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Recent Gliding Stuff

PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:12 am
by EGNX
Howdo.

Not posted many photo's in a while. Here's a few recent ones from 643 now that I'm a Qualified Gliding Instructor!

After a heavy downpour
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Air to Air shot whilst thermalling
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Chandelle with a senior instructor
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Bottom of a loop!
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The only place better than cloud base.... Above it!
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Arty shot of one of the Jags at sunset
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Launching into some energetic clouds
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RAF Syerston from a few thousand feet
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Squadron Mascot - Megan the Lab
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Bonus photo - Other glider pilots will notice the significance!


Cheers for looking.

Luke.

Re: Recent Gliding Stuff

PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:18 am
by Fozzer
First Pic suggests a good day to stop in the FBO and drink lots of Tea... ;D...!

Pics 3 and 8 show our yellow Oil Seed Rape fields admirably!... :)...!

Excellent Photographs!

Paul.

http://212.13.195.5/

Re: Recent Gliding Stuff

PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:42 pm
by Hagar
These are really excellent. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Re: Recent Gliding Stuff

PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:49 pm
by masmith
Great shots!

My mate is on the Vikings at 621, But myself having been at 637 we cant stop bickering about what is better G109 or G103

Re: Recent Gliding Stuff

PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:04 pm
by BigTruck
Crisp clear shots!

Re: Recent Gliding Stuff

PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:29 pm
by beaky
A 2-33 will do a very nice "wingover", but you couldn't pay me to try to loop one.  ;D  And from what I've heard, the 1-26 is not much better-suited for loops, although it can be done.

One of these days I have to try one of those slippery glass ships.

I like the bonus photo- it doesn't get better than that (well, at least the vario won't read better than that, LOL).   :D

Re: Recent Gliding Stuff

PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:25 am
by machineman9
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Re: Recent Gliding Stuff

PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:17 am
by EGNX
Vikings fly square conventional circuits. I've had a blast in a Vigilant, it wasn't that bad but the novelty of a small 90hp engine wears off pretty darn quick. Very good for training and pottering about the skies but no way near as much fun as the stuff you can do in a Viking.

Nothing can compare to the sense of achievement after thermalling up past 5000ft with out an engine.  :)

Re: Recent Gliding Stuff

PostPosted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:17 pm
by C
What a lovely airfield. Shame some vandal had the technical and domestic site demolished.

Cracking set. :)