tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75627570364011263362011-04-21T19:50:47.131-07:00bigwingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172491396492613655noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562757036401126336.post-90236162759210464712008-04-09T23:49:00.000-07:002008-04-10T00:08:23.231-07:00<span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mdZ2boUkqvo/R_25qKI0YzI/AAAAAAAAADw/Fpnme22sRQU/s1600-h/gliding1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187506479727665970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mdZ2boUkqvo/R_25qKI0YzI/AAAAAAAAADw/Fpnme22sRQU/s320/gliding1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_mdZ2boUkqvo/R_24u6I0YyI/AAAAAAAAADo/IbTFmxO-EiA/s1600-h/Cycling+in+heavy+Rain.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187505461820416802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_mdZ2boUkqvo/R_24u6I0YyI/AAAAAAAAADo/IbTFmxO-EiA/s320/Cycling+in+heavy+Rain.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">DISAPPOINTING</span></strong> weather prospect for the weekend</p><br /><p>Local soaring in between showers at best and generally deteriorating for the next few days</p><p><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">HOWEVER </span></strong>- some signs of an improvement Monday or Tuesday and could be worth pencilling in a 'sickie' - Timing of fronts critical - as usual</p><p><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">AEROBATTERS</span></strong></p><p>Difficult to imagine conditions would be good for 'battin' - time to fettle and make sure the dam wings are firmly bolted on- sorry 'Tailslide' looks like your feet are going to stay firmly on the ground and not above your head - Phaaa - a girl just can't have fun.......</p><p><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">TRAINING </span></strong></p><p> check ride time - good practise at spinning - field landing checks in the Falke </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7562757036401126336-9023616275921046471?l=bigwings-weatherblogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bigwingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172491396492613655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562757036401126336.post-12960370600585831122008-03-16T04:22:00.000-07:002008-03-16T05:24:44.515-07:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mdZ2boUkqvo/R90Eg4pKqgI/AAAAAAAAADQ/Io50Z312JTU/s1600-h/gliding1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178300109553314306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mdZ2boUkqvo/R90Eg4pKqgI/AAAAAAAAADQ/Io50Z312JTU/s320/gliding1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">TRAINING</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><span style="color:#3366ff;">O.K. for training and circuit planning/ currency practise - Learn how to deal with crosswind takeoffs and landings</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mdZ2boUkqvo/R90DP4pKqfI/AAAAAAAAADI/XCsR5lFNAd0/s1600-h/cloud+image.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178298717983910386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mdZ2boUkqvo/R90DP4pKqfI/AAAAAAAAADI/XCsR5lFNAd0/s320/cloud+image.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">CLOUDY</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">SYNOPSIS</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Fears about damp North sea air are justified, likely to be cloudy with only 'some' sunshine and low cloudbase, weak thermals if lucky to 2500ft. The best of the weather restricted to the far South West and Wales.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mdZ2boUkqvo/R90Ev4pKqhI/AAAAAAAAADY/R-dbBxn_L9E/s1600-h/Aerobatic+duo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178300367251352082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_mdZ2boUkqvo/R90Ev4pKqhI/AAAAAAAAADY/R-dbBxn_L9E/s320/Aerobatic+duo.jpg" border="0" /></a>AEROBATTERS</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Limited opportunity for high tows and slightly stronger winds than at first thought, although quite manageable at around 12kts/2000ft Northerly - check 214 / 215s on the day</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">MOTOR GLIDERS</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">A couple of good days in prospect for 'check' rides and field landing practise. The Northerly wind will probably mean the 02 -20 runway. No excuses for not being current in field selection or being up to speed in map reading - NOTE - 300k lads (Peter)</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">PROTASK - Downgraded due to extensive cloud cover and very weak thermals - Best hope is for it to be better than forecast </span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">No Task</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">OUTLOOK </span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Some improvement so 'may' get back to a '2+' day rating for Tuesday and possibly Wednesday</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Next update THURSDAY and FRIDAY in time for the Bank Holiday weekend - fingers crossed</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7562757036401126336-1296037060058583112?l=bigwings-weatherblogger.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bigwingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172491396492613655noreply@blogger.com0