30 January 2012

smooth long man

 the slog begins



strange aeronautics at work



 hi vi Erwin strafing the dug out


 duck and cover Deryck



 checking over the lip



 tickling the flaps



big man on Long Man 



slope terrorist 




slope ecstasy 



 slope tool




 whoosh!



doubleplus whoosh!




 over the green



improv canopy from sandwich wrappers, wank rag and tape



the ultimate pikey plane
(slope hunter photo)


 home time

24 January 2012

misery week

Today's weather is brought to you by the good lord Shite. Let's remember some better times with an extended edit of Gary's Minimoa maidened on a superb day a couple of years back.

16 January 2012

Scratchy Beachy


A Saturday trip to the coast is planned based on the promise of east to south easterly winds and bright sunshine....we narrowly miss both!


cold start to the day



Beachy's air ramp



Deryck cruising with the Toplight. The Countryman stayed grounded


For the best part of the day the wind has a smidge of north in it so all we can do is cruise the lip of Whitbread Bowl. We then have to sit it out for an hour or so while it backs proper north east.


Paul finds this antique and has his longest flight
of the day employing the 'ring pull frisbee' trick




sea thermal marked by its dark base


Deryck chucks off to join the circling gulls


However, by three o'clock the forecast easterlies arrive straight into the bowl and we have an hour of smooth wide spread lift as the sun creeps down low.




08 January 2012

lost and found

A watch has been found on the hill at Thurnham, please post in the comments with details if it belongs to you.

05 January 2012

start as we mean to go on

bank holiday heaven

what a superb day......more of the same throughout 2012 please

warming up for Thurnham's scale day 


the Kremlin keeps an eye on Jason's ASW17 


anxious pilot gets a sweat on 


it's days like this that fill up your love tanks 





a worthy sun set shot


 home time



04 January 2012

New Year's Day washout



 another year, another day on the hill...it's looking overcast in the distance



after a quick flight, they're all sheltering from the rain




 rogue hound seeks out pre-Christmas BBQ remains, or maybe
it's the overwhelming stench of piss that draws him in



 no luck, so off he goes



 rain doesn't stop play for Eric


Graham's hardcore too