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HIMUPNORTH
14-07-2006, 22:13
Hi guys

Sorry I have not had chance to visit and appraise. I will soon but when a flying spell comes you gotta do it.

Today I flew at invergordon where the largest Cruise ship to visit this year came in to the Cromarty Firth. I have other land based shots of it but heading to bed so I can get up early and FLY!!

Anyway this is what it looked like at berth in Invergordon
http://www.garywilliamson.co.uk/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_IMG_7756_Cruise_Ship.jpg


I flew over the Golf course as well. Funny looking things............

http://www.garywilliamson.co.uk/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/IMG_7710_Golf_Course.jpg
Marcel
14-07-2006, 22:21
OK OK , come on share your secrets....where did you buy the wings from, and how much?
Boon
15-07-2006, 06:34
hi hun
what can i say, brilliant, #2 for me, great abstract..
HIMUPNORTH
15-07-2006, 06:35
I have two wings at the moment with a third on the way (going to retire one). Each cost between £1-2K. The motor which is a powerful tandem unit cost £3K. Add a few hundred for reserve chute, GPS, vario and radio. Expensive toy but cheap for aviation.

Sources vary but best starting point is with a school to learn what to (and not to) do! Visit www.bhpa.co.uk or www.bmaa.org for a list of schools.

Off to ullapool now hopefully. See ya!
minimeeze
15-07-2006, 08:57
And I was expecting a pic of you in your shorts... I'm very disappointed now :( :p

The shot of the golf course is great - I like the geometrical patterns
BobR
15-07-2006, 11:52
GOlf course is brilliant!
oldboy2000
15-07-2006, 12:13
Pic problem so removed...
Rich
15-07-2006, 12:37
Both well composed shots, but as already said, number 2 is fantastic! :D
milou
15-07-2006, 12:40
Aye, number 2 is rather fab - reminds me of knotty wood grain.
Diego Garcia
15-07-2006, 15:26
They make my legs go like jelly :)
dod
15-07-2006, 15:30
Wow, number two is something else :)
Torpedo
15-07-2006, 17:02
Wow, fantastic shots.
Second one for me also. Very unsual view.
Warspite
15-07-2006, 19:20
Second here also, great abstract quality.

Must be amazing to be able to just go up like that, when the weather allows of course:thumbs:
HIMUPNORTH
15-07-2006, 20:21
And I was expecting a pic of you in your shorts... I'm very disappointed now :( :p



Sorry missed the shorts but here are some of the legs! :naughty:

http://www.garywilliamson.co.uk/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/IMG_7742x800.jpg
rich846
15-07-2006, 20:47
Jebus... I just got vertigo from looking at that pic! :)

Brilliant stuff. I've just got an image of a tripod gaffa-taped to the wing somehow though.
oldboy2000
15-07-2006, 20:48
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/8496/img0169fb7.jpg

Not me.... but out in Turkey
oldboy2000
15-07-2006, 20:52
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/8584/img0170vb1.jpg
oldboy2000
15-07-2006, 20:54
http://img323.imageshack.us/img323/3740/img0171wg0.jpg
minimeeze
15-07-2006, 21:23
Sorry missed the shorts but here are some of the legs! :naughty:

Mmmmm...legs. That shot really puts the height/flying thing into perspective - made me feel dizzy just looking at it!
HIMUPNORTH
16-07-2006, 06:49
Nice shots Dave. They show the freedom of the sport. Fly and land wherever there is a space (and a bar most likely!).

They do SIV courses at Olu Deniz which are safety courses where you fly out over the lagoon and practice putting your glider into manouvres you would not normally do (stalls, spins,etc). They normally have a safety boat in case you overdo it and have to pull your reserve chute!

Thanks everyone else for the kind comments. I enjoy my flying so much and am pleased I can convey some of what I see when up there.

Mini Dinkle Spotter - I never flew at Ullapool yesterday as it was too windy but Gregor took a photo of me while we waited for coffee and, yes, you can see me in shorts! :wave:

http://www.garywilliamson.co.uk/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/IMG_7866_Gary_sitting.jpg
P-E
16-07-2006, 08:03
Nice shots:thumbs: ......don't mean the one in the shorts though;)
oldboy2000
16-07-2006, 08:18
Great flying display out there last month, they do one once a year, what you can do with those shoots is unbelievable and also crazy!:)

Saw one picked up out of the sea last month too ..

I wouldn't do it, but then you all enjoy it..

Saw one of your power driven jobbies this year too, wow do they go!

Bars?....yes plenty of em in Oludeniz Cloud 9 being one of the favorites with the flyers...
minimeeze
16-07-2006, 09:12
Mini Dinkle Spotter - I never flew at Ullapool yesterday as it was too windy but Gregor took a photo of me while we waited for coffee and, yes, you can see me in shorts! :wave:


:woot:
matty
16-07-2006, 19:55
the golf course is stunning!
InaGlo
17-07-2006, 07:30
The golf course is awesome!

Pic with dangling legs makes me feel queasy ... heights AND deep water ... err, no thanx!

Last pic, is that your catalogue-man impression? :lol:
RobertP
17-07-2006, 08:33
If you had a 2 man version of one of those things I'd go for a flight without a second thought. Great hobby to have and the photo opps are great too.
noah
17-07-2006, 10:31
another vote for the golf course pic here, absolutely cracking :)
Marianne
17-07-2006, 10:38
I like both/all the shots but the golf course one made me smile, just cos of the pattern involved...nice legs too!
Marcel
17-07-2006, 11:42
That golf course is excellent.
HIMUPNORTH
17-07-2006, 13:40
Thanks for kind comments and giggles! :wave:

RobertP - I have a TANDEM so be very careful!
RobertP
17-07-2006, 13:46
If we ever get round to coming up your way I'll be sure to let you know :)
Hacker
17-07-2006, 16:17
I have a TANDEM so be very careful!

I might give you a call next time I'm up seeing the folks. :eek:

Great shots and the golf course one is superb. Have you thought any more about marketing them?
HIMUPNORTH
18-07-2006, 09:53
Have you thought any more about marketing them?

No further work there. Stuck at work at the moment with brilliant weather outside! I will probably slope of at lunch!! :exit:
Forbiddenbiker
18-07-2006, 14:25
Wow.The golf course.

I'm not into heights, but I'd sure make an exception to get shots like that. Superb mate. :clap:
SammyC
18-07-2006, 14:29
Do you have to file a flight plan or just go where you want?
HIMUPNORTH
19-07-2006, 11:08
Do you have to file a flight plan or just go where you want?

No flight plan needed if transiting uncontrolled airspace (which really is the only airspace I CANNOT enter) and is advisable if appraching controlled airspaces or airports and also near military training areas.

Yesterday I turned up at a gliding club outside Aviemore and asked to use their runway. They obliged as no-one was flying (god knows why as the thermals were STRONG :eek: )

I will post up some of the photos I took later.

Thanks FB - I like it too and was surprised that a non-links Scottish course looked like this from the air.