a fine Firle Thursday

Paul and Simon head off down to Firle for a Lear re-maiden

Concorde stays grounded for health and safety reasons

locals throw abuse at each other from their relative vantage points

Lear's keen to go....

but Luna says no

oh well, maybe next time

last of the low pressure

Seems that last Wednesday was the last of the low pressure systems for a while it. Northerlies and clear skies look set to dominate for the next week or so....

last Wednesday

mingers in the mist

We congregate on Holly while the sun's out for a Saturday session, the fates decree that we get no wind, then it picks up to a moderate 7mph just before the heavens open and the cloud descends.

under shelter

Steve takes a chance and tosses off

but stays under cover

seems he can soar the micro updrafts formed by the

falling rain drops!

whilst just above cloud base....





Martin catches sight of a slender young botanist surveying the moss,
or is it Sigourney Weaver?

Martin tries again

anyway, it seems single young women don't think that model glidering is where it's at

Deryck provides the evidence of conditions as seen from the bottom of the hill

last thursday

A lovely early autumn evening with several of the regulars out enjoying the smooth, light conditions.

Eric works on his 1/75th scale Boeing Guppy

see his video here (he apologises for the long intro)- Eric's aerial footage

Achtung Englander!










Duke comes screaming in for an arrival, taking
the crust cleanly off the landing strip cowpat





Ray admires the graceful lines

Mick's gone pro

preparing for the low slung sun of winter

the sunday before last

Good turn out, the mighty Thurnham offers up her best for the early afternoon with widespread, smoothly consistent lift....a rare thing in these parts.

Steve just can't help picking a fight with Simon

Good to see Mr & Mrs Leebert, and forum Tragi

it gets a jolly good airing

a clutch of Miniphases from the Holly Hill revivalists...lovely!

Barry and Jim are in attendance to keep the patch in order

quality Strega/Speedo midair

we found all the bits

Eric re-enacts the event for those who missed it (Simon's not impressed)

Keith's....no Paul's.......no Rob's......no Eric's Nix arrives via the arrester cowpat

a bit of urban sloping...

a day at the beach

Steve makes it look easy

Steve makes it look easy....

still got sand in me nose

A super day down on the coast enjoying the warm on shore breeze and a bit of messing around on the dunes.

mouldies go well on the meagre hill

but foamies rule the day

bignoseskinny launch

Steve dips low into the dark side

an unknown hill, and unsuitable model and an unpracticed technique

none of it a problem for Steve

and his first ever DS session is a resounding success





whooooooooah!!!






nose pays the price though







let's not let that stop the fun

an outstanding day, we'll be back for more

there'll be footage to follow at some point

flat field fatalities

This high pressure with its useless easterlies looks set to stay for a while, so a few of the regulars get together for hand towing and electric fun from the flat.

guess the silhouette

Gibson the groupie

What's this? a powered model?!!!!

and so bad ju-ju is cast onto them all by the slope shaman

doing this to Alan's Eliminator...

...this to Jason's new acquisition

.....this to Paul's floater

and this to the dog