The 2007 reserve repack.
Some pics from John.
The Christmas 2006 party
OK, so it was in January. Some pics from Bryan.
Richard in Norway (Loen, Balestrand, Ulvik and Bergen)
Managed to persuade the missus to take my glider on a touring holiday in Norway.
Due to the relatively intense itinerary, given the iffy weather over there, I didn't expect too much flying, but it did work out rather well.
Most sites are a 'walk up' and I mean a 'walk up'. 430 metres was the highest I was prepared to walk and I only did that once.
Voss and Bergen had some form of mechanical lift to the top, but Voss was rained out the morning we passed through it and it was far too windy in Bergen.
Loen and Ulvik were the main places I flew.
10 extended ttb's from high farmers fields (all with permission and some amusement, especially in Ulvik where most had never seen a PG in the flesh before!)
None of the flights were greater in length than 30 minutes and XC's were out of the question, but the scenery was fantastic.
Launch sites are rare (i.e. without crops, trees and powerlines).
Website preparation is all in Norwegian, so local hotel translation for each site is the only option.
http://www.pgforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=6576
Finance preparation is also required - 6 per pint !!!!
Some pics of Balestrand and Ulvik flying:-
Club trip to the Shrine!
Mick Morris sent this video of Toni at Builth himself at Rhossili.
Builth and the Shrine!
Club trip to the Shrine!
Kevin Hunt (an passer-by) sent these photos of the club trip.
I think John is in there on the magic Virtual Reality machine.
VR on the Blorenge
Nick sent these video clips from 6th April 2006 on the Blorenge.
He easily made it to Ross with base at 6500'!
Blorenge launch
Blorenge
VR-Day
18th Feb 2006: The start of something special...?
Nick and John pick-up their new wings from Steve Elkins at Mam Tor.
Christmas Party 2005
Some pics from the bash on 7th Jan 2006!.
These from Mick...
These from John and Diane...
Club BBQ 2005
Pics from the June event.
Malvern 11 May 2005
Weather Jack predicted a 4 with light E so all the PGs were out.
I landed at my sister's place at Sutton St Nicholas for an easy retrieve.
Thought about trying to fly back but then remembered I was on a PG. I
couldn't get down - thermals like policemen - always around when you didn't
want them! Howard (don't know his sir name) landed by Hay Bluff. I'm sure
some must have gone a long way - it was a classic day.
Rich
Flying over Malvern
John Reed sent this is, a video clip from the air over the Malverns.
Flying over the Malverns
Mynd March 2005
Some pics and a video of recent flying on the Mynd from Brian.
Chris taking off
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