I missed the Horcum event yesterday so headed up to
Kilspindie with my Extreme and Weasel Evo.
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| Two more blots on the landscape |
I arrived late morning to find two of the local fliers
already there. One flying a 5M Alpina which had one of those electric fan
things on the front! (Completely unnecessary with the 25mph wind blowing straight
on the southwest slope) There was also a “T” tailed Middle Phase in action.
My Weasel was a little bit too lively (un-flyable) in the
good wind and will need elevator reducing but my Extreme was going well controlled
by my FX30 transmitter. I had to reduce the elevator compensation on crow but
everything else was spot on. Only the Pike Precision needs changing over to
complete the change from my old FG8.
I ended up with all the ballast in the Extreme and it was
stonking along in the good conditions. A few showers passed either side of the
hill and I hid behind the trig point when one passed over us. The Alpina owner
fled just prior to this.
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| Rain showers passing to the north |
Another good flight was cut short when yet another shower approached
and I was forced to hunker down behind the trig point again.
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| Starting to get wet |
This shower turned
into an absolute deluge! Of course, I had left my waterproof trousers in the
car and I got soaked. I don’t mean damp, I mean soaked to the skin. I trudged
back to the car looking like a drowned rat! The heated seat in my car helped
make me feel a bit less soggy on the way home in the now dry and sunny weather.
Still glad I went nonetheless!
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