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pdinham
May 11, 20111 min read
Eden Week Photos
Just a few photos taken at Eden recently. Paul shared the living room with his pet sheep………..he said he especially liked its blue...
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pdinham
May 9, 20111 min read
Weekend 7th/8th May
The overnight/morning downpour appeared to have dampend folks interest in flying on Saturday and only the fettlers appear at the...
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pdinham
May 1, 20111 min read
Eden saturday
Saturday was the first day of flying as Friday was too blustery. Too windy to fly until 4.30 when we rigged Pete Whiteheads IS 28b and...
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pdinham
Apr 30, 20111 min read
Easterly Saturday
Not much of a day today. The duty crew plus a couple of others were there – everyone else gone to Eden or Haddenham, or got more sense...
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pdinham
Apr 29, 20111 min read
Royal Wedding Friday
Not sure why but every village we passed through on the way to the seemed to be having a big wedding – at least most had closed off the...
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pdinham
Apr 25, 20111 min read
Easter Sunday
Richard Barber flew his recently acquired Sport Vega, which he had delivered from Aboyne during the week, and seemed to enjoy his new...
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pdinham
Apr 24, 20111 min read
Easter Pt 1. 7072ft & 304km
As has been the way recently Good Friday and Saturday were late to get going but when they did there was lovely fluffy cumulus over...
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pdinham
Apr 18, 20111 min read
Tuesday 12th April
With the forecast for a wet Wednesday and a cracking Tuesday, Wednesday was moved forward a day. Bit of a slow start with a modest...
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pdinham
Apr 17, 20111 min read
Saturday 16th April
Definately a day for flying flying early. We were greated with no wind and far more blue sky than forecast so I opted for the launch...
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pdinham
Apr 14, 20111 min read
They said Tuesday would be good….
… and it was. Colin changed this week’s midweek day to Tuesday (12th April), which was a good call or we’d have all missed out. At...
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pdinham
Apr 11, 20111 min read
We had our first BBQ on friday night…
…and that tended to be how the expert gliding forecasters predicted the weekend’s weather and how it turned out. I was duty on Saturday...
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pdinham
Apr 4, 20111 min read
Saturday 2nd
Good news! I’m pleased to report that Steve Gaze passed his Bronze paper on Saturday and has now completed his Bronze Badge. Well done...
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pdinham
Apr 4, 20111 min read
Sat 2nd, Sun 3rd
Saturday was a blustery one, sadly with the wind 180deg opposed to the ridge direction… Ken P provided instruction and a few extended...
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pdinham
Mar 27, 20111 min read
Sunday 27th march
After a misty start we managed to get flying around noon and clocked up over 20 flights today. We even had a visitor on the field in the...
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pdinham
Mar 23, 20111 min read
Wednesday 23rd March
Another blue day but for those lucky enough to find that first thermal, and skillfull enough to work it, there were good flights to be...
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pdinham
Mar 21, 20111 min read
Sat 19 March
What? No blog entry yet? It was the first proper soaring day of the year. There were private gliders rigged, and went soaring. Not every...
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