A day in the welsh snow

 

  It was unfortunate that the Welsh winter league was cancelled this weekend but I had the urge to fly so I found myself clearing the frost from my car and setting off for the Bwlch.

  The aim was fun and so the I had 2 Falcons in the car.  I did question my sanity a couple of times (as did Slope dog).  But as the clag cleared from the Crest my smile grew.  it wasn't the strongest conditions and as the wind swung around I headed back to the back of the wrecker but without the pressure of the stop watch it was fun to experiment with different lines and turns.  The Falcon is great for that, I only had the sound of the model to judge how well I was doing, get it right and the Falcon seemed to respond with pace.

  A fun day that slope dog enjoyed, even if the family do question my sanity!

Sakers are Here

 I've been told by Neil at Flightech that the Sakers have landed.  I know he's very happy with the quality of the models.

The molding quality and detail is testament to the CAD skills of Mike Francis, translating a design into stunning reality.

 

First race of 2023 was a good one!

 

  The first race of the year and the first in a long time to actually get away.  A great day’s flying on Whitesheet with some good company.  The forecast hadn’t been great so the entry was down, it would have been very easy for Graeme to call the whole thing off but this is the winter league and you have to expect that you’re going to need your sportbrella.  When I arrived at the hill I was greeted with some blustery but pretty ballistic conditions so I just couldn’t help ballasting up the Falcon and screaming around the sky.  I had always planned to race my prototype Saker, but the Falcon in those conditions is like a shot of expresso.

  As the rounds went by, my thumbs started to remember how to fly a course, although the conditions changed quite dramatically at times, punctuated by the rain showers.  Graeme was out of site quite quickly and it was exciting to see William’s commitment to EM turns through the rounds.  This is something that I’ve been using more in bigger conditions. 

  After telling myself to fly smoothly and try to focus on speed rather than hitting the bases I still managed to lose 2 rounds with cuts- I’m a slow learner.

  But a fantastic and fun day- for those who decided not to come- you missed a good one.