Mad Dogs 6, Spring 2014

[Flyboysee]

Oy, so we have a few decisions to make.

I don't particularly want to sit it out on a rainy, windy day suffering the guilt of 14 odd pilots having driven far to get here and being disappointed.

However, it's not called Mad Dogs for nothing. Many of us have flown in real shite, sleet and snow with little complaint, but let's be honest, since the weather has been generally good we were hoping for sunny skies at least. Good weather means good video.

So here are the options. We all report back here on Friday and give our forecasts and ideas etc. and then make a decision. It has to be early enough that if it's a go, I can get to the South African shop and collect some boerie.

We can go a couple of ways.

1. We cancel the meet and reschedule for a few weeks time in a better weather window, and those who want to come anyway can come on a gamble, but we forget the barbie and club house... just fly at the field and pee in the bushes.

2. We move to Sunday, but still the weather looks a bit crap doesn't it? Like the same.

3.Okay that's it, I'm out of ideas.

Personally for me, I'm in the middle of some really huge life stuff, so Saturday for me was suposed to be relaxed, non stressed etc, that's why it's cook your own etc. I don't mind moving it on to a better weather window, in fact if I think about it, that's probably the most sensible idea. If that's the case then I think we should set the date quickly and for soon-ish.

The choice then for each of you is whether you want a refund or keep it in MD Bank PLC and then you're paid up for the new date, with same arrangements for food. I think if that's the case each person should send me a PM saying what they would prefer and I'll handle it straight away.

Over to you guys for ideas.

Richard

 

[DaveyLC]

I'm going down with the captain and ship :)

[CurryKitten]

I'm usually pretty happy to fly in anything, but we do seem to have (at the moment at least) the annoyance of both rain *and* wind

BBC -



Metcheck -



There is s small window of supposedly no rain for a few hours, with quite a lot of hours of maybe showers, maybe ok - but with pretty gusty conditions all day.

Sensible head on says postpone, though I absolutely love these get-togethers, so that's a tough pill to swallow.  Interested to know what others think - are we just going with a majority decision at the end of the day ?

[krikey]

My optimistic head is looking at all the suns (albeit poking from behind rainclouds) and thinking that there will be opportunities to fly in between showers.

The winds not too bad, I think we've flown in worse.

However I think we should postpone, waiting for more clement weather as there will be quite a few of us clammering for a flying spot in between showers.

My vote it to postpone, what do others say?

[DaveyLC]

Like I said I'm going down with the ship :D so what ever captain Curly-Sausage says :)

[Gav]

Postpone.  sorry I'm abandoning ship. 

[Ratty]

Im already off the ship and back on shore.  ;D

I say postpone too, even if the rain stops the wind looks bad, and it is always worse than they say.

Met is saying 28-30mph gusts.  :'(

[hase2]

Yeah, lets postpone it.

[Flyboysee]

Like I said I'm going down with the ship :D so what ever captain Curly-Sausage says :)

Have you been speaking with my pjysician or butcher? :)

It seems the response is unanimous then. What a bloody shame, I was looking forwar to this!

Add that I have just received a call from Dave Pickett, the groundsman manager guy who advised against it, by saying, no, you can't fly!

He has offered us the 10th of May as an alternative. The weekend before that, which is next weekend is taken up by cricket, so the 10th is what's offered, with the usual option for Sunday as a back up against weather.

So then, can that be the new working date and everyone starts again?

Richard

[hase2]

cant do the weekend around the 10th.

[DaveyLC]

cant do the weekend around the 10th.

It was only 2 pages ago that you were giving up your flying spot?

Give the man a break!

[hase2]

cant do the weekend around the 10th.

It was only 2 pages ago that you were giving up your flying spot?

Give the man a break!

just because i dont fly doesn't mean that i wont come to the meets.

[Gav]

10th good here.

edit..  Or

17th

Hmmmm wonder if its stopped raining lol I don't think it's going to hmmm

[Marcin_GUmeR]

As per original question (postpone or not): +1 for postpone. Having said that I would show up either way.

I can handle wind, but electronics are not completely rain proof yet.

I can make it any weekend. 10th is OK.

[iPeel]

I can't make the 10th as I'll be in the USA. But that's OK as I couldn't make this weekend either!