flyingfergus Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Sunday afternoon near the Wash was forecast for low winds, sunny spells & no rain showers untill late evening. Mid afternoon conditions looked ideal with some cotton wool clouds looked fun so went for a fly. After 30 minutes flight heading East to Kings Lynn I looked back to see the biggest black storm cloud with a column of rain heading for my take off site. Infront was blue sky, low tide, miles of empty beach, mud flats & exposed mussell beds. Thought process was keep going, by the time I get back the storm will have passed. Conditions were actually pretty smooth. The clouds were moving pretty slow & as I headed back the first storm had passed my landing site but a second would arrive about the same time as me. The only thing was this time the rain was accompanied by lightening ! Decided to follow the Wash round to get up wind of the 2nd storm and then tack East / West and follow the storm cloud as it headed South. Saw a couple more lightening forks in the cloud which made for some anxious times As soon as it cleraed I landed back at base after 2.5 hour flight (thank goodness for 4 strokes). The misses was gob smacked I hadn't crashed or landed out. Calmest dam storm conditions I have ever experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richwill15 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Sounds like an adventure. Glad it all turned out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilzy Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I got caught out flying a glider in simlar conditions i opted to go in a wide arc and follow the storm through had a couple of scarey moments full brake and still got drag up towards a black cloud. As i came round back of storm and came in for a landing only to find the entire field under about 6 inches of water spectacular landing through the flood water though servere bollacking from the CFI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I got caught out flying a glider in simlar conditions i opted to go in a wide arc and follow the storm through had a couple of scarey moments full brake and still got drag up towards a black cloud. As i came round back of storm and came in for a landing only to find the entire field under about 6 inches of water spectacular landing through the flood water though servere bollacking from the CFI. Full Brake?? Surly the best option to (loose) height is to go to full fast? SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_k Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Is that the same Neilzy i know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilzy Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Yes its me Matt lol, and yes had to pull full brake and push forward on the stick first time i ever had to do it and was in the begining of my learning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I have heard of Pulling big ears with speed bar before, but never full brake and speedbar? I don't see the point of that at all? I would be interested to know the theory behind why you were taught that. Read this article. http://www.nova-wings.com/english/info_ ... 7&keyword= SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richwill15 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) Simon I'm not sure whether Neil is referring to a glider. Plane type? Maybe I'm reading it wrong Bloody predictive typing Edited September 21, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irm750 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 SIMM I'm not sure whether Neil is referring to a glider. Plane type? Maybe I'm reading it wrong Think you might be right. Gliders have air brakes which are big slabs which come out of the top of the wing to spoil the airflow, slow the plane and kill lift. Sounds bloody hairy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Ahhhhhhhhhhh Good SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilzy Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 opps sorry guy's i meant full size gliding im not brave enough to do anything like that on a paramotor lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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