chewi Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Sometime this year would love to fly along a good stretch of sandy beach thats one of my bucket lists of flying as anyone got ideas or experience of a good place to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I'm planning to do Redcar beach tomorrow morning. Light winds...along the beach, so perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewi Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 ive seen some of your footage andy looks cool mate is weather as smooth as they say it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Redcar beach this lunchtime. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Interesting amount of cloud Andy, was it smooth or a bit rough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Hi, we are in-between fronts...one passed thru Monday, the next due this evening. We often get a gap of 6 to 10 hours when the wind is under 5 knots. The wind switches thru 180 degrees over an hour. This was the exact time I decided to fly today! It was a little bumpy but not as bad as the cold, very damp air (did I mention cold?) that was 8 degrees (apparently!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I managed to get up this afternoon, yay! T'was a bit cold later in the afternoon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffw Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 hi alan spott.ed you over by the a449 at about 700ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harcourt Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Did you take off on the beach Andy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Yes, from the steelworks end of the beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 33 minutes ago, AndyB said: Yes, from the steelworks end of the beach. Sounds romantic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 That's all you get up norf..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harcourt Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Thanks Andy, I’m really looking forward to my first beach flight, but have no idea about the ‘logistics’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Beach where you can park next to it is good, but also attracts lots of dogs (and their walkers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewi Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 great pictures andyb not jealous how far do you have to travel to get there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 1 hour ago, chewi said: great pictures andyb not jealous how far do you have to travel to get there? Only 25 mins away.....and I only went cos my local field is a lake for the foreseeable future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewi Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 what I wouldn't give to be that close to a beech my field were I fly from is about 4 min from my house I pass it every day when I go to work and can see it from my bedroom at min just dream of flying from it bloody weather lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 If anyone else fancies a day at the Northern fliers beach then this Sunday 8th is looking brill, just 3 or 4 knots. Looks like 2 of us so far going to Redcar beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggy98 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 I'm gonna be getting trained and a new scout in a month or 2. I' m spoiled. I live on a yacht in the whitsundays Australia and I am normally anchored about 10 miles from Whitehaven beach.? It's obviously very hot, does anyone know if coastal areas are affected by strong themals and turbullance, like happens over land? i would like to know if it is safe to fly during the day. thanks. mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cianpars Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 You wontget thermals on the shoreline if you have an onshore wind Mark. Onshore winds tend to be steady and smooth. Offahore winds tend to be rougher though and blow thermals from the land over the shoreline. Early morning and late evening will avoid most thermal activity though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 I fly in 40 deg C in Spain at any time of day on the beach, provided the sea breeze is working....which is most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggy98 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 1 hour ago, cianpars said: You wontget thermals on the shoreline if you have an onshore wind Mark. Onshore winds tend to be steady and smooth. Offahore winds tend to be rougher though and blow thermals from the land over the shoreline. Early morning and late evening will avoid most thermal activity though. thanks for your reply m8. thats good to hear. that should open up many more daytime flying in paradice. cheers, huggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggy98 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 9 hours ago, AndyB said: I fly in 40 deg C in Spain at any time of day on the beach, provided the sea breeze is working....which is most of the time. thats good to hear. i'm normally hungover in the morning and drunk in the afternoon. lunchtimes my goldilocks zone. thanks. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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