It was a glorious morning on Thursday 21st May when we met up at Little Haldon (socially distanced and sanitised of course). A gentle breeze from the North West with thermals and buzzards following our gliders up and up. Several good flight were made, reaching a good height in the thermals although areas of sink… Read More: Returning to flying after a long lock-down in 2020 »
I had a very close encounter with a deer racing across the B??? road between the duel carriageway and L.H this morning. I just managed to accelerate enough that it passed the boot by a very short margin. When they go, there is virtually no time to react so I felt very lucky. I wonder… Read More: Little Haldon – watch out for deer! »
A further update from Chris. Its looking impressive Chris, I don’t think that you would want to use my patio as a grid reference though – unless you are building a banana. I look forward to your Maiden this summer It’s been awhile since my last post, but still building but once the wings come… Read More: Chris’s Cobra build update »
Some more intriguing photo’s from Chris A bit more progress: The full size had a all flying tailplane, I was going to do the same, but with such a small bearing width 19mm, and a tailplane at 900mm, I couldn’t stop the tailplane wobbling, at the tip, well not enough for me. Not a problem,… Read More: Chris’s SZD Cobra update »
If some newspapers are to believed, we could be facing power cuts when energy staff go off sick. Most of us have an increasing dependence on our laptops and smartphones to keep in touch with friends, families and news. Typically, phones will need a recharge after a day and a laptop possibly after 3 -7… Read More: Keeping your Tech Powered »
I had a cycle up to “The field” on Monday and was pleased to see that is still in good condition. With the reduced motor traffic about, I didn’t see any evidence of the trail bikes about. I didn’t see any walkers or dogs either. The gorse is still very cropped back and although the… Read More: Another visit to L.H »
I guess like most other members, I am missing the trip up to Little Haldon to get some flying in and meet up. With flying and meeting up off the agenda for a while, I decided to get my MTB out and cycle up to LH to take in the views. The steepest part of… Read More: A view of the field »
If some newspapers are to believed, we could be facing power cuts when energy workers increasingly become ill. In these times of self isolation, we are becoming increasingly dependant on our Smart Phones and Laptops to keep in touch with friends, family and news as well as other DSSC members. With Smart Phones needing a… Read More: Keeping our Tech Powered »
I saw a good tip on the WWW recently – To charge or discharge all our LiPo’s to a storage charge as it looks as though they will not be used for some time. I wont go through the reasons as I guess our members have more LiPo experiences than me. Anyway, it prompted me… Read More: Li-Po Storage Charge »