Hann__ Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 The weather down here has been absolutely dire - i haven`t flown since October 22. With the end of BST flying windows have to coincide with weekends. With the Xmas break i have nearly twelve days off work - you`d think that there would be a flying opportunity in twelve days, wouldn`t you? And there is - tomorrow, Xmas day! Fly/no fly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Thankfully, my wife is working on and off tomorrow lol As long as I can time it with that, I should be able to get a sneaky one in SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Go for it both of you. I have flown on Xmas day in the past but we will be down the pub at 12:00 with friends and Christmas ales, so no flying tomorrow for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richjones Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 I’ll be flying with a couple of mates at 8 tomorrow morning then the rest of the day as normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hann__ Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 Of course i went flying! Not only that but managed to stay in the air for 3 hours twenty minutes, my longest flight ever i think. I wore five layers which made it tolerable, no too bad, quite manageable considering the time of year. I was expecting the field to be a bit boggy and it was, i had to stop half way up the sloping field when i started to lose traction in the car which made for an uphill launch and run-out due to the wind direction. Luckily the trusty Lift made it a first-time effort and i was up and away with no issues. The wind direction was always going to be variable today according to which forecast you looked at and at what height, i was 40 miles out from home and downwind, turned around and had to hug the ground a little bit lower than i usually would to make reasonable progress but made it home easily enough - the Moster seemed to like the cool,dense air and i had half a tank to go after 2 hours in the air. I haven`t worked out the burn yet but i think it`ll probably be about ~3.6 - not too bad for me. The Iphone battery gave up after about 2 hours and Flyskyhy showed 60 miles up to that point, i estimate i did another 20+ miles after that. There was a bit of drama leaving the field though, the car got stuck in the mud and i had to use car mats underneath the wheels + plenty of clutch action and revs to get the thing going. That would of made a memorble Xmas - having to phone home to get the rescue party out to give me a push! I hope the farmer ain`t too pissed off about the trenches in the ground..... On 24/12/2019 at 14:42, richjones said: I’ll be flying with a couple of mates at 8 tomorrow morning then the rest of the day as normal Early! Not even waiting `til it warms up a bit? Have you used the Penkridge site yet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richjones Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Got two flights in before 10 then home to enjoy Christmas. Been up again today too. penkridge farmer went quiet, stopped answering the phone not sure why. So I guess that fell through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hann__ Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 Got my first flight of 2020 in today but my god it was murky up there - smooth, but murky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking1000 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Me as well.... got 2 half hour flights today bringing my total up to 8!!.. Very low cloud on my 1st flight, so pretty murky , but as soon as I landed the flippin sun came out with lovely blue sky. So anyway I scoffed some sandwiches and tea and went back up again.Awesome. What a great sport this is! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Note to self (again) because it's not the first time I have done it!!! Wellies do not keep your feet warm lolololol Good to see everyone on the field yesterday starting the year as they plan to go on! SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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