Firle!

SD card dump from 10 years ago (almost to the day!)

leprechaun!

what a star!

 

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a bit of Lenham

 

A spare hour, a 12 to 18mph blow and some charged batteries.... it's time for attempt no.2

the full compliment of Goodwind foamies gets a thorough dusting off

initial suspicion was that (being such a shallow hill) it would be blown-out

but the Radian cruised around admirably with the help of a chunky lipo in its belly

the Alula performed Ok, but was less happy in the blustery breeze

it's never going to be stunning, but any lift is better than no lift!

It was certainly worth the effort. The last warmth of summer, a row of cumulus straight up the slope, and the glint of full-size action further along the ridge. What's there not to like!

action shots taken with improvised mouth

mount for knock-off go pro

a quick root around under the car seats turned

up a rubber band and a lolly stick

nothing quite beats the taste of months old minty Magnum

infused wood once the fluff's been picked off!

a bit of a Lemon

When travelling to and from the usual sloping haunts, the gentle curve of Lenham Cross has always looked somewhat inviting. The ridge profile dictates that it needs to be bang on SSW to stand any chance of working.... and guess what, the other evening presented itself with inviting conditions! 

blimey! It's not very high and it's not very steep... and to top it off, there's no wind! and yet, back in 1936....

training hops only I'd guess

hmmmm it looks somewhat steeper in this photo....

this needs a fact checking sortie..... some of those trees and hedges

must still exist surely allowing a 'then and now' comparison?

spotted on the M20

 

fyi- photos taken by the passenger (honest!)

light start, heavy finish

 

always a pleasure to see the world's most flown mouldie 

rumour has it that endoscopic spar inspection

will be taking place over the winter

watching Eric land

ready to bung the venerable Robbe '27

 

a successful sortie

Keith Fisher's and Painless 360's love child

one flick and she's off!

always a pleasure to see a bit of Art Hobby aeronautics

and it goes lovely!

what a jolly morning!

to be in England in the summer time

Summer 2024 will always be remembered as

such a lovely Thursday!

 

carnage at King's

One still requires a good fix regardless of the weather, but as luck

would have it, the wind is always in the right direction down

at the King's school gym! 

blink too hard and it's destroyed!

luckily it comes in a sturdy, yet handy cigar box!

get your 3Ds ready!

...steady....

GO!

bbbzzzzzzz!

hangin' at Hogwarts

keep your back against the wall...

unless you want an eyebrow trim courtesy of Charlie!

the usual suspects!

one misplaced fart and it'll

disappear into a cloud of balsa dust!

(remaining tissue takes care of the follow-through)

the tongues are out!

a beastly heavyweight by comparison!

until next time!