Slope Event in Northern Ireland 3rd Oct 2010

[billscottni]

We're intending to hold a slope event in Northern Ireland on Sun 3rd Oct 2010. This will be held on Slieve Gullion above Moneymore at the top end of Lough Neagh

This is in conjunction with NIMSA's first slope day of the winter and will be purely fly for FUN


Anybody looking for more info, directions etc, please contact Myself, Richard Boyd or John Pearson.
Anybody looking for accomodation should also contact us.

[gerryb]

hi bill
just checked slieve gullion on google earth to see where it is. it's shown sw of newry and n of dundalk. am i looking at the wrong place i wonder?

[Richard Boyd]

Hi Gerry, I think Bill has made a wee mistake, he ment to type Slieve Gallion !

Richard

[Fred]

Hi Guys,

Sorry, a bit silent these days  :!:  :!:

That's next week end... :?  Might be too short of a notice for the wife (yeah, I know... Those bloody brownies points!)
I see what I can do ! Can you pin point the slope on a map / google earth ?

[billscottni]

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Relative position of Slieve Gallion in Northern Ireland



Map showing route upp the hill.
This is from the main Moneymore to Maghera rd

I will e-mail Fred the Google arth KMZ file, as i can't figure out how to upload it!!

[Fred]

Cheers Bill,

Can you send me the kmz here : fred@gliderireland.net ?
Blocked at work, I will not access it before tonight (on the road most of the day  :!: )

[billscottni]

Will do

[billscottni]

Sundays forecast is currently 10mph at Moneymore, add at least 5mph up the hill. But, it's from the South which is NOT the best direction. The Southerly slope we have access to doesn't produce great lift.

If you're wanting to attend a NI slope event, unless the wind changes either East or West, this may not be the best event to come up for.

Hopefully, the wind will shift a little to one of the better slopes  :?:

[gerryb]

thanks for the update bill. i'll give it a miss this time, hope to get to ni event next year. gb

[billscottni]

Well only four of us turned out today. Forecast and previous engagements reducing the numbers dramatically.
Wind was SSE blowing around 12, but very variable. Not a bad day out and three hours very enjoyable flying.......................... apart from breaking the aerial on my 3030!! B*****r  :!:

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