I met Martin L and Kevin M in the lay-by at the bottom of Itford Hill at around 8.45. I was a little late as looking at the forecast first thing the wind was going to be a bit stronger than anticipated, I changed the models I was going to take. We took the dog leg walk up to the top of the hill and were flying by 9.15 after a leisurely walk and chat.
Then a nice chap called Colin from Surrey arrived with two moulded gliders.
We were then joined by Mark, J Robin A and Rob P shortly followed by Nick V who took the hard man route up the side of the hill!
The wind strengthened and became more blustery throughout the morning which made the flying more tricky however there was lots of lift. I am not aware of any damaged models and everyone had plenty of stick time.
Well done to Martin L who flew my Wildthing using the buddy box and did very well given the conditions and having done very little slope flying before.
The Wildthings were definitely the model of the day as there were four on the hill and as Martin L , Kevin M and I left, another flier was coming up the hill with a very colourful Wildthing.
Talking to people Itford seems to be a bit like Marmite but it is a forgiving slope when conditions are not their best and when things don’t quiet go to plan, even if it is a bit of a trek.
It was great to see everyone and a nice morning with plenty of flying.
Scotty
A few of the models out this morning…
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