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Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:29 pm
by EGNX
Some shots I took over this weekend at Gliding. Good times! :)
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Cheers for looking,

Luke :)

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:32 pm
by beaky
Lucky you- our club's been grounded for weeks now (snow, i guess).
that motorglider looks like fun... great pics!

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:37 pm
by Mictheslik
Great pics luke...especially the fifth one...how are you taking those from outside? Is there a dent in the canopy which lets you do them or do you open a window and hope :P

.mic

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:44 pm
by Brando14100
I love 2,3, and 5. Great shots.

8-)

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:45 pm
by EGNX
Do you open a window and hope :P

.mic


;D

Yeah!... Just open the DV panel on the side and stick your camera out... with the strap tightly wrapped around your fist!   :)

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:49 pm
by a1
I love that second shot. Very nice. Looks like you had a great time out gliding. :D

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:54 pm
by BigTruck
Beautiful pictures!  One thing I would LOVE to do before I die, is go gliding!

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:04 pm
by Brando14100
Do you open a window and hope :P

.mic


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Yeah!... Just open the DV panel on the side and stick your camera out... with the strap tightly wrapped around your fist!

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:51 am
by expat
Love the DV shots [smiley=clapping.gif]

Matt

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:13 am
by Hagar
Excellent! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:02 am
by The-Black-Sheep
Every time I see your pics, you make me miss my gliding days more and more  ;D

Cracking shots mate...your DV pics are incredible  :)

Black Sheep  8-)

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:36 am
by machineman9
Lucky you- our club's been grounded for weeks now (snow, i guess).
that motorglider looks like fun... great pics!

Crampt is a good way to describe the Vigilant, lol.

I thought it got reclassified as a light aircraft or something? I think I read somewhere that is is no longer a motorglider... EGNX, is that right?



Very nice shots though. Those ones outside the cockpit are fab.

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:57 am
by EGNX
I thought it got reclassified as a light aircraft or something? I think I read somewhere that is is no longer a motorglider... EGNX, is that right?


I'm not quite sure.

No one at a VGS actually holds a licence to fly any of the aircraft, similar to the RAF... well they are RAF aircraft after all. If it were reclassified I don't know if we would be allowed to fly it without holding a PPL.  :-?

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:06 pm
by Hagar
The Grob 109B or Vigilant T1 is classed as a motor glider by both the CAA & the RAF.

Re: Weekend of Gliding Fun!

PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:18 pm
by Flying Trucker
Great shots Luke...very nice... :)

Oh and we have lots of snow we can send you now to pretty up your lovely countryside.   ;D

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug