UK Hearsall common coventry

[adyziv]

Curry Night

Table booked for Sunday 4th at 8pm at the Zaika

I am on early's next week so will have to be up for 4.30 am (YAWN ! )

this is a little late for me, sorry kids i might have to join you on the next one.

Have a good one, catch you soon

[midlandtony]

Still no wind for the weekends, had no practise before the last gasp and looking at next weekend its looking no better. Shame to see this threads gone quite?

[AndyCov]

I took a used purchase up H.common saturday am to check it flying after sorting the line lengths at work. Barely enough breeze to get it airborne but what surprised me was the common - never known it so waterlogged. Had to hang the kite on the line to dry after!

[midlandtony]

Probably why noones around andy. hope the weather breaks soon, dry and windy dont really care about the cold.

[tvrgreg]

yep we have hardly flown on the common this year it has never dried out and its more lumpy now, took my sami up there the other week and it took 3 days to clean the bloody thing.

[Chaos]

I agree Tony It's a shame the thread has dried up, I am active and I believe Greg also posts.

 

The Common has been in a terrible condition this year, always water logged, I have a very poor mobile photo of ducks swimming on the common in very large puddles !

 

Last year was awesome, dry and good winds, I remember great after work sessions, the last time I tried it this year I had to pre wash my clothes to get rid of the smell.

 

Where are you flying this weekend?

[midlandtony]

Dont know yet, I dont want to push things too much as will be in Pendine 1st and 2nd for the last gasp. I think after tonights rain the common will be out of bounds for the weekend.

[midlandtony]

and more rain, nothing inland is gonna be worth flying :-(

[Chaos]

Managed to get an hour or so in today at Cleeve, so worth the travel, wind was the worst I have seen it though, a bit like a moderate day at Hearsall

 

Ground conditions were good, only a few soggy patches, the wind was S, SW and varied between: bugger all, to 10 to 19, and was quite strong in the naughty corner ! the first time XC has been wrong, packed away in some drizzly mist only for it to clear with some consistent low winds:mad:

 

Met some brummy / Italian fliers, think Dave C had met Max before and had a go on his Air rush, witnessed some good buggy jumps with an LEI in the changeable winds.

[Chaos]

we need to arrange a Seasonal Curry Night and maybe a few beers, so a local venue would be good.

 

Ideas of a venue and date anyone ?

[midlandtony]

Glad I xmas shopped with the misses and got huge brownie points. Hope the wind is better for next weekend.

[Chris P]

Met some brummy / Italian fliers, think Dave C had met Max before and had a go on his Air rush, witnessed some good buggy jumps with an LEI in the changeable winds.

 

The brummy on the LEI would have been me

I thought the winds were pretty good that day which just goes to show the kind of winds we fly in at the old airboss site

Hope to visit Hearsall some day soon (25 minute drive makes me wander why i haven't already) and i'll be back up the hill at some point too

[midlandtony]

Need a few dry weeks to dry the common out first Chris. It is worth the short drive when the wind and conditions are good. Not a huge site but good fun with a good bunch of people.

[Chris P]

I think a lot of the Midlands flying sites will need a few weeks to dry out properly. I know the MASC site was water logged the weekend and KKC is in a similar state. After all the rain this year I think we could do with a few months of nice dry windy weather

[Chaos]

Roll on the dry windy weather Chris, good to meet you and Max the other day.

[damian9]

Anyone going to Cleeve Hill this weekend?

[Chaos]

The wind looks to be dropping of Damian, if it's flyable I will be there.

[midlandtony]

Well back from a weekend in wales and probably the worst I have ever flown. Hope to see you guys on one of the commons soon. Need some serious practise.

[midlandtony]

Anyone been to the common lately, do i need a buggy or a boat?

[tvrgreg]

not for a few weeks tony but guess you will still need a boat, may try it out this weekend if we don't venture out of town. was keeping an eye on the coast this weekend but weather may not play ball.

[Chaos]

Tony if you go up Hearsall take your dry suit and the eurotracxx tyres.

 

Last time I flew at Hearsall the water splashes on the trousers smelt rank, It will take weeks to dry out, what a difference to last year !

 

The ground was damp / wet at Cleeve last weekend' the week before the Ranger asked the guys to stop as the grass was getting damaged.

 

Did you camp out at Pembrey and was it cold?

 

Need to get a xmas curry organised, you up for it?

[Chaos]

Heading to Cleeve tomorrow.

[midlandtony]

It was great too meet up with some of the Coventry guys today. Albeit on Cleeve common, it worked out to be a superb day with a good bunch of flyers,

[Chris P]

Also nice to have met you Tony... Nice putting names to faces. See you up there again sometime

[midlandtony]

You most certainly will. It's such a nice place in the country to be. And to be with a great bunch of people.