Much running around without flying!

Following an early email from Ian C, I headed to Agnew's Hill before lunchtime. Martin B and Dermot L were already there, but as the wind was off to the NE we decided to try Robin Young's. I arrived there just as Ian F was landing near the car park and Mark W was packing up his wing. Ian reported that the wind had been strong earlier then dropped and was now too light to soar. Another pilot arrived in the car park - believed to be Mervyn G but who didn't come along the hill to speak to us. He and Mark left as I was helping Ian to pack his wing.

Withe nothing better to do, Dermot, Martin and I headed to Carnlough for another look at the Binagee site. We were able to drive up to the bungalow again but the surface of the lane above that was too loose for driving on. We took a walk up the lane to the top where we had a brilliant view of Carnlough bay. The wind was coming and going and predominantly off to the NNE - too far off and variable to consider flying.

On a spur lower down to the north we saw what appeared to be Mark W and Mervyn G preparing to launch on the NE face of the spur. They had a couple of short flights each with little lift and slope landings followed by top to bottom flights to the fields by the farm below.

Returning to Robin Young's Martin, Dermot and I had a word with former hang glider pilot Loudon Blair and his radio control model flier buddies. One of them returned from the top of the hill to report that the wind at takeoff was on the hill but over 20mph! Loudon had flown his soaring model earlier and said that the air was very turbulent. Not long after that Dermot measured the windspeed at the car park - 20mph! That was that! Going home time.