norbertflyer Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Lovely gentle thermals today, especially on the mid afternoon flight, 400-600ft/min ish and gaining 1400ft ish each time. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Excellent photos and congratulations on your hours Richard fantastic, cheers Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 800 hours, that's a lot of flying. What did you Do when you needed a wee?! Tj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Really great photos, and hours. Where is the first photo? Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertflyer Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Alan, I do have the 'first' photo somewhere (Lanzarote 1996)..... but where it is, is anyone's guess (an Edel Space, I think). Glad to know you're still getting plenty of airtime. I don't think another 800hrs will be possible due to age and 'bones', but another 2 or 3 years flying would be most welcome. The Konig engine will easily do another 800hrs!!! Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Hi Richard, I meant whereabouts is the location shown in your first photo posted Glad to hear the Konig just goes on and on. Is it direct drive? So slow revving? Can't remember how old you are, if you've ever said, I hope I've got another 10 years+ Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertflyer Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Ah, Belbrougton cricket club! The others are of the lakes just SW of Stourport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertflyer Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Konig is direct drive and just 7hp per cylinder, which is why it does just go on and on. Not so thirsty these days on the modern wings, just 3.25l/h on trim cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outkast Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 well done mate and nice pics, nice rich colours what camera do you use? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertflyer Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Dave, It's only an old Sony Dsc-V1 http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydscv1/ . I think the decent lens is the key. Some of the earlier shots were all over the place due to the thermal activity. Before Xmas I bought the SLT A55 from Sony http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyslta55/ to go with my old Minolta/Sigma lenses. I'll give this a go on the next flight, now the air temp is rising. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertflyer Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Dave, I also run the auto brightness adjustment button in Microsoft Office Picture Manager, which helps with misty shots if needed. Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertflyer Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Clocked up the magic 1,000 flying hours today in the thermals. Shame it couldn't be on my old Konig which lasted 996.1 hours. New engine a bit tight but working well. Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Clocked up the magic 1,000 flying hours today in the thermals. Shame it couldn't be on my old Konig which lasted 996.1 hours. New engine a bit tight but working well.Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Clocked up the magic 1,000 flying hours today in the thermals. Shame it couldn't be on my old Konig which lasted 996.1 hours. New engine a bit tight but working well.Richard. new engine you will need to reach 120yrs on that.excelent, ,i was up ks 2day the thermals were working over the lz,nice and gentle,great photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_dunn Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Lovely gentle thermals today, especially on the mid afternoon flight, 400-600ft/min ish and gaining 1400ft ish each time. Richard Congrats!!! Just very curious as to what the circular feature is on this picture- some type of path or roadway? How long have you been flying? Average hours per year?- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 http://youtu.be/dPz1xLocVrs Richard leavesly selling these converted kite buggy to take any paramotor save the old bones..lol..£1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertflyer Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 Gordon, it must be a horse training thingywhatsit. Tends to be more visible from time to time when it gets used more. Coming up to 2000 flights this year since 1996. The early days were traded with scuba and windsurfing, so not as prolific in the air in those days. Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertflyer Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 Jock, it looks like a decathlon kite buggy arrangement to me. Never seen a trike launch in thermic or windy conditions yet. James landed his trike next to me today, blimey that thing was loud! (Ellus 2 wing with a black devil grazhopper I think) Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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