Fractured Axel

jrharrold · Sat May 22, 2004 10:49 am

Peter, is there a particular part of the site best used for flying?

jimothy · Sat May 22, 2004 3:27 pm

just spoke to steve, and we thought it might be fun to try a (VERY) informal trick-out in the afternoon.

Anyone else up for it?

Sat May 22, 2004 3:42 pm

Peter · Sat May 22, 2004 8:28 pm

Site layout -welllllll, when you drive in, go to the far end nearest the brick building (toilets) and then dump car and walk past the building into the next field.
It's basically the top of the hill and it's wedged shaped with the car park at the tip, widening out as you get closer to the old earthwork castle. at least it's reasonably flat and quite open.
the other field is on the slope of the hill, not too bad to start with, but tips away. we've usually left that to single liners. but as it's not a club day it's wherever we can find space!
we do get horse riders sometimes going along the path to the castle, lots a walkers, kids with footballs and dogs though! most do stay to the path thankfully, and even some appreciative watchers!!
hope that helps
P.

jo · Sat May 22, 2004 9:12 pm

I have 24 bottles of grolsch does that help?

SteveR · Sat May 22, 2004 9:33 pm

presume we will organise trick out rounds on a who pulls the short straw etc. Unless we have a PA i think we should fly to vocal harmonies from the judges (ie the rest of us), with additional points for singing.

Jo, I think your Grolsch will become sought after currency :lol:

wind-dreams · Sat May 22, 2004 10:44 pm

ok it is 22:45 and i have been sat infront of the laptop all evening editing a PR video for my race track. I think I had better sort out my kite bags and then get ready for the fly-in now.... get to bed by 6am....up and on the road at 8:45 ish.... yee haaa

jo · Sat May 22, 2004 10:50 pm

Adam you know u want to give me kites, its ok I will let you :cool:

wind-dreams · Sun May 23, 2004 7:27 am

ok i have managed to compact myself down to 2 kite bags & 1 rucksack. lol

LETS GET IT ON

wind-dreams · Sun May 23, 2004 7:08 pm

I think that i say for all when "a good day was had"
everything was great apart from maybe the wind being a little more kind.....still it kept us on our toes. Great to be able to put faces to names now and great to speak to others and try other gear. Bring on the summer meeting.

Sun May 23, 2004 8:35 pm

A very good day. Sunburned and knackered but happy. Good to meet some more forum people in the flesh. :cool:

The Nirvana team fly was the funniest and funnest part of my day. Thanks to SteveR for um... leading.

SteveR · Sun May 23, 2004 8:36 pm

Adam, and indeed anyone who took piccys, are they going up tonight, and where? can you put your video on your site?

Sun May 23, 2004 8:38 pm

Russell's going to do me a CD of the shots he took and I'll get them up during the week.

jo · Sun May 23, 2004 8:38 pm

Have to agree Andy, I really feel that we have something to prove to Craig

and with some more wind and maybe a plan we will win :lol:

SteveR · Sun May 23, 2004 8:44 pm

Andy, thanks for organising the day. Thanks to Jo for supplying the grub, I think Jim has a job on his hands to match that...

Glad you liked the team flying bit, although "leader" :lol:

is a misnomer seeing as I didnt really know what we were trying to do :lol:

( yeah yeah I know it was obvious :lol:

:lol:)

Jim and I will select a couple of routines from Rays book, and bring them along, so at least we will have some direction. I'll also have some 150ft lines by that time, so at least we should be able to muster four sets of equal length.. :lol:

FA Spring Fly-In - 23/05/04