Simviation Forum - Last of the Summer Wine II

Feb 3^rd, 2005 at 1:54pm

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Ben asked for some in the air but I don't have too many. Model aircraft are not exactly easy to photograph in the air although I might do better now. This is the best I can do for the time being.

Competition aerobatic soarer. Forget the name. Flies just as well either way up.

Several of us decided on a long weekend in Woody's part of the world for a change. Darkest Cornwall. Shocked

Blowing a gale all the time we were there. Didn't stop us flying though. Wink

Flying a model glider weighing less than 5 lb over the sea in a gale is a sobering experience.

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Reply #1 - Feb 3^rd, 2005 at 2:03pm

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Love to see models actually flying, seem better up there than sitting on the ground Roll Eyes

Great pics

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Reply #2 - Feb 3^rd, 2005 at 3:15pm

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Haha thats alot of money to send in the drink.

great shots again Doug.

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Reply #3 - Feb 3^rd, 2005 at 5:09pm

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Again, thanks. What beautiful country for destroying lovely models! It's worth the risk, though... kind of boring flying over a cornfield or something like that, esp. with gliders...

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Reply #4 - Feb 3^rd, 2005 at 5:18pm

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Thanks for the comments chaps. Excuse a silly old fool's memories. Wink

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kind of boring flying over a cornfield or something like that, esp. with gliders...

They might be gliders but a slope soarer in the right hands can do most things a powered model can do & some things it can't..... especially in a force 8 gale. Grin

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Reply #5 - Feb 3^rd, 2005 at 5:23pm

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You shouldn't have gone to north cornwall. It's always blowing a gale there. Grin

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Reply #6 - Feb 3^rd, 2005 at 5:33pm

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You shouldn't have gone to north cornwall. It's always blowing a gale there. Grin

I realise that now Woody. Grin

Actually, I forget exactly where it was. Somewhere on the very end bit of Cornwall about as far west as it's possible to go - if you get what I mean. I remember we found an old deserted airfield nearby. It has 2 big runways & the old WWII control tower in ruins. Must have been a huge airfield when it was operational. There were some go-carts & other activities going on in various places. Also some microlights based there. We made a grand sight driving down the full length of one of the runways in line abreast formation. Happy days. Cheesy

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Reply #7 - Feb 3^rd, 2005 at 5:43pm

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No doubt it was a Coastal Command base. Not much need for any others really, except to protect Falmouth.

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Reply #8 - Feb 3^rd, 2005 at 5:51pm