Mark Richards Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Sorry I can't make this Saturday's competition. Hope all goes well. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isoaritfirst Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Current forecast looks likely that you won't be alone in staying in bed Saturday morning Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Richards Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 No lie in for me, looking after nephews and nieces from York! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_B Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I'll be at work ......at least saves having to make the choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isoaritfirst Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 Forecast is looking better today - the wind is coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett82 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Can't believe I'm about to say this but I have to pull out of the competition tomorrow. Im really sorry and wish I could been there. My wife's car broke down on the way to collect the boys from school. I'm trying to get it sorted out now but by the looks of it I'm going to have to get it collected in the morning and taken to a garage tomorrow. I have to get it sorted by Monday so she can get to work. Sorry guys, I bet Murphys law Im now going to miss the best comp of the winter season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isoaritfirst Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 Sorry guys despite a good prediction for tomorrow. The comp is off 5 entries is just not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Lunt Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Thanks Mike. Positive if not what we would like. When are we going to get some good weather luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 This is as bad as last year. Anyone up for flying Sunday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett82 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 39 minutes ago, isoaritfirst said: Sorry guys despite a good prediction for tomorrow. The comp is off 5 entries is just not worth it. Sincerely apologise if me having to pull out effected the decision. I know 6 is not much more than 5 but I still feel bad. Im sure you all know if I could have been there I would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isoaritfirst Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 Like you said Brett, 6 is only slightly better than 5. The problem is we need a core of 20 and we have less than 10. Then life gets in the way and the 10 cant all make it on the day I can't see a future for continuing with the events if I'm honest. I lack enthusiasm for chasing folk to enter and it always seems like they have a lack of enthusiasm for entering. Ive tried for a number of years and it just gets harder. Its over to you all now. Without confirmed entries of more than 10 for the remaining events I will cancel them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 2 hours ago, Brett82 said: Sincerely apologise if me having to pull out effected the decision. I know 6 is not much more than 5 but I still feel bad. Im sure you all know if I could have been there I would have. You don't have to apologise for anything Bret. Anyway we have January's and February to come yet. Fingers and toes crossed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett82 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Mike what you say is sad but true. There must be a way to get the numbers back up though. As Les says, everything will be crossed for January and February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyharrold Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 18 hours ago, isoaritfirst said: Sorry guys despite a good prediction for tomorrow. The comp is off 5 entries is just not worth it. Mike, I am sure that a legal comp was just about do-able today but I think " a good prediction" was gilding the lily. For Jerry and Brett it would have been a 2 1/4 hr drive each way , even more for me, to fly in 10mph air, with a forecast of decreasing winds and an increasing probability of rain in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Lunt Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Well, Myndcam is now showing wind 7-8kn gusting 9kn from the NORTH Would not have been a good day I think, Boo hoo PS, you can count on me for the rest of this season Mike. After that, I might be assessing my priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isoaritfirst Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Yep. Todays wind is poorer than the predicted 8 -16 mph westerly Xc prediction last night My comments were not aimed at anyone who comes or chooses not too because it doesn't suit their circumstances just a comment that I have too small a field of interested fliers And consequently any comp is doomed to failure unless everything is predicted to being perfect, and consequently I get a full field of the 10 or so So glad we didn't bother today with the way the weather turned out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyslapnut Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I hope to be there in January Mike. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffymadforrc Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 The weather wasn't good for today any where it seems but I managed some power soaring from MSA site and my son got his first take off and landings in, a very satisfied Dad, he and I are looking forward to the next meeting in January. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isoaritfirst Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Managed to get up the Mynd on Sunday. Strange day, wind went NW which Pole Cot generally doesn't like, then it dropped to being less than nothing. But I flew the Fosa Space Lift for the first time in ages and on the Jeti for the first time. Had 1100g of ballast on board and it was going great - occasional on th edge of stalling and occasionally really ripping. A interesting day. Everybody gave up about 2.30 but I stayed to have a set up fly on the red Shinto. Then conditions went really nice. Very smooth and very lifty. Had an hour where the conditions just continued to get better. Its about "bl--dy" time.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isoaritfirst Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Next Saturday 14jan is our next scheduled date. I will make a call on the comp on Friday afternoon based on predicted weather and predicted numbers. Click on the event under the events calendar and rsvp if you are intending to come along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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