pirat and the odd full size glider chugging through.
Thanks to all who came and made it a very good mornings flying.