Watch out the brits are coming

NigelPocock wrote:
Last weekend the British Club Class team flew a 720km flight. In standard
Cirruses! In the UK!!!
Look out for then in the worlds next month
Nigel
Been done with my Std Cirrus, by previous owners. The current 750Km Standard
class triangle record in South Africa is still in the name of our club founder
in a Std Cirrus.(Only 106.7Km/h though)

Now, when I have done 700+ Km (in my Cirrus) I might have something to crow about...

Good to hear of great exploits in aircraft like this - helps to dispel the myth
that you need infinite span and budget. (Occasionally accompanied by
commensurate ego)

Bruce you missed the point! This all took place in the UK. 750km is a
massive achievement over here. In a Standard Cirrus...... well suffice to
say that it's a bit like watching Ernie at the golf. Yes he's playing golf
but he's just in a different dimension to the rest of us in terms of
ability.

The three pilots deserve the recognition for their flights ( in spite of
them being snot nosed, irreverent, young whippersnappers with no regard for
their elders, bent on doing illegal beat-ups at every opportunity :-) )

Thats not to mention the 987 km done in a Ventus 2 this weekend, another
massive achievement for the UK. ( It's hard enough to fit the task into the
airspace, let alone fly the damn thing! )

Ian


"Bruce Greeff" wrote in message
...
NigelPocock wrote:
Last weekend the British Club Class team flew a 720km flight. In
standard
Cirruses! In the UK!!!
Look out for then in the worlds next month
Nigel
Been done with my Std Cirrus, by previous owners. The current 750Km
Standard
class triangle record in South Africa is still in the name of our club
founder
in a Std Cirrus.(Only 106.7Km/h though)

Now, when I have done 700+ Km (in my Cirrus) I might have something to
crow about...

Good to hear of great exploits in aircraft like this - helps to dispel the
myth
that you need infinite span and budget. (Occasionally accompanied by
commensurate ego)

tango4 wrote:
Bruce you missed the point! This all took place in the UK. 750km is a
massive achievement over here. In a Standard Cirrus...... well suffice to
say that it's a bit like watching Ernie at the golf. Yes he's playing golf
but he's just in a different dimension to the rest of us in terms of
ability.

The three pilots deserve the recognition for their flights ( in spite of
them being snot nosed, irreverent, young whippersnappers with no regard for
their elders, bent on doing illegal beat-ups at every opportunity :-) )

Thats not to mention the 987 km done in a Ventus 2 this weekend, another
massive achievement for the UK. ( It's hard enough to fit the task into the
airspace, let alone fly the damn thing! )

Ian


"Bruce Greeff" wrote in message
...

NigelPocock wrote:

Last weekend the British Club Class team flew a 720km flight. In

standard

Cirruses! In the UK!!!
Look out for then in the worlds next month
Nigel

Been done with my Std Cirrus, by previous owners. The current 750Km

Standard

class triangle record in South Africa is still in the name of our club

founder

in a Std Cirrus.(Only 106.7Km/h though)

Now, when I have done 700+ Km (in my Cirrus) I might have something to

crow about...

Good to hear of great exploits in aircraft like this - helps to dispel the

myth

that you need infinite span and budget. (Occasionally accompanied by
commensurate ego)



Hi Ian

I'm just jealous - we have had a lousy season here and the winter is early, with
lots of stable air. Last two times at the airfield I could not stay airborne
longer than 30 minutes. It's enough to make me WANT to visit the UK. :-O

As I said , when I have done something equivalent I will be able to talk. Anyone
who can do that kind of distance has my respect, in a 35 year old design it is
even better. Threading it through your airspace and urban sprawl is quite
something.

As for Dieter's 750km, you should not discount the achievement. Was done before
GPS,or Cell phones and over some countryside here an outlanding would have been
a big event.