Superloop Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Hey Pilots Good friends of mine are running a new festival which I will be flying from on Saturday. It is a very South African affair (Vetkoek is a South African savoury donut type thing and Vleis is MEAT. Yes, Braai/BBQ Biltong and RUGBY, of course!) and pilots will be welcome. I plan to take a flip from there over to Paramotorclub and back - do you have anything going on at your field on Saturday? Would be quite fun to fly in to the festival for lunch (Best BBQ/ Braai you will ever have had... probably) and my friends are very keen to include PPG as a bit of a spectacle. We will be able to land and take off far enough away from the festival to keep legal. There are no airspace issues. The Address is: Vetkoek and Vleis festival Priors Court Rd, Hermitage, Newbury, West Berkshire RG18 9TG United Kingdom Hope to see you there or at Paramotorclub on my sortie over there. Regards Raidan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superloop Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Oh, add to that: and looking at the weather - how about a camp-over and fly Sunday too? Looks even better for Sunday with the High Pressure bringing all that we like. Regards R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatPux Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Raidan Might fly over from Pangbourne. What sort of time is it going on? Where exactly is it, coords? Looks quite close to the Newbury show which is on this weekend- "no take off within 1000m of gathering of 1000 people , and all that?" Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 We will be there on Saturday but please call before taking off for joining and landing info if you plan to fly in. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superloop Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Howdy Patpux Will be a mile from Newbury show but to be honest it is possible the vetkoekandvleis fest might have over 1000 peeps. That would scupper my plans of flying from there. I could join you for a flip over it from your field or I could fly from Paramotorclub which is a bit further drive though. It is an all day event with the South Africa game kick off at 16h30 on a big screen there. Shout if I can join you for a morning flight Regards R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superloop Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Hey Patpux Was that you who flew over the fest? Crowd was happy and thought it was me. I didn't fly which is tragic! But the rugby game put just about everything on earth in the shade! Japan were astonishing. No words for the Springbok performance but this picture popped up. Pretty much sums it up! Oh - you guys flying out that way again today? Looks fantastic. Any tips for thermalling with high hang points? Do you just crank the wing tip steering? Certainly can't lean into a thermal. It feels like I'm stuck in a box. Regards R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superloop Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Oh - I should add these pic from my sunset "flying position". Different view of the world for a change with the ol' feet in shot to show perspective. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 In terms of tips for thermall stuff.... Getting a low hang point bparamotor would be a good place to start SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superloop Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Hi Simon. Got one of those... but it's not a Nirvana. Everything else seems padestrian after reaching Nirvana:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatPux Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Hey PatpuxWas that you who flew over the fest? Crowd was happy and thought it was me. Yes, it was me. Flew that way again today, although it was quite a bit bumpier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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