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[Fred]

:lol:
Well, actually, that's an extended Workshop at the in law's house. A full big garage, and 2 big workshops (heated!!) just for myself  

Actually yesterday, did a very light cleaning of my garage, and found a glider I forgotI had!  

This is my very old Graupner Terry! Supposed to be a hotliner back in the days, but that thing never saw a motor. Always used it a pure glider.
Did an article on it at the time, with the mods I did (added ailerons, reduced diedhral) that thing flew great!

It's still in good shape for its age (all foam thing), and I think I will revamp it (I like the shape of this glider!)



This is now sold as the "chip" and in Elapor. Great little model as far as I remember  

[Fred]

Today... Well yesterday actually.
Don't know for you, but weather here in Dublin was great (like summer!... We will pay for that later! :roll: ) and this is the return of the Westerlies (for the 3rd week end in a row! Sound fishy to me! We will definitively pay for all that!)

Ok so this week end, managed to bring the camera, and did one of the most stressful, but most rewarding flight of the year so far. Just to situate things, my ASW15 was just a dot down the valley. Put a good fight, and managed to bring it back! These are the best days! 10km/h winds (15 gust at the anemometre) and sun! Local slope, and a bunch of people I haven't seen for a while! (years for some!   ).

Anyway, here are some photos :



And I brought the daughter too! In full winter gears and a bag full of sandwishes! She loved it, and now want her own glider  





My good old ASW15... I'm in love with a glider!  



Jim and his all wood ASW24









Peter



I also did the first flight of my Alula (finally!) Great little model, that fly in nothing!
Great for the summer! Next flight for the Alula in July, here  :mrgreen:  :



But that's another story! Great week end!  

[johnfireball]

Nice pics,
            Thats a beautiful glider Jim flies. makes all the right sounds. I could'nt make Sat (work) but flew or should I say crashed a few models on the Sunday. Anyone know what gorilla glue is? I need some or something similar for a bluto wing thing.
John.

[Happy Days]

Hey John,

Anyone know what gorilla glue is? I need some or something similar for a bluto wing thing.
John.

Gorilla Glue:
Obtainable in lots of hardware stores and builders merchants in Ireland. A polyurethane glue, it’s very light and expands as it cures….so don’t put too much on the parts to be stuck. (The expanding foam that window installers use to fix windows in place is very similar.)
Bonds incredibly well provided the items to be glued are clamped tight together while the glue is curing, otherwise the items will be “pushed apart” by the expanding glue. In fact the tighter the items are held together, the stronger the bond.  It also has a slight degree of ‘give’ in it. Unlike for instance, epoxy.

Nice one Fred. Good to see some old faces again,…..and the young lady. I’m sure she wont have to ask her Daddy twice for a glider of her own!

I was out yesterday as well. West slope of the  Big L.  Very light winds , too light for the Phase 6, so I threw the Alpina off the ridge instead. Think I found a thermal . Hope you’re reading this Fred.
I’ll just repeat that in case you missed it. I, Keith, flew in a thermal yesterday! (For the first time in years.) and I got the plane back to the landing area. Slight shock,…….I found that the crow brakes on that model are virtually ineffective in light wind conditions!! Only way to land it (after four attempts) was to make a tight turn into wind and sit her on the ground straight away.

Only three weeks to the first fly-in of the year,…..wooopppeeee

K.

[Fred]

What???!!! Keith flying something in less than 200km/h winds!!  :shock:  :shock:  

Well, you'll see, these days are more memorable than the ones with big winds, much much more satisfactions when you manage to stay up by just piloting skills  :clap:  :clap:

As for crows.. Well, you know my point of view!   (and strangely enough, we had a small chat at the slope about that on Saturday!)

[Alan_Perse]

Nice pictures Fred. I managed to get some flying done on Sunday as well at Lacken.

[johnfireball]

Thanks for glue info Keith.I will try B&Q
John.

[joe]

Glad you all got out to fly. Was beautiful down here. About as good as a February days gets! Wished i have the dlg finished. There will be more days like that this year and i will be ready  
Is that La Teste-de-Buch Fred? cest tres jolie  :wink:
First of many thermals i hope Keith. You'll be joining me for some flat field flying yet?  

[Peter]

Great day on Saturday.  I can vouch for the fact that Fred's ASW 15 was a tiny speck (and it is a big glider) way below us down the valley and the master pulled it off again!!  Great rescue!

Dune de Pilar Fred?

[Fred]

Thanks Peter  

Yeah, I like looking at the top of my gliders for what seems to be an eternity from time to time  :mrgreen:  

And Peter wins, this is the Dune du Pyla! About an hour drive from my home town. Haven't flown here for years, that will be my sloping paradise for a week in July  

[joe]

I thought dune du pyla was in La Teste-de-Buch!? :wink:

[Fred]

Ah feck, you are right! We always call the village Pyla, never the real name  :oops:

So Joe wins!  :clap:  Sorry Peter! (thank for participating to one of the cheapest game ever!   )

[joe]

Wowho!
I'd like to thank my record company, my family and most of all GOD.
Hard luck Peter you were a tough competitor.
This is the best day of my life. Thank you!
           

[billscottni]

I'll have some of whatever Joe's smokin'   :wink:

[joe]

Sorry Bill. All gone now