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Post by zz on Jan 7, 2017 9:41:57 GMT
Slow start due cloud! Another briefing at 11am. So far just one tethered, Icicle regular, G-SMIG !  |
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Post by rh226 on Jan 7, 2017 11:05:41 GMT
Haven't been since 1982 - when it was at Marsh Benham. Only logged 4 balloons G-AZUV, G-AZKK, G-BHHH and G-RARE ("J&B Rare") - rest were all packed up as flying cancelled due to being too windy. To make up for it, participants were going to do a car navigation exercise and end up at a pub for lunch!!
Then hurtled down to Bournemouth to get the Algerian AN-12 7T-WAA and (for my mate) have a wander round the Flying Club and the Flight Refuelling areas (made two Sea Vixens out of five).
Bob
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Post by zz on Jan 7, 2017 11:43:49 GMT
I was there in 1982 as a 7 year old! Back to today... (These photos taken with phone so I can post them immediately) G-BWPP  G-BWTE  G-BYOX  G-BZBJ  G-CCPP (tethered only)  G-CFXP  G-CIJJ  G-CINN (partial inflation in the rain!) G-CJEI  G-CJPG  G-HOPR  G-JRLR  G-LORY  G-OPER  G-SERV  G-SMIG (tethered only) G-STAV  G-TCAN  G-TSWZ  G-UZLE  G-WOTW (partial inflation in the rain!) N6102L  |
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Post by zz on Jan 7, 2017 14:33:28 GMT
Left at 1.30 when it started to rain and they gave up trying to inflate CINN and WOTW.
Total of 22 up to that point.
Made 3 - CJPG, JRLR and N6102L.
May go again tomorrow
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Post by zz on Jan 8, 2017 11:01:40 GMT
08/01/17 Weather worse today. Second briefing at 10am- Before that just a couple of model balloons.  The other "model" was a replica of the original Dante balloon "G-AZIP", complete with exact replica basket! This was its first inflation.  |
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Post by zz on Jan 8, 2017 11:04:03 GMT
Unfortunately the weather hadn't improved so there were just a few cloud-hopper tetherings- G-BLXG  G-CINN  N6102L again (see post above) |
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