Lawrencetown sloping Sunday 10th

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Lawrencetown sloping Sunday 10th

Unread post by JohnOSullivan » Sat May 09, 2015 5:43 pm

Here's the forecast for weather at Lawrencetown tomorrow Sunday
Reasonable temperatures and moderate southwest winds - perfect for slope soaring.
I would like to get out about 1 pm.
These conditions should suit a variety of aircraft , from the lightweight to medium weight models.
If you have not experienced slope soaring before, come out and be addicted.
Have a look At Mary Jefferson's videos on Steve's recent posting
We hope to have regular slope sessions throughout the summer.

Can't think of a better present for Mother's Day!!

11:00 am 14 °C Overcast 14 km/h WSW
12:00 pm 16 °C Overcast 19 km/h SW
2:00 pm 18 °C Overcast 18 km/h SW
3:00 pm 19 °C Mostly Cloudy 18 km/h SW
4:00 pm 20 °C Mostly Cloudy 19 km/h SW
5:00 pm 20 °C Partly Cloudy 18 km/h SW
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Re: Lawrencetown sloping Sunday 10th

Unread post by CF Av8or » Sat May 09, 2015 7:46 pm

I plan to be there!

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Re: Lawrencetown sloping Sunday 10th

Unread post by yorcram » Sat May 09, 2015 9:34 pm

Me too :D

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Re: Lawrencetown sloping Sunday 10th

Unread post by CF Av8or » Sun May 10, 2015 9:02 am

Foggy right now but supposed to clear later.

Hope to maiden my DFS 230 assault glider this afternoon.

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Re: Lawrencetown sloping Sunday 10th

Unread post by yorcram » Sun May 10, 2015 9:28 am

Fog lifted inland here :^)

Looking forward to seeing your new glider.

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Re: Lawrencetown sloping Sunday 10th

Unread post by JohnOSullivan » Sun May 10, 2015 7:39 pm

After a morning sailplane flying in almost tropical temperatures (as opposed to yesterday's miserable cold wind) at Shannon, I headed to Lawrencetown in the afternoon. A brisk cold southerly wind of about 30 kph was blowing. Rick, Vic, Richard and Kevin Baker were there tossing their models around with skill in the breeze.
I brought my all-carbon moulded sloper WICKLOW for a maiden flight. I was a bit apprehensive, but on launching it proved to be a pussycat to fly. I only put up about 10 -15 minutes but it was very satisfying and showed the model to be exceptionally stable. I did not push the performance envelope but next time!!
This is a step up in state of the art slope racers for me and I'll have to take things easy. At 4 lbs for a 2 metre model it has a high wing loading.
A very satisfying slope day.
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Re: Lawrencetown sloping Sunday 10th

Unread post by yorcram » Mon May 11, 2015 4:24 pm

It was a good day of soaring about 8 people were out. I left about 2pm, was frozen by then with the cold ocean wind. Took my trusty DC3 and the Kunai. gotta say I love the way the DC3 looks on the low passes over the ocean.

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Re: Lawrencetown sloping Sunday 10th

Unread post by retiredVTT » Mon May 11, 2015 5:03 pm

Amazing the difference in temp between Shannon and the Slope....at noon we were all peeling off the layers at Shannon..!

Good day all around though..!

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