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I was unusually low behind the tug and was jostled about all over the place. I was just about to release when tug pilot signalled me to do so - I assumed he also had a difficult time towing me…
22 Jul 2012
I was unusually low behind the tug and was jostled about all over the place. I was just about to release when tug pilot signalled me to do so - I assumed he also had a difficult time towing me…
22 Jul 2012
Scratching to Truleigh Hill
Once at Truleigh Hill I considered myself to be lucky that I had the whole airspace here to myself. It was at that point it dawned on me that there might be a good reason why no-one else flew to Truleigh…
22 May 2012
Once at Truleigh Hill I considered myself to be lucky that I had the whole airspace here to myself. It was at that point it dawned on me that there might be a good reason why no-one else flew to Truleigh…
22 May 2012
Mooove Out The Way
I had never slalomed my hang glider before, and after I negotiated my way around the first two cows, a third appeared right in front of me. With eye to eye contact with the cow and a collision imminent, I wondered who would flinch first; me or the cow..
21 May 2012
I had never slalomed my hang glider before, and after I negotiated my way around the first two cows, a third appeared right in front of me. With eye to eye contact with the cow and a collision imminent, I wondered who would flinch first; me or the cow..
21 May 2012
Spring Competition
Due to my late arrival I was last to launch. There had already been some notable problems with the winch which varied between cable snaps and tangles, all of which slowed progression through launching pilots and by the time of my first launch, I became victim of another cable snap...
21 Apr 2012
Due to my late arrival I was last to launch. There had already been some notable problems with the winch which varied between cable snaps and tangles, all of which slowed progression through launching pilots and by the time of my first launch, I became victim of another cable snap...
21 Apr 2012
Wonderful Swanborough
Ozzie and I both danced around each other and tried to catch something that would take us higher. There was definitely something brewing as my glider was occasionally jostled around by broken thermals whizzing through…
14 Apr 2012
Ozzie and I both danced around each other and tried to catch something that would take us higher. There was definitely something brewing as my glider was occasionally jostled around by broken thermals whizzing through…
14 Apr 2012
Bo Peep
First stop of the day was Firle, just to check where the wind really was. On arrival it was obvious this was the wrong site and a quick stroll to the front of the hill confirmed this with a significant easterly component in the wind. Armed with this information I returned to my car, had a quick conversation with a walker then drove to Bo Peep. Bo Peep was indeed the place to be...
31 Mar 2012
First stop of the day was Firle, just to check where the wind really was. On arrival it was obvious this was the wrong site and a quick stroll to the front of the hill confirmed this with a significant easterly component in the wind. Armed with this information I returned to my car, had a quick conversation with a walker then drove to Bo Peep. Bo Peep was indeed the place to be...
31 Mar 2012
Firle Beacon
Clipped in and hang checked, I stepped from the shelter of the reservoir into the true wind strength. I worked my way to the front of the hill and within a few paces, I was airborne…
28 Jan 2012
Clipped in and hang checked, I stepped from the shelter of the reservoir into the true wind strength. I worked my way to the front of the hill and within a few paces, I was airborne…
28 Jan 2012
Winching in Suffolk
At a height of 200 feet, the tension increased on the towline followed by a jolt as weak link conceded ending the tow…
03 Sep 2011
At a height of 200 feet, the tension increased on the towline followed by a jolt as weak link conceded ending the tow…
03 Sep 2011
