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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.

the planes in the hanger

the image when we reach the waiting aircraft

the boss comeing in to land

a cadet on the move

a quick look at the instiments with me onbord

ok can i have level wing?

a look out the window

trying my hand at recon?

left wing looks ok to me

my were back already?

anyone had a saturday to mach this i cant beleive the fun i had!

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!

: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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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.
Well but saturday I fixed my new bycicle and fitted it with backpacks.

Nice hobby, conman - stay with it if you can.

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.

aww man look wat i missed

did you fly the glider yourself?

little feel for the controls first flight and downwind leg second