Category: Flights
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A summer drought?
I’m not referring to a flying drought as I’ve had plenty of flying and airtime, it’s the dearth of 100km+ flights that’s befallen me since May. I managed four 100km+ flights in April and May, but since then I’ve flown 19km, 24km, 41km, 49km and 65km. I also had a wonderful 38km out and return coastal flight […]
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A weekend in Advanceland!
Last weekend I headed out to Advance’s HQ in Thun for the XC Serial Team Meeting where all the team pilots got to meet each other and the guys at Advance, and most importantly, to pick up our new Sigma 9s. After we’d done the formalities we headed out to Grindelwald and took the gondola […]
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It’s a game of two halves…
Thursday The May Day Bank Holiday weekend of 2nd-5th May had been pencilled in for the annual North South Cup for some months, and the plan was, weather permitting, for the gathering to be held in Scotland. The forecast for Friday and Saturday was looking good some days ahead, but Sunday and Monday weren’t looking […]
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Three days, four flights…
I know it’s hard for some of my foreign readers to believe, but it doesn’t always rain in the UK, and when it’s not, it can be very very good for XC flying. The week before Easter was such a week – on Sunday 13th April lots of people flew big distances from Frocester, a […]
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It’s true, sea air IS good for the soul…
Sunshine and light winds have been in extremely short supply over the last few months, but Sunday 19th January looked like like a possible window in between the endless succession of Atlantic storms that have been battering the UK this winter. With excitement normally reserved for classic looking XC days the emails and text messages […]
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British Open St Andre
I’ve just realised I never posted anything about this during or after the week back in August. How remiss of me! We were a bit unlucky with the weather but still managed three great tasks and a superb practice day beforehand. Have a look at the video below which hopefully sums up what a great […]
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Pandy Tandem Trilogy…
Sunday 21st July was a great day at Pandy and was perfect for some tandem flights. I think this was the first summer’s day that I’ve been to a hill without taking my solo glider, but I have no regrets about that… First up were the WAGs, Ben’s girlfriend Pippa, followed by Declan’s girlfriend Patrina… […]
Advance paragliders in the West Country 