Jon_E Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Northern Winter League will be held on the first Saturday of the month starting November thro to March 4 Nov 2023 2 Dec 2023 6 Jan 2024 3 Feb 2024 2 Mar 2024 Reserve dates 17 Feb and 16 Mar 2024 We will apply the minimum numbers needed to run the competition Looking forward to it Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 A reminder that this Saturday is the start of the Northern Winter League. With storm Ciaran tracking across the country, things are changing all the time. Watch this space for an update on Friday evening Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 With not a great forecast for tomorrow, possibly bright early but rain by midday, and a light easterly winds the general consensus is to call the comp off. So tomorrow is OFF, look forward to December Jon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted November 29, 2023 Author Share Posted November 29, 2023 This weekend is looking half decent. A Sunny day in prospect, a might chilly though, but the wind strength is the worry Current met office forecast is for WSW 5 - 8 mph which puts us on lovely Levisham! More nearer the time Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 Oh dear, wind speeds are still forecast to be either side of the ‘legal’ minimum. Given that the direction is between hills just exacerbates the situation. So sadly tomorrow is OFF All the best to everyone Regards Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 Happy New Year to one and all! Northern Winter League continues this weekend the 6th Jan. Weather was looking good, but now appears to be cooling down a little. Light Northerly winds forecast, but with High pressure in charge who knows? As usual, final call will be made this Friday evening Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 The weather gods just aren't looking kindly upon us Having endured high winds and rain for weeks, the first fine spell of fine weather arrives virtually windless!! The light Northerly winds are continuing, but with winds speeds below the legal minimum, F3F flying is just not realistic. So yet again, tomorrows event is OFF! Next attempt will be made on the 3rd Feb Jon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 Well, here we are again, fourth attempt at a Winter League this coming Saturday 3rd Feb. I don't want to put a jinx on it, but the forecast aint looking too bad, WSW 14 - 27mph! So dust off them there models and oil yer thumbs, final call one way or tother on Friday evening Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Newsham Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 @Jon_E I plan to take part on Saturday. It will my first F3F competition. I have flown from Levisham twice now so I'm familiar with the location. I plan to arrive around 9:30am. I have read the FAI rules for F3F but my memory is not too good. I get the jist of flying between two marks ten times as fast as I can. I hope I can produce a sub 60 seconds. I will be flying my RCRCM Typhoon. I'm sure my nervous twitchy fingers will mean I'm all over the place but looking forward to giving it a go. Regards Richard Newsham. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 Yeehaa! Thunderbirds are Go! Northern Winter League tomorrow Saturday 3rd Feb is ON. It s not going to be ballistic but a fine mild-ish day in prospect Meet at Levisham 9:30am Jon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Mildish you say OK I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 A great day after a slow start on Levisham. Wind speed around the predicted level of 4 to 6 m/s but very crossed and getter more crossed! Eventually flying stopped as the wind swung to the North, not good for a West facing slope. However, forecast was for it to swing back to the West by 13:00. Time for lunch True to predictions, we were soon flying again, not only was the wind square on, but the speed had increased and was pushing 13m/s on occasion Still not ballistic but felt great to have some wind to work with. A happy bunch of 11 flyers managed 8 rounds in the time remaining. Some very close times ensued, with Peter Gunning in 1st sneaking past Mark Treble in 2nd place by a mere 4.47 points! With Paul Upton not far away in 3rd. FTD went to Mark T with a 40.53 in Round 3. Well done guys. All positions :- Full results to follow. Thanks to everyone for helping throughout the day, and great to see some old and some new faces on the slope. Baptism by fire for Richard Newsham, but great to see you giving F3F a go mate. Next event is a reserve date, due on the 17th Feb. Same again please! Jon 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Well done top three And congratulations on finally get a comp in. It's been a terrible winter league again. Looking forward to the Champion of Champions,BandB booked in Pickerin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f3fman Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Very very close, 29 points across the first 4 places, less than 0.5% difference 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul garnett Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Excellent day on Levisham, my first flight after what is about 3 years, but like riding a bike...yes ok I cut 3 times, old habit eh!! but had a great day out, some very close racing and looking forward to the next one, thanks to John and Mark for running it...as Arnie says "I'll be back" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 It was a good day. I think the result was a surprise to everyone! I think we all had some good and some bad rounds. I can only think my bad rounds were marginally less bad than others. Super close though. Glad I did well on Saturday, I did rubbish at the car racing today 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Next Northern Winter League is this coming Saturday 17th. Feb We are now into reserve dates if you are wondering why so soon. Forecast keeps varying, but there is a prospect of a dry day with light Southerly winds, putting us on our favourite slope. As usual, final call on Friday evening Jon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 The Northern Winter league tomorrow is ON Forecast has been steady regarding wind speed and direction So the light Southerly winds puts us clearly on our favourite slope. However, the met office has been giving various permutations of fog and mist in the morning But the current rendition is for the fog and mist to be clear by 9am On this forecast, meet in the main carpark at the usual time of 9:30am Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon_E Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 Wow another successful Winter League, although at one point it did look terminal. The morning started of brilliantly, blue sky, 20mph winds square onto the hill, what more could we want? The course was quickly setup and flying started at 10:45. But by round 4 ominous clouds were gathering on the horizon and by mid round, fog had descended over the Hole, with only the bases visible through the clag. Flying stopped for the next few hours. Fog midday , now that's a first! However, the Met Office predicted it would clear by 14:00, and full marks to them, we were flying again by 14:15. With only 7 pilots, 10 rounds were soon completed, and whilst we ran over our elected finish time, the lengthening days meant at 16:00 it was still very flyable. Some variability in the air, but Mark R was a clear winner, Steve in second and Richard in third! FTD went to Rich with a 43.95 in R10. Well done to all. All positions :- Full Results to follow Thanks to everyone for their support. Next event 2nd March, roll-on! Jon 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Is the 2nd March going ahead? I can't see where to put my name down for it, but I'll be there if it's on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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