jock Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 4 ppgs in the air and i gave the v2 a blast,wind up was strong not much forward flying in places.richard thermaled over to upton.paramotor mike got 52mph on the down wind leg.they are still flying. Quote
pjenni12 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Hi Jock, I dropped in at 5.15 to see Nick after his first flight in 18 months. Had a quick chat then raced back downwind to Bromsgrove for 6. Quote
jock Posted October 16, 2011 Author Posted October 16, 2011 Hi Jock, I dropped in at 5.15 to see Nick after his first flight in 18 months. Had a quick chat then raced back downwind to Bromsgrove for 6. Isaw you going over my house,you were tanking along.bet it didnt take long to get to bromsgrove. Quote
pjenni12 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Yea was full bar and downwind so got a lick on. Think it was 25 mins to home. Quote
pjenni12 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Hey Jock, that picture of you in the first post are you clipped in backwards, as the speed bar pulley is at the rear of the riser? Quote
jock Posted October 17, 2011 Author Posted October 17, 2011 Hey Jock, that picture of you in the first post are you clipped in backwards, as the speed bar pulley is at the rear of the riser? Yes it was,it was a new ajustable speed bar.i left it slack so i could ajust it in flight.but saw the riser and bar line was twisted when flying. still had good flight... Quote
paramotormike Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 And here are a few more pix and video grabs! Quote
norbertflyer Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Great to meet up with you guys again (missed Phil as I'd b*ggered off on another flight...), and nice to see Jock's shiny new toy. Great afternoon (accidentally in and out of the clouds at 3,600ft....) 3 trips to straight to cloudbase from 400ft agl. Just 2.5 litres of fuel used in 2hrs of flying on the first flight. Average climb rate to 800ft/min at times. 12 deg C in the clouds. Nice second flight along the Severn. Pics just out of the clouds did not work due to the water on the lens, but some later were just about ok. Catch you all again soon. Richard. Quote
norbertflyer Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 PS - I kept the restaurant happy allowing us to use their car park, by purchasing a very delicate refreshment post flight. Quite a good arrangement in my books! We'll also have to keep vigilant on the 500ft rule next to that road (excl take off & land). I can possibly see someone complaining if we start misusing the privilege. See you next time! Richard Quote
paramotormike Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Hi Rich. I agree whole heartedly. Made a similar comment also. Cheers Mike Quote
jock Posted October 18, 2011 Author Posted October 18, 2011 Who forgot to open the gates to let the moos back in.i went down to see if my phone was in the feild,i opened the gates thought we should have some fresh pats to land in, /lol/ mike dont forget to upload the vid please,thurs looks ok at mo///////// Quote
norbertflyer Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 I opened the one gate to the far field just before packing up, but there were two dog walkers in the field after I'd packed away. They may have 'naturally' shut it the gates on leaving. Richard. Quote
norbertflyer Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 Attack of the dreaded yellow string...... Some of the tracks have long sections of very weird waypoints positioning (circa 23,000ft, which is impressive considering cloudbase was only 3,600ft) and are not shown, perhaps because they're corrupt or GPS fault. Richard Quote
paramotormike Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 Well I think you might have been at 23,000 feet. You seemed a bit light headed when you landed.....lol Wow there are some great circling thermal rides there! Will get Jocks take off as soon as I stop working. Mike Quote
norbertflyer Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 Ooh, that Konig sound again..... A clip from late on Sunday: Richard Quote
jock Posted October 18, 2011 Author Posted October 18, 2011 Ooh, that Konig sound again.....A clip from late on Sunday: Richard We have to hear it on youtube,we dont hear it much when you fly, 900hrs 850 of those were engine off hrs, you thermal hound.lol, you went up like a rocket in the one we were wacthing you from the feild, 11yrs 900hrs how many other ppgs can say that,and you never had engine apart. Quote
norbertflyer Posted October 18, 2011 Posted October 18, 2011 13.5 years old now Jock. I have changed the carb, that was well worn. Video from just below cloudbase (after lens cleared) Richard Quote
pjenni12 Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Hi Jock, Rich are you still thinking about getting out tomorrow? I finish at 2 so could come down after. Quote
norbertflyer Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Hi Phil, I can't do Thursday due to family commitments. Have a good one! Richard Quote
jock Posted October 19, 2011 Author Posted October 19, 2011 Hi Phil, I can't do Thursday due to family commitments. Have a good one! Richard I shall be there around 11 onwards if wind stays as xc shows..... Quote
paramotormike Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Hi Jock. Sorry for the delay. Just returned yesterday. Here is the vid of your good and high flight! Cheers. Mike Quote
jock Posted October 26, 2011 Author Posted October 26, 2011 Hi Jock.Sorry for the delay. Just returned yesterday. Here is the vid of your good and high flight! Cheers. Mike Cheers mike,yep got dizzie once i saw them trees below.lol.down wind look fast, Quote
norbertflyer Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 I don't believe it Mr Wilson! More than 12ft this time?! How fantastic was that, shame I missed it. Are you sure Mike didn't 'shop' a video together? lol. Great launch though! Catch you soon. Richard Quote
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