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I must admit that it's been a while since I have been out on a slope recently, mostly due to the constant rain. I was thinking about building model boats instead, so I jumped at the chance to join up with fellow club members this morning.
As I drove past the slope I noticed two figures standing having a chat with no flying in progress. Once I joined Martin J and Kevin M they informed me that their first launches were not successful as the forecast wind failed to materialized.
So we started to put the world to right covering many subjects such as life, the universe and the Autumn Budget whilst waiting for the wind to improve.
Next to arrive was Nick W followed by Russell H who seemed to bring better weather with them. A former club Chair once told me "You need the right model for the weather conditions" my Wildthing was not the right model for today's conditions. Today was spot on for very light foamies and floatie type models. Both Nick and Russell had the correct type of model. As the morning progressed I decided to chuck in the towel and go home. Looking forward to our next outing.
In summery, a very nice social get together with scenery to die for and excellent company. A good catch up after many weeks of no flying.
The wind steadily strengthened after 10:30. I brought my floater down before it got blown back over the fence (as happened last time) and flew my 'Jubilee' aileron model to good effect for a while before a gust tipped it into the slope during a low pass. I finished off at midday with with a foamy flying wing as Nick was doing very well with his 'Zagi'. Then rain stopped play.
ReplyDeleteAs you say, the right model is needed for the conditions, three was enough for me that day, but I had another three spares in the boot...