Been flying ... find me in the clouds (1 Viewer)

[filopastry]

Bet you thought I had dissappeared, not quite, been busy playing with my new toy a microlight aircraft. I have now been permitted (licenced) to fly and carry passengers and feel rather proud of myself doing all this in French having arrived in France 10 years ago with only two words of French. Any hoo, below I have listed three short videos (not BBC quality) I hope you enjoy them and if ever in our area of France, call, say hello and maybe even take a flight around the glorious Charente Maritime.
www.la-brise.fr





Regards

Phil

 

[buttons]

Is there a max weight restriction for passenger. Just wondered.

 

[filopastry]

Good luck with your lessons mickey, I never realised what I was missing till I did this scary, exciting, relaxing and damn good fun. Buttons yes there is a max weight but it's more of a matter of getting in the seat. The max weight for machine and passengers is 450kg my machine weighs about 24Okg I am a cuddly 90kg leaving a theoretic 120KG, then depends on the day, the warmer it is the harder it is to find lift

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[Judge Mental]

That's two flyers now @chockswahay also has a license..a pro though I think Have fun must be a hell of an experience. I got a prop airplane flight to Dusseldorf once..That was nerve shattering enough for me thank you!

 

[gus-lopez]

That's two flyers now @chockswahay also has a license..a pro though I think Have fun must be a hell of an experience. I got a prop airplane flight to Dusseldorf once..That was nerve shattering enough for me thank you!

So has @Jonkil ,I believe.

 

[buttons]

Good luck with your lessons mickey, I never realised what I was missing till I did this scary, exciting, relaxing and damn good fun. Buttons yes there is a max weight but it's more of a matter of getting in the seat. The max weight for machine and passengers is 450kg my machine weighs about 24Okg I am a cuddly 90kg leaving a theoretic 120KG, then depends on the day, the warmer it is the harder it is to find lift

Oh dear jetlag03 we will need a long runway a hot day and a cliff edge to get me and you airborne. I watched a program last night filming aboard a two man microlite over Wales, looked very snug but some fantastic views and extremely invigorating I would think.

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[Judge Mental]

Oh dear jetlag03 we will need a long runway a hot day and a cliff edge to get me and you airborne. I watched a program last night filming aboard a two man microlite over Wales, looked very snug but some fantastic views and extremely invigorating I would think.

If a a massive heart attack = invigorating I guess your right Buttons!

 

[buttons]

If a a massive heart attack = invigorating I guess your right Buttons!

Yes JM I have been giving it some thought and I'm not really sure it is for me. I would miss all that bag check-in and departure lounge bit.
Good luck with your recovery though whatever it is you are recovering from.

 

[filopastry]

It certainly aint for everyone, my missus will NEVER get aboard. She supports me from the ground and at a distance. The strange thing is I am TERRIFIED of heights and at about 4 metres I would clamp my arms around a ladder and swear never to let go. Not a theory, actually happened, I only eventually came down when my wife threatened to shame me in front of all the neighbours by calling the firebrigade to get me down. Yet, in the microlight at 3000+feet high and I'm in seventh heaven. Life's strange init.

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[The Wino]

Good luck with your lessons mickey, I never realised what I was missing till I did this scary, exciting, relaxing and damn good fun. Buttons yes there is a max weight but it's more of a matter of getting in the seat. The max weight for machine and passengers is 450kg my machine weighs about 24Okg I am a cuddly 90kg leaving a theoretic 120KG, then depends on the day, the warmer it is the harder it is to find lift

But dont forget the fuel!!!. I fly this Broken Link Removed started on gliders 30 years ago changed to motor gliders when the kids meant there wasn't time for proper gliding.

 

[The Wino]

Bet you thought I had dissappeared, not quite, been busy playing with my new toy a microlight aircraft. I have now been permitted (licenced) to fly and carry passengers and feel rather proud of myself doing all this in French having arrived in France 10 years ago with only two words of French. Any hoo, below I have listed three short videos (not BBC quality) I hope you enjoy them and if ever in our area of France, call, say hello and maybe even take a flight around the glorious Charente Maritime.
www.la-brise.fr





Regards

Phil

If you are near Leicester get in touch and I will take you up in the motorglider. Had a flight in a dodgy french microlight (3 axis) in Calvados a few yers ago grossly underpowered and stank of petrol inside but survived!!

 

[Cossieg]

I'm a pilot as well!

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[movan]

and so is @Richard W

 

[Baldeagle7470]

Well done and lovely videos from a neighbour in the Charente.

 

[The Wino]

Never felt afraid of heights when flying but don't like looking down from buildings height is safety when flying as long as the wings stay on!!!

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[daved2524]

Hi jetlag03 I have a flexwing at Weatonzoyland but planning to sell as I am going to be traveling in my 5th wheel caravan when I get it next month. I cannot fly and travel at the same time so one will have to go. I have a Tanarg 912s.

 

[daved2524]

This is my baby same to see it go

 

[filopastry]

She is a fine looking specimin AND a 912s Ohh mi legs 'ave gone all sort a weak @daved2524

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[filopastry]

Forgot to mention thanks for the invite @The Wino .. you may live to regret the invite like mushrooms I have a habbit of "popping up" . What do you fly @Cossieg ? and finally @daved2524 with a 5th wheeler can't you find space to "shash" the little lady ??

 

[The Wino]

Forgot to mention thanks for the invite @The Wino .. you may live to regret the invite like mushrooms I have a habbit of "popping up" . What do you fly @Cossieg ? and finally @daved2524 with a 5th wheeler can't you find space to "shash" the little lady ??

No problem if you are around this way and I'm current (not been getting around to flying so often these days). If we visit your bit of France might ask the truckers question to lady hitchhikers "a ride for a ride"!!!

 

[Chockswahay]

I have a theory that we are not so much afraid of heights ............ as falling from them

I know that sounds bonkers, but in a flying machine there is no 'scale' joining you to the ground. On a fixed object however there is the 'link' that joins you t the ground and makes you realise how vulnerable you are

I went up on my roof a few years ago to fix a few broken tiles (December storm). The roof was about 35ft high....... once there I could NOT bring myself to come back down In the end my wife called the fire brigade and they came and rescued me

I was literally frozen with fear!

Now this may not seem odd .............. but I am a fixed wing pilot and at that particular time a professional hot air balloon pilot!

The only time I used to feel a little scared in the balloon was at or above 8000 ft altitude ............. for some strange reason I would start to feel as if I could fall over the side of the basket! .......... by 10000 ft I was usually knelt down in the basket because at this point the sides felt as if they were getting smaller and smaller

It's a funny old life innit?

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[daved2524]

I see your point about heights. Over 5000ft in a open cock pit aircraft you do feel very alone. I wish I could take my aircraft with me when I get my 5th wheel van and go traveling but it just will not fit.

 

[The Wino]

I see your point about heights. Over 5000ft in a open cock pit aircraft you do feel very alone. I wish I could take my aircraft with me when I get my 5th wheel van and go traveling but it just will not fit.

Try aerobatics in an open cockpit glider that feels a little insecure

 

[Chockswahay]

Try aerobatics in an open cockpit glider that feels a little insecure

Haha...... I nearly fell out of an RF4 at the top of a loop that went wrong Ended up inverted, engine cut, fuel coming out of the fuel tank

Gravity took over and saved the day for me

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[The Wino]

Always wanted to try an rf4 not had the chance yet

 

[Chockswahay]

Always wanted to try an rf4 not had the chance yet

THIS is the actual one that I had a share in (this video is not mine and was taken many years after I left the group)

 

[Chockswahay]

Just found this video too

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[Chockswahay]

And this team were just fantastic !