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Gliders => Slope Soaring => Topic started by: Happy Days on August 03, 2014, 23:29:09 PM
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So, with no one else contributing much to the forum at the moment, here’s a tail of two “Keiths’ “ :lol:
The west slope of Big L was very gusty today. Although the wind was originally coming straight on to the slope at around 30 - 60 Kph it backed to south westerly by early afternoon.
My trusty Skua bounced around the skies as the first model airborne followed by Big Keith’s Mijet. The Mijet seemed to be having trouble penetrating out into the smoother lift so B. Keith landed it, and instead, flew his Zagi. All went well for a while until the Skua suddenly went into a downward spiral,…..and disappeared from view. :( I couldn’t understand why she had so suddenly become uncontrollable?
Off I trekked through the heather and down the slope. I looked around but couldn’t find the poor old thing. I’d left the Tx back at the top of the slope so I decided that I’d have a better chance of finding the model by returning to the top of the slope, grabing the Tx and returning to the search area armed with the tx so I could operate the servos in the hope of hearing where the model was lying amongst the thick, and deep, heather. Must admit my idea was severely floored because of the noise of the wind which was likely to have drowned out the sound of the servos, but it was the best idea I could think of in terms of recovering my much beloved, and much abused, Skua.
When I got back to the top of the slope Big Keith said he thought I’d been looking in the wrong place :shock: and insisted he knew where it was. :roll: Enthusiastically he walked off down the hill while I regained my breath, confident that he was wrong in his assumption. :wink:
Less than a couple of minutes later I heard a loud whistle. I looked down the slope, and there was my Skua being held aloft in the hands of the “Big Fella” What more can I say?! :oops: :oops:
Nothing was found to be wrong with her (the Skua, not the big fella) so back up into the air she went, this time with B. Keith at the helm while I flew his Zagi. For a time we both tried a wee bit of combat but to no avail. Suddenly the Zagi I was flying spiralled into the hillside. A few minutes later The Skua that B.K. was flying did the same thing! We each retrieved the respective models to establish the cause of their sudden inability to continue flying. Well, my Skua had developed a “twitchy” servo, even with the Tx turned off. :? B.K.’s Zagi had one servo that only worked when it felt like it. Strange how both combat wings had developed a fault at much the same time! :?:
But fear not dear reader, our flying was not curtailed by these unfortunate mishaps. We each had alternative (secondary) models. For B.K. it was to be his Mijet, but this time with a sizable lump of roofing lead stuck to the underside of the fuse around the CoG,…..and for me the proverbial Phase 6! (What else?)
Armed with these planes we spent the remaining time available flying and chatting together on the top of the slope. (Well, it wasn’t so much ‘chatting’, as shouting at each other above the sound of the wind.)
Don’t have any pictures I’m afraid, neither of us thought to take any. But that’s the story…..
So what have YOU been up to?
Little Keith
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Well told story :-) .. It was a good days flying
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:D
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Glad to hear someones getting some flying in! Weather sucks in the North!
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Ditto for the north north!
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Hi all, haven't been active on here at all (moving job, house and a pregnant misses is taking its toll on my free time).
Have only been out flying a handful of times in the last few months with the most recent being yesterday off the cliffs at Howth. The wind wasn't great but it was blowing straight onto the cliff I was at. I took some ballast off my little homebuilt wing and through her out, got a bit of lift and done a few passes before bringing her in (I should of stopped then as the wind wasn't great) however I pushed my luck :!: and decided to throw her again. A few seconds after launch the wind/lift died and the model hadn't enough altitude to make it back to a safe landing. She landed half way down the cliff face and after a few minutes of contemplating climbing down to save it I realised my own safety is probably more important than that little model. Lesson learned don't fly over the sea when the wind isn't right.
Going to have to get back in the workshop (my new house now has a dedicated workshop :wink: ) and get another slope soarer knocked together. Hopefully can make it down to the big L before winter.
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My word, you do believe in jumping in at the deep end don’t you.
New job, new house, and starting a family :shock: . Lots of things for you to think about there. Although having babies is nothing to be concerned about, Justin. Having kids is a piece of cake. I slept right though the birth of my last child!
A dedicated workshop, 8) ….Now there’s a sensible chap! One has to have priorities in a new house, doesn’t one?
Sorry to hear you lost one of your ‘non human’ creations. :( We all make mistakes….I launched one of my models for a second flight on Saturday,…….then realized I’d forgotten to switch the Rx on first…….Yup, that’s right. It crashed! :oops:
Hopefully we’ll be seeing you at the Glide-In at the end of this month. Might be the last chance you get to meet up with sensible like minded people before you become immersed in the demands of “Domestic Bliss” for the next twenty years.
(Justin,….."Another one bites the dust" )
Little Keith
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Glide in, end of month, BBQ. Yes I think I will have to pencil that one in my calendar. Where is everyone staying? Is there a thread made on the forum for it?
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I've some bad news Keith.
After surgery in March I'm fit again, so:
I'm coming to Mt Leinster at the end of the month!!! :twisted:
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A1 Bill it'll be great to see you there.... :clap: :clap: :D
Justin, It's on the 27th and 28th of September, looking forward to it myself... I'd imagine moss house is still the usual venue for the night tincture and a spot of craic
:D
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:clap: :clap: :clap: I'm coming too :clap: :clap: :clap:
look forwards to meeting every one
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Good Heavens, :shock: ……I’d almost forgotten what that handsome Scottish stud called Bill looks like! :lol:
And Andy’s coming too!
(Strangely Mandy started getting all excited when I told her you were coming south at the end of the month Andy. I can’t think why!? :?: )
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i'll let you know the price of a bottle Keith i work till 10.30pm now on a thursday night :D
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p.s i'm staying sunday night as well :wink: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Thank you my good man. :D “She,” is smiling from ear to ear. :roll: