M60 versus Ninja

Hi All,
That was today's flying - M60 versus Ninja....

Paul and I decided to go flying despite the snow and sleet and 40 mph NW winds...
We met at Devil's Dyke at 13:00 but had to sit in the cars until the rain had passed - about 15 mins.
Then we got the models out and braved the massive wind - it was very difficult to walk to the edge, but we did and Paul threw my Ninja for me and it was away followed by his M60.
Because the wind was so constant, the lift was immense and it was very exciting flying against such a strong headwind without being blown back to the car park. There was no problem staying aloft but as I said making forward headway wasn't always easy.
We lasted about 7 or 8 minutes before the weather beat us back to the cars.
After a warm up, we tried  again and this time we lasted about 15 minutes.
Time, then for a break from the biting cold and Paul had some soup before the weather cleared and we had a third go.
This time it was a little less cold without the rain/sleet so we were able to stay up for about 20 minutes or more. During this time we tried some impromptu combat (mainly because we couldn't always control where the models were going) and Paul managed to execute 13 rolls in a row across the hill - a record !!! (we think).. then in the distance we could see a load of 'stuff'' coming from the sky so we landed and retreated to the cars and home...
In all I had a fantastic day - only 1.5 hours but what a blast (literally).....

Thanks Paul for suggesting it - it reminded me of the Ninja in 50 mph at Mill Hill that day - remember that ??? (there's a video of it somewhere on the blog)


Rob