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Post by BUDDY on Aug 22, 2011 20:23:57 GMT -1
This is how i spent sunday afternoon.   1200 ft above Lancaster, Glasson Dock and Morcambe Bay Lancaster canal running into Glasson dock and the river running into morcambe bay. Sellafield in the background.  Glasson Dock  This is the now unused Lancaster lighthouse  What a fantastic afternoon, ;D Steve |
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Post by izzetafox on Aug 23, 2011 7:08:20 GMT -1
You really are becoming an adventurer Steve....white water and now altitude!!! Well done mate, I envy you.
Terry
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Post by philpot on Aug 23, 2011 10:04:47 GMT -1
My friend who was into microlites decided to buy a farm in our village because it had around 4acres and he would be able to fly from his own runway.
Well things don't always go to plan. He had enough runway length but had not taken into account how high the hedge was. After JUST managing to get airborne, he had a very pleasant flight but then came the landing. The wind had now changed and the approach was over a tree with no other options.
After 6 attempts, he bottled it and decided to land on the old US airbase on the outskirts of the village where the runway had been removed in a number of places.
Now from the air, this field was as flat as a snooker table and in real terms it was flat but he did not realize until touching down that whilst flat it had 3' high oilseed rape growing before it flowered.
The microlite cost £12,500.
The damage cost £6,850
sold for £5995 inc delivery.
He bought some sheep for the private runway.
Phil
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Post by dev35 on Aug 23, 2011 13:32:06 GMT -1
i use to work at ceanarfon airport there was one bloke there captain chaos we called him he snapped one microlite in half did a flip in another and the last one before he was banded from airport he crashed with his son on board but i use to love watching them fly around even now it,s great when sun is out and they go over the house great pics buddy glad you had great time
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Post by KITKAT22 on Aug 25, 2011 17:33:20 GMT -1
Nice one Buddy.
Great photos.
Have you now got the bug?
Gray
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Post by kerny on Aug 29, 2011 19:12:24 GMT -1
Nice one Steve. ;D You will be Ribbing next ;D ;D
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Post by THURSOMAN on Sept 1, 2011 7:37:58 GMT -1
Brilliant Mate. I'd love to have a go at that!  |
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Post by melwakes on Sept 7, 2011 11:10:16 GMT -1
i used to work in the coal reclemation buisness 30 odd years ago.
one of theese used to fly around most days. it landed one day the chap had ran out of petrol.
a quick chat with him he told me he was selling it to buy a 2 seater.
how much i said £250 was the reply.
sold i said.
see you tomorrow.
next day it flew over us and landed.
he come up to me took my money and pointed a a few things this does this that does that.
meanwhile a car pulled up in he got and off he went.
im 19 years old and no everything about everything so starts it up and off i go bouncing down the road like a idiot. got off the ground tried to turn round about 10ft off the ground SMASH.
it realy hurt thought my arm was broke so off to hospital.
it wasnt. only my pride was.
week off work then went back. it had been moved to a big shed on site by my workmates while i was off.
never saw the thing again.
oh to be young again.
cheers mel
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Post by izzetafox on Sept 8, 2011 16:20:25 GMT -1
I was in the South Derbyshire Coalfields around that time Mel....slightly different work though. Spent a long time as a solo bobby at Rawden just in case the pickets ever came south again. Used to be a great social club down by the Bath Yard. lol
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Post by melwakes on Sept 8, 2011 17:00:27 GMT -1
terry.
im from the norh east originaly. alittle village outside spennymoor.
was working at washington at the time.
the strike was and still is awfull. my boss was my uncle who sadly died a few years back.
we had trouble with pickets at times as we worked for a small private firm.
one of the pickets was another uncle brother to the first one.
they never spoke a word to each other after the strike.
very sad.
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Post by empee on Sept 14, 2011 23:27:14 GMT -1
Nice looking machine Steve - what is it?
I used to have a MainAir Gemini Flash 2 back in the late 80's before moving on to a Kitfox. Did some of my training up near Blackpool, Graham Hobbs I think - a 50 acre field near the A6 / M6.
I think my old hangar still exists (sold it to a Shadow owner) on The Plassey farm and caravan site south of Wrexham
Nice pics!
Martin
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Post by Jessica Parker on Dec 1, 2011 20:58:11 GMT -1
Wow, this doesn't seems to be kayaking at all. It more like paragliding and stuff....... |
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