Ooooo!
They\'re going! First launch has been called for 12.45 on Task B. I\'ll upload that one shortly.
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One more thing
Well, I thought I was done for the morning, and then I looked at some of Andy Hatfield\'s stunning photos. Well done Andy! They\'re in the gallery.
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Morning everyone
Hello all, What a fantastic balloon competition we had! There were some stunning entries. I've put a lot of pictures in the gallery, but above is the best photo of the night so far. Congratulations to Andy Darlington on what was the only balloon to return to the club for a second flight. The competition team's balloon also did well, eventually dissappearing through the inversion and into the stratosphere, as did Nick Gaunt's. Honourable mentions to Robin Starling...
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Well...
I'm sorry to have to report it, but the director has called a scrub. We're still looking at 8/8ths here with little sign of improvement. At least this means we've got all afternoon to work on our hot air balloons....
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Wednesday morning...
Morning everyone. Looks a bit tricky this morning, but first I've been asked to remind people of the remaining social events for the week. Don't forget to check www.ygc.co.uk/northerns in case I've forgotten anything important! Oh, and if you email me using the form on this webpage, could you please put your own email address and name in the body of the message? Soaringspot keeps all your data secret from me so that I can't reply... Wednesday 5th August - BBQ and Falconry Display by Ben Po...
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Monkey photo competition
Hello everyone. Well, at briefing today the director suggested a competition for the best Monkey photo, and some of us have taken this to heart. Here is our Met man, about to explain the aerodynamics of Monkey flight. Monkey bravely took to the air... and performed with dazzling speed some low passes... ...before he came to a sad conclusion ... We're hoping to task tomorrow! :)
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Tuesday
Well, if you\'re in the UK you\'ll probably looking out of the window at something as miserable as we are. Sutton Bank\'s microclimate has treated us to thick fog today. If you hadn\'t been looking at the charts you would think we were having schizophrenic weather! However, the fog hasn\'t dampened our spirits, and I am uploading some of Kelly\'s photos from yesterday, along with a rather nice shot of our competition mascots.
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Piccies
Just uploading some cracking pictures from today. Well done Claire!
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Preliminaries
Preliminary results are up, pictures to follow. The only gliders left unscored now are the landouts.
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Finishers!
Well, we\'ve certainly got a lot of finishers but a lot of landouts too. Several people are down at Burn, including HVR and 757. CLW has landed out again, but JVA, 172, 449, DS2, and JVE amongst others have finished. Pictures to follow :)
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