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2018-07-07, 21:07 by Gary M Jones

I was at the field today between 14:00 & 15:00 all on my own , good flying too. There is a dead sheep along the fence line towards the gate from the pits, I saw the farmer so reported this to her. I hope no one had plans for a BBQ Smile .

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Post by Tim 2011-11-10, 14:53

Re-arrange the following phrase to reveal what happened when I was practising my wheels-in knife edge passes today Embarassed .

"300 Extra Seagulls are now in the trees at the flying field "

Purely a dumb thumb/brain moment Sad
Its around 25 -30 feet up, with one wheel spat firmly lodged in a branch fork. I walked around to assess the scene, and theres no way a fat unhealthy git like me could ever hope to climb up and get it - the tree does not exactly lend itself to climbing anyway....with bare trunk for the first 10 foot or so. Shes lodged in the ditch side of the tree, dangling by her danglies, and I guess the only hope of recovery is a loooooooong Carp pole or similar, with a loop on to try and fish her down. I did lob up several branch stubs, and managed a direct hit twice...but she aint budging.
So two things.
1) If you pass by the field and its NOT visible anymore, its come down somewhere, and I would appreciate a call.
2) Ideas of how I can recover it much appreciated, and success will result in a beer token or two at the next meet.300 seagulls at the field! PTDC0004300 seagulls at the field! Vlcsnap-2011-11-10-15h00m23s25
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Post by Tim 2011-11-10, 16:17

Ok, crisis averted - Neil has done his monkey act and retrieved it - collecting in a few minutes - apparently it was another perfect Mackey landing...not a scratch on it :-)
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Post by Rich 2011-11-10, 16:27

except for the broken spat & hole in the fuz perfect
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Post by Tim 2011-11-10, 18:16

Yup, tiny little hole in the canopy skirt - about 2mm - already covered that with a sticker Very Happy
One spat cracked, but Ive removed them both now anyway - as they were a nuisance anyway.
Cheers for the help Rich Surprised
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Post by Mike S 2011-11-10, 19:10

Saw it there perched in the tree when I drove past this morning!!!! Very Happy
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Post by Tim 2011-11-10, 20:21

You sure Mike...I didnt "land it" until about 2PM Shocked
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Post by Mike S 2011-11-11, 16:37

My Mistake. It was must have been when I was coming home. I went past the field 12 times yesterday. Still don't know where I was going or where I'd been!!!!! elephant
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Post by Rich 2011-11-11, 17:15

How do you know how many times you went past then
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Post by Tim 2011-11-11, 18:26

LOL, this is getting silly - but please...carry on.....it takes the heat of me and my dumb thumbs Very Happy
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Post by Rich 2011-11-11, 19:09

No it doesn't take the haet of you........

BTW all forums are silly, I haven't see a serious one yet...........
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Post by Brian Colclough 2011-11-11, 19:20

Plan "A" when dumb thumbs strike in knife edge should always be a quarter roll to either inverted or sunny side up followed by the "correct elevator", if that fails reach for the bin bag or the tree climbing gear.

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