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It’s not all about chasing kms…
This year has been my best xc year ever flying 368km in 8 flights, not to mention flying another 383km in six tasks in Slovenia back in June, however I had a fantastic days flying at Rhigos in South Wales on Sunday 24th October, and guess what, it didn’t involve going xc! For those of…
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flyAszent in Skywings!
BHPA members cannot fail to have noticed my recent attempts to monopolise Skywings as part of my massive ego-tripping self-publicity drive 🙂 In case you don’t receive Skywings in your part of the world you can read the articles here: A trip to the coast The 21 year dream Better hope for some more good…
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GTO vs Omega 8 vs Peak 2 vs Venus 2 review…
Interesting review here of these gliders by Lebanese pilot Ziad Bassil… No prizes for guessing which wing he prefers…! Clearly out and out performance isn’t everything, but as Ziad says “Comparisons are only to get an idea what the glider will be and feel like. Some like it soft on the brakes, others find it…
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Finally a decent xc!
Ok, so I managed a short 24km flight from Merthyr on 22nd August, but my last really good flight was on 26th June when I flew from Mere to Bath (see write-up here). The forecasts were looking good for the Sunday after the Mere Bash from as early as Wednesday the week before, and I…
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“A 21 year dream comes true” video now online!
I’ve spent hours slaving over a hot Mac putting this video together – I hope you enjoy it… It’s also on vimeo here.
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Omega 8 demo gliders in the UK
There is one O8 25 and one 27 doing the rounds in the UK. Please let me know if you’d like to try one. Serious enquiries only please! Also, Gavin Foster (UK Advance importer) is keen to see a few people fly O8s in the British Champs in St Andre in September. Let me know…
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A 21 year dream finally comes true!
It’s Saturday 26th June 2010 and my wife Lisa is away having had to travel to Sicily to be with her parents after her father fell ill on holiday, so I can’t get away until I’ve dropped my daughter off at school for her Duke of Edinburgh expedition, done two lots of washing, walked the…
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Flymaster B1 Nav review – part 2, UK xc flying
Intoduction The first part of my review covered using the B1 Nav in competitions – this follow-up covers its use during a 43km flight I made from Westbury on Sunday 20th June. Pre-flight Apart from setting the altitude units to feet, setting Alt and Alt2 (to zero) and removing any tasks you might have set…
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Check out the Omega 8 video!
Top film-maker Christoph Frutiger has made a great O8 promotional movie. Watch it in higher res here. The first demos will be arriving in the UK very soon. Let me know if you’re interested in trying one. There are four sizes – 23 (65-85kg AUW*), 25 (75-95kg), 27(85-110kg) and 29(100-130kg) * AUW=All up weight, ie.…
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My first xc from Westbury for ten years!
Sunday 20th June. We we’re staying with friends in Wooton-under-Edge on Saturday night so I didn’t have time to head over to Wales on Sunday to join in the BCC fun and games at Hundred House, so with a light northerly wind the obvious choice was Westbury. I arrived at 1330 ish to the sight…
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Advance paragliders in the West Country 