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March 13, 2012

Corryong

Had a fantastically chilled weekend with Jamie, Glen and Dave in Corryong.

Lots of chats, food, sunshine and of course 3 days of flying bliss.

With the hill all to ourselves (how did that happen??) we setup nice and leisurely, no rush, no set times. We took in the amazing valley views while having some lunch. When the wind was good and the thermals started over launch we headed off. Got a few cheeky flights in. I didn’t make any crazy distances and sometimes the air was really tough (think of me grunting “arrghhhh’ trying to make the glider go the way I wanted it to!) but I was just grateful to be back in amongst it all. Lots of learning.

Sometimes it still really astounds me how we can start off with this….a few pieces of carbon and aluminium, some sail cloth and a little control frame…

And end up here…

February 6, 2012

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Unforgettable weekend…

I really can’t fault this weekend. A gourmet homecooked dinner by my talented man. A beautiful wedding on the Aussie unspoiled wilderness. Definitely the most chilled out and natural wedding I’ve ever been to… Congratulations Nic and Jenny! Swimming in the cool river on a hot day… A day exploring the beautiful beaches of the [...]

January 27, 2012

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Australia Day in Sydney – Celebrating in Style

Every now again it’s nice to live it up with a beautiful meal in a beautiful restaurant. Dave and I had a long lazy lunch with Glen and Jamie in Felix, a French inspired restaurant in the city. I had a confit of duck that was worth killling over. Got to hand it to the [...]

January 26, 2012

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My Yummy Rx3

The first time I flew my new Moyes RX3 was in the middle of a booming Forbes afternoon. My first flight since breaking my arm in Canungra. I guess I was a bit nervous about how it would go in my new rocket machine :/ I didn’t need to worry I truly believe the RX [...]

January 26, 2012

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End of Forbes – Finally

Well, I have finally a few minutes to myself. No work, no play…just lazing around in bed on australia day morning. After 3 weeks off for Christmas and the Forbes comp, I appreciate every day off I can get now! But we must work sometimes I guess, so I pay pay for my next trips [...]

January 13, 2012

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Forbes Comp – Continued – Brief thoughts on the tasks

Task 2 – Task to NE, back to Bogan Goal – 132 km One of my favourite days. I flew with the same poeple for most of the task, which was fun. No big gaggles, just a few of us at the same speed. I was 20 km short of goal. A good effort I [...]

January 5, 2012

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Forbes 2012 – Pre-Worlds, Practice Day and Day 1

Day before practice day It’s good to know that I can fly sometimes. I am writing this because I landed short (just south of Forbes) on Day 1 of the comp 2 days ago I had a great time. Mitch helped me get around a 112 triangle. I flew off on my own after getting [...]

January 2, 2012

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Forbes – A Flying Paradise

How can I fault such a place. High base, great thermals and sunny hot days. Everyone is getting so much flying in and the comp hasn’t even started yet! There’s a great buzzy excited atmosphere around. test flying, clinics, heaps of pilots getting their Aerotow endorsements. It should be an amazing comp. Over 100 pilots [...]

December 26, 2011

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Christmas at the beach

Another very chilled out Christmas this year. It didn’t really feel like Christmas, more like a holiday break. But it was an excuse, like in most parts of the world, to indulge a little bit more and enjoy some great food with friends. The year the WarrenWindsports boys invited us over for dinner. They cooked [...]

December 20, 2011

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Hang Gliding Life Lessons

Some things I have learned (and still learning) when it comes to this fascinating sport. Some are harder than others to put into practice 1. Speaking of which…Practice, like anything, makes perfect 2. Preparation is important (equipment, planning your task on Google Earth/maps, preparing landing approach) 3. Respect Mother Nature, she doesn’t seem to like it [...]

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