AndyB

Loved the event guys. First one I have been to. Well done and thank you for all your efforts. Met some great guys and had a great flight despite the weather.

Andy

Anyone watching the weather? Going to be a dry but blustery one!

https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/newbury_river-kennet

No prob. I was you not so long ago.

Nope. They are usually advisory, but be careful, there can be inconsistencies depending on whose maps you look at.

On the Notam site, the advisories are black line. http://notaminfo.com/ukmap Have a play with the various tick boxes to add/remove different types of airspace.

The second red line on your map may be an FIR, flight information region aimed at those flying on instruments.

The red line (with hashes) just left of you is "an area of intense aerial activity Mon to Fri" which usually means the RAF use that area. I have the same around where I live (North Yorks moors). Typhoon jets take off from Teesside then fly over low the moors. I always check the Notams to see what they are up to.

The dashed blue line, shaded solid blue to your South is the East Midlands airport Control Zone. Controlled airspace from surface to 10,500 feet. Total no go area.

The blue lines with solid blue shading to your south west are controlled airspace, moving out from East Midlands airport ie controlled from 2500 to 10,500 then 4000 to 10,500 then 5500 to 10,500 then 7500 to 10,500. You can fly under these.

The circles (except Langar) are Class G, uncontrolled airspace around small airfields...best kept clear of!

Langar is a parachuting zone from surface to 15,000 feet. Keep clear.

yep, NItro had flown. Fuel dregs as well. Mav was brand new.

Steve, I didn't weigh them. I only picked them up with one arm and did a bicep curl!  They felt about equal. 

I just ordered AC Nitro after 18 months with Parajet V3 190. The sturdier models are recommended for bump resistance in the early days, but Vince of AC says the lighter weight of AC makes bumps less likely. I have had one bump and that was to me and not the machine!

Thanks Simon. I've programmed a x-country into the new app from there to Highclere Castle. I'm paranoid after getting lost over North Wales last week!

Is the post code right? Listed as RG20 7JH..........but the location shown on the map is RG20 8TP 

I have 28 m wing and am 83 kg (snap!)....although I was 92 kg a year ago!

Being light makes it easier to launch in no wind, which us older more knackered people need. The downside is the wing is less responsive, so not as good for pulling those high g stunts....I am told. I have never tried a smaller wing as completely happy and I have found it absolutely fine for me.  

Cheers Simon. Just got it set up. Maybe I won't get lost next weekend now!

Looks good Savage. 

Talking of Apps.....does anyone use any other flight planning apps? I have an old Airbox (GPS for air) but screen broken. Time to change to app on phone I think, but which one?

I have a 190, but the new one is called 190 EVO. They told me it has a different carb and hence will upgrade me. 

I have been told different carb on EVO version. Mine is going to changed for newer carb, since this one is rubbish.

I think there is an error in their test book.....

Test for letting speed-bar off suddenly:  Dive forward angle on exit dive forward less than 360° ....... gets an A rating.

I hope I never get 360 !!!!! 

That harness is designed as a "fall-arrest" harness for scaffolders etc. It has to be worn all day by them. Both myself and son use it and have no problems. All the various parts are adjustable. I got it because it looked just like the Black Hawk one!

I use one of these £40, plus 2 cheap Karabinas of Ebay....

http://www.screwfix.com/p/jsp-spartan-3-point-harness/8452g#_=p

Also, does anyone know what the numbers listed against the carb settings are in the Polini guide? Page 2 in English.

http://polinithor.com/dep/taratura_PWK.pdf

My 190 won't run at high rpm after 20 mins. It will go to 5800 rpm, then just bogs down. 

Plug looks fine. High speed needle is 1 1/8 turns out, and max CHT I have ever seen is 220 DegC.

Humph.

Any ideas?

Just ring it anyway. Say you're stuck in a field and need a whatever........

Yep.

Have you tried Tom's mobile?

I have always been able to get through...even last week.

At Parafest I looked at Maverick with Moster engine. It was same weight as AC Nitro, but had no reserve or prop fitted. There are no weights listed on the Parajet site any more?

lol. It was very cold. I am off to the shops tomorrow to find some warm boots and socks.

Good point about waiting in the pub. Last Saturday at Parafest I very nearly had a very long wait. After a 40 mile x-country I couldn't find the camp site/take-off field. I hadn't bothered with my GPS. The problem was that there are dozens of camp sites and they all look the same from the air. With under 2 litres of fuel left I managed to work out that I was over 5 miles downwind of where the site probably was. I headed that way thinking I was going to end up being rescued, but will get as close a poss. Went to get my phone out so I could call the pit crew - no phone, left it in the tent!

Anyway, I did go in the right direction and just managed to make it over the fence. I think a few lessons learned there!