Wratty71 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Hi - I've been doing my training in the UK, but with our inclement weather I've only managed 4 flights so far. It's starting to get me down. If I were to book a week off work, is there somewhere (France/Spain etc) where the conditions would allow more consistent certainty of weather suitable for flights? There have been loads of nice early mornings, but alas I'm not ready to make use of them yet, such a shame.....I just want to be able to fly, when I like (weather permitting of course) and not have to keep watching nice days tick by while my gear just sits waiting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richwill15 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 mate I've managed 4 flights in the last year!! mostly my fault, circumstance and weather. I can still remember the face of the C-130 Pilot as he waved to me and the flight around the balloons. EPIC!! I'll get airborne again soon. Keep the faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wratty71 Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 just wanna fly..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmymajic Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I know what you mean guys I'm in exactly the same boat had about 5 flights this year but not flown since april been watching these nice days go by and don't have somewhere I can use and not sure what the conditions would be like up there, where are you guys based? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poz Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Well, I can certaily recommend the Costa del Sol in Southern Spain. Not too comfortable to fly between miday and 4pm, but the rest of the day, almost every day is great. The air from the sea is laminar so great to ground handle. The only problem is that you need to fly in shorts and t-shirt, as it's very warm here. Bummer! Why do I feel that I'm not making any friends Seriously though, I learned at Skyschool in October and it did the trick. Gave me enough knowledge for me to fly solo when I got home and begin the long learning curve of which I am still climbing and probably will be for a long time yet. I do believe being able to practice what you have learned very quickly after being taught decreases consolidation time considerably. I stopped posting vids because I don't think it was making me very popular amongst my PPG peers Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richwill15 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 mate. you keep posting the vids.. envy aside it's lovely to see different parts from a different perspective. they'll only make everyone think of a way to have a fly-in down there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_walsh Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Poz Keep posting your vids. They are wonderful. Love the one with you and your friends messing about near Tarifa, you know with the truck going backwards. Thing is, that videos like these spur us on and some people even organize trips to the south of Spain. A group of us are going to Motril beginning of Oct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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