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My Saturday

Post by :FI:Conman » Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:13 pm

hello chaps just wanted to let you in on my saturday. What a buzy one!!! it started at 6 15 this morning and is going to end with me building the second mission of my bob campaign. Well to cut a long story short i went gliding at 611 VGS what fun i got airborn twice and got to clean my ride (658) at the end of it. Aswell as this there were many hiching up retreaving and lanch activitys that i participated in, quickly being known as "connor on the cables" heres some pics.
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the planes in the hanger
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the image when we reach the waiting aircraft
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the boss comeing in to land
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a cadet on the move
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a quick look at the instiments with me onbord
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ok can i have level wing?
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a look out the window
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trying my hand at recon?
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left wing looks ok to me
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my were back already?

anyone had a saturday to mach this i cant beleive the fun i had!
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Re: My Saturday

Post by Wildcat » Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:35 pm

I loved my time in the ATC and really mis the flying. Never got to go up in a Viking, but I did go solo in a Vigilant - great feeling :)

Top day mate, I'm very jealous!
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Re: My Saturday

Post by :FI:Falcon » Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:17 am

:FI:Conman wrote:... anyone had a saturday to mach this ...
Erm ... I finished caulking the shower.

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Great pics Connor! Thanks for sharing.


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- The history of Paul Revere's midnight ride, by Sarah Palin.
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Re: My Saturday

Post by :FI:Airway » Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:47 am

Great pictures - thanks for sharing.
One time my sister got me a free flight weekend at the local soaring club as bitrthday present.
I had 5 free flights. 4 out of them were about 5-8 minutes only, but one was a long 20 minutes on wich the the teacher in the rear seat handed me over the controls.
It was very shaky and I don't know how big my smile was, but when the teacher told me to fly a 360° circle, I lost about 400 metres height. I think I didi it too much like in a dogfight, so my teacher grabbed the controls and went in for a short final and landed.
Was a big fun and two long days.
Sadly it's very time consuming and a little bit expensive to go with the club.
and I missed the roaring of an engine too. :D
Well but saturday I fixed my new bycicle and fitted it with backpacks. 8)

Nice hobby, conman - stay with it if you can.
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Re: My Saturday

Post by Nightcat » Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:43 pm

I spent Saturday pulling my hair out as my team lost to Bolton, I spent the rest of the day moping about and taking animal waste to the recycling centre. :D
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Re: My Saturday

Post by :FI:Conman » Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:14 pm

aww man look wat i missed :x
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Re: My Saturday

Post by :FI:Armitage » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:11 pm

did you fly the glider yourself?
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Re: My Saturday

Post by :FI:Conman » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:27 pm

little feel for the controls first flight and downwind leg second :D
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