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Offline Norris

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2009, 20:29:44 PM »
Hey Cookie, you're gettin old mate!!!!!
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Offline Pete Cooke

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2009, 18:12:15 PM »
finished work and  arrive at bleanavon 3.40,strait up the hill and launch .pete on his flying planet and steve anderson plus a newbie on day 2 of cp are already soaring .up up up and more up for 40 mins .i dont know why but all decided to bottom land ,i was feeling knackered so i pack up and left the others to it .more pilots turning up as i  leaving .i do hope they are all still in the sky rite now !
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Offline Pete Cooke

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2009, 21:24:22 PM »
it came as a suprise this afternoon as the forcast was saying NO FLYING but pontlottyn paid off. .i called for noris and we arrive on site around 3.30pm .simon the newbie was already in the sky then noris then myself ,soon jioned by mark bowley richy harris carl bull and johny kayak .nearly 4hours air time and lots of groundhandling.an exellent end to the weekend !!!!...
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Offline Pete Cooke

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #15 on: June 05, 2009, 16:34:51 PM »
20minutes scrachin at bleanavon this morning before work .even the sheep were still sleeping!.
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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2009, 21:06:33 PM »
good on your flyin mate... Ground handlin I luv as much as flyin...I cant understand pilots just lyin round on the hill when they could be playin with there wings...you can always tell a good pilot by there ground skills... the flyin part is easy... 1hr gound play is worth 10hrs flyin
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Offline Pete Cooke

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2009, 20:46:50 PM »
bleanavon agian today ,arrive on site 11am axis paragliding school and jiont services already there .soon jioned by  pete and dennis  .my wing is out strait away off into the sky geting ooomphed up .several flights the first one 30mins the best of all as conditions became not so favourable .well done denis and pete they were up for over an hour .as usual i had quiet a bit of groundhandling which to  me is next best thing to flying .i m woundering am i only pilot that enjoys groundhandling ,it is exhausting but real fun when you getin it right!
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Offline Pete Cooke

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2009, 21:49:48 PM »
fabulous day at bleanavon ..arrive on ste 11am .to find axis groundhandling with students on landing field .i got take off ,a little to strong so i go lower down and have quiet a fruity 40 mins then a play around on the ground for a few hours by 4pm conditions turn good up down updown till 9,30.i used up one of my lives ,got into a spin avoiding another glider ,luckily for me i didnt land hard got up a flew away .another 3 hours airtime and guess what i have another day off mmmm.
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Offline Pete Cooke

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2009, 22:09:37 PM »
maybe 12 wings and 3 hangliders at bleanavon tonight for the last hour of daylight flying ..i managed to sneak in an hour groundhandling and just over an hour in the sky .not the most enjoyable flight as it was strong ..but smooth ,spent most of the time on speed bar .i wounder what tomorrow brings ?one more day off work ,i hope its a good un!
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Offline Stevie G

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2009, 06:55:59 AM »
Well done Cookie...bet you beat than again today mate
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Offline Pete Cooke

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2009, 22:26:27 PM »
wooooohoooo0 unbelievable day at Pandy today.friday evening Mikey a newbie pilot calls to ask if i think it flyable today ?.the only slot flyable will if at all be from sun up to 10am i said!mikey is real keen we arrange to both leave home 5am and head for pandy were on the hill by 6am  and in the air strait away .fair play mikey doubled his air time he flew over 2hours we had good time working the gentle breeze 12mph ese then ene .the wind backed whilst i was going from lower ridge over the trees and i sink and heading strait for a TREE i hang a right and i miss the tree but my rush did not .it wasnt long befor im back on take off and play on the lower ridge the thermals start kicking off and geting to the higher ridge isnt a problem .i beat my personal best of 5hr 15mins by an hour. .who would ever of thought a 15hour window wings flying constantly till past 9.30pm ...
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Offline Pete Cooke

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2009, 18:41:51 PM »
monday sat having a shandy when mikey calls and asks if im flying ?no but he was right it looks flyable we both head for fochrew and i  arrive about 7.45pm to find karl landing and richard still flying i pushed  real hard to get to launch thinking im going to take off and just stay up as long as possible which came at 9.10 the luvly peachy lifty stuff turned to real strong speed bar and if not already on ground -big ears in minutes.i clocked 1hour14minutes 120 ft ato max bringin to 4hrs for the weekend .this flight was the best overall.
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Offline Pete Cooke

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2009, 14:41:15 PM »
after a nite off celerbrating at a friends wedding on friday i awoke with a hang over but still made the effort to get up and out .noris and i meet up with evin wifey and tom at talybont for 9am to find it blown out in car park <what a relief>by 12 we head for myndd meo a few flights in lifty sinky sucky conditions .by 4pm id had enough so last flight intendin to flyt down .it was a fight ,noris recorded 1400 ft ato .he also had to fight his way down .after some food and two solphedine i was feeling brand new,which was good as the wind was now west and around 6mph outside my house .a text to noris to say im heading to fochrew .i arrived on site 7.10 pm to find reech rob and  a red ribbon newbie having a nice time .reech and rob were landing as i took off <they had a long day and a long trip home >.noris turns up and we have a real nice float around in luvly conditions  .noris flys down packs up and disapears leaving myself and the newbie to enjoy the lush smooth lift .michelle arrives then another by 9.15 id had enough too .14 hr hour day im beat !.
sunday morning i head to pandy another long day sat around for most of it .one ttb and a few flights real scrachy side landings 5.30 pack up and head for the pandy inn for a shandy with micky and tom ...today -monday meet with johny kayak at abergavenny for ttb,s off the blorenge --not the best flying weekend but a good one !maybe 3n half hours airtime all weekend ,beter than a kick up the ****!
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Offline Pete Cooke

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2009, 19:37:10 PM »
10hours on ebbwvale today ,over 2n half hours flying quiet a lot of ground handling n hell of lot o chatin ,AWSOME day.
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Offline Pete Cooke

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2009, 13:28:30 PM »
7.30 am make my way to merthyr one glider up already ,by the time i get to take off its to strong .i decide to head for fochrew as its usualy a little less windy there!.my phone rings its noris ,im at his house by 8.15 and by 8.30 we are in the sky .the wind is strong and a little bumpy but doable noris clocked 51 mins i estimate 30mins flying and 30mins groundhandling for myself .luvly jubly i imagine you lot were still in bed he he
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Offline Stevie G

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Re: Pete s flying diary!.
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2009, 22:33:54 PM »
nice one cookie... it was a great day...good to see you there filling your boots mate...your right, who cares if its blown out tmz
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