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Misceleanous / And a Happy Christmas to You

« on: December 31, 2009, 23:58:17 PM »

Hi guys
a happy new year to you and thank you once more for last years great slope soaring event, it was a great time this two weeks down there.
Stephan

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Road trips / Cheapest/best/fastest way to Irleland with my van

« on: December 18, 2009, 20:04:26 PM »

...Ferry from France to Ireland is the way.
What you'll spend in gas and the UK ferry and tunnel will probably be 2x....

Sorry, but your statement needs to be proven. I took the way Lothar discribed, the charges were cut in half compared to the direct ferry Cherbourg/Rosslar.
Dunkerque/Dover by Northfolk Line and Pambroke/Rosslar with Irish Ferries was by far the cheapest way to go. Furhtermore Northfolk Line gives you the flexibility to go one ferry earlier if you arrive earlier at the port without any surcharge. I made this experience this year as well as outbound as return fare. For both directions we were abel to took a 2h earlier ferry. Boundary conditions: 12m long towed vehicle, 2 adults, 2 childrens, no cabine, but I do not think that this will change for any other condition
At the end you have to spend some time to look for the different possibilities and calculate the fares. Note that in France the highways are toll charged, not in England. Only outbound you have to pay a bridge close to Pambroke, but not on its way back
Cheers
Stephan

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Road trips / Re: Thank you all!

« on: December 01, 2009, 22:52:41 PM »

... It is more or less decided that I will come back for a week or so in May next year...

I alread said that it's great down there  :lol: so no surprise, glad that you enjoyed it.
Stephan

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Road trips / Mount Leinster - 28-29th November

« on: November 23, 2009, 14:55:55 PM »

... the only potential problem is a phenomenon we have quite a lot of here in Ireland. It’s a rather unpleasant experience called rain...

no realy rain  :?: this exists in Ireland, jesus I have even not realised it during my summer vacation  :lol:
Stephan

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Road trips / Mount Leinster - 28-29th November

« on: November 23, 2009, 14:51:30 PM »

:oops: slight error in my writing look here
http://homepage.eircom.net/~skelton/bunclody/page4.html
its Bunclody Moss House, isn't it Fred  :?:
Stephan

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Road trips / Re: Mt Leinster next weekend?

« on: November 23, 2009, 13:30:29 PM »

... Can anybody recommend a place to stay for Saturday?...

If you want to stay close to Mt Leinster just stay in Bonclaudy in the Must Pub, nice B&B.
Always happy landings and you will see I have not exaggerated  
Stephan

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Slope Soaring / Any new machines lately ?

« on: September 10, 2009, 20:13:32 PM »

Hi Fred
Rachel was out for shopping during you made the photos  :?: yes that's it, tell me that I am right  :lol:
Stephan

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F3A / 2009 F3A World Champs.

« on: August 27, 2009, 09:37:18 AM »

Ther must be an error, Beschoner (GER) should be further up in the ranking  :?:  :wink: and were are the Matts  :?:
Stephan

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Scale / Check This Out

« on: August 25, 2009, 22:49:54 PM »

... But than some new eyeglasses would be cheaper I believe....

.. might be, but not so impressive  :lol:
Stephan

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Scale / Check This Out

« on: August 25, 2009, 09:51:55 AM »

Well after looking again on the Austrain Elefant of M. Frey, I immediately decided to build my next glider in a 1:0.5 scale  :wink:
Stephan

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Misc / I'll show you mine.......If you show me Yours!

« on: August 25, 2009, 09:38:06 AM »

... (In fact I've never seen a model submarine before!)...

That's not surprising at all, because usualy they are plunged in the water  :lol:
Stephan

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Slope Soaring / Retroplane... In Ireland !

« on: July 22, 2009, 22:42:07 PM »

Hi folks
back in Germany I immediately pulled out my shorts, what a heat here. I am not used to that after two weeks in Ireland :lol: . What to say about the country and the people. Everything I heared before was true, nice and friendly people, great hospitality gorgeous landscape and yes - even the rain was real  
Thank you to Fred and Joe for two great weeks, to David for helping to install the awning, to Ralph for encourageing my son Timo in indoor flying and providing the material to do so and all the others I forgot.
Two weeks, which we will certainly never forget.
The picture is one out of our trip to the Kerry, around Dingel based on Joe's advice - at the end of the world  :wink:
Stephan

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Slope Soaring / retroplane2009 photos - who is who

« on: July 22, 2009, 22:16:03 PM »

little correction
#13 BARRAS Marc-André - Rhönbussard
#14 SCHUERMANN Thomas -Reiher 1938

Stephan

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Slope Soaring / Retroplane... In Ireland !

« on: June 22, 2009, 10:04:52 AM »

Well man, we'll see !  
We will wake you up very early man, everyday man!    

...as last year man, you were always tha last one to get up man, thats ok man, can live with that man  :lol:
Stephan

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Slope Soaring / Retroplane... In Ireland !

« on: June 20, 2009, 20:08:13 PM »

yep, of course Steph  and every morning, waking up at 5am
go to the slope at 6am, we are not on holidays

Whaaat  :? not on holiday man :cry: I just thought  it is, man  :!: