At last!

Great to get airborne after all the hopeless weather - even if it was a roller-coaster ride at Big Collin in the gusty SSE wind. After 25 mins I had had enough and landed by the lane. With the wind seeming to ease a bit I had high hopes of getting Ian F airborne but just when he was revved up, speedbar adjusted and ready to go, we had to abandon the idea as we watched Martin B on his miniwing getting bounced around in the strengthening wind. Even though it had been calm in the morning. the Met  Office low level wind chart was again fairly close to the mark. Maybe better luck tomorrow?

Just when we thought we might fly!

Had a meeting in Belfast this morning but forecast looked promising for Dungiven in the afternoon. Got a text from Danny Y to say it was flyable. After getting home around lunchtime I collected Ian F who was anxious to complete his CP tasks and to try out some new gear that Santa had brought. 

This being Northern Ireland, of course when we got there the wind was too strong and gusty and only Mervyn on his miniwing was flying.

We hung around for a few hours, commiserating with fellow flyers who had turned up - then went home! Typical day!

Will it ever end?

This stormy and wet weather is getting depressing - nearly as bad as the blizzards last year! But it can only get better, can't it? Friends in Spain continue to make us envious by their reports of flying nearly every day in 21 degrees heat and up to seven hours in the air - grrrr....

Thinking of getting a group together and making a trip to Spain later in the year.

Oh! - just had a look at the charts and the forecast. Maybe the chance of a flight tomorrow.

Wishing anybody reading this, a Happy New Year!