The last time I flew was the F3F competition at Bishop on 11th
of January so, more than keen to get out for a fly, I drove to Kilspindie on
Saturday lunchtime. When I got there I discovered that the wind was way too far round to the north
(despite westerly being forecast) and with the snow on Friday night there was
nowhere to park my car in any case! I could have naughtily squeezed my car into
the passing place if the direction had been right but I went home again most disappointed.
The access road to Kilspindie was a real mess with snow and mud (yuk) so I had to take
my poor car to the car wash on the way back.
I didn’t fancy the big climb up Bishop on Sunday and bearing
in mind the difficulty of parking at Kilspindie I nipped up to my local hill
(Carrot Hill) with my Weasel Evo under my arm.
The slope on Dodd Hill to the south west of Carrot Hill might work in a
westerly but I would have been happy just to get a walk in the lovely sunny
weather.
There was a touch of south to the forecast westerly (about 15mph)
and I flew my Weasel Evo from my usual spot on the west side of the quarry. It
was excellent.
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| Weasel Evo zips along the slope. Nice day eh? |
I usually get a bit bored with the Evo quite quickly but my
first flight was nearly an hour. The novelty and fun of flying a slope soarer
captivated me all over again!! I ended up staying there for the best part of
three hours.
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| TV and radio masts on Craigowl Hill in the background. |
I was joined at one point by a Sea Eagle which was interesting.
The large raptor seemed total unimpressed by my piece of molded foam!
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| Formation flying |
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| Nice springy (if somewhat jaggy) gorse bush is an ideal target to aim for when landing on a rocky quarry |
A happy George
headed home for a late lunch.
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