Recent Gliding Stuff

[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


Air to Air shot whilst thermalling


Chandelle with a senior instructor


Bottom of a loop!


The only place better than cloud base.... Above it!


Arty shot of one of the Jags at sunset


Launching into some energetic clouds


RAF Syerston from a few thousand feet


Squadron Mascot - Megan the Lab


Bonus photo - Other glider pilots will notice the significance!

Cheers for looking.

Luke.

[Fozzer]

First Pic suggests a good day to stop in the FBO and drink lots of Tea... ...!

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

Excellent Photographs!

Paul.

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[Hagar]

These are really excellent. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[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

[BigTruck]

Crisp clear shots!

[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).  

[machineman9]

[quote]But

[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.  :)

[C]

What a lovely airfield. Shame some vandal had the technical and domestic site demolished.

Cracking set.