Published: 4 Dec 2011
Details have now been finalised for the XC Development Day being run by Pat Dower. Many of you will know Pat from previous Club night talks or from meeting him on the hill. Pat is a very accomplished XC flier with many years of cross country and...
Continue readingPublished: 4 Dec 2011
This is a formal reminder that a Joint Coaching Day (with the CSC) will be held on the 24th March at the Eagle and Child, Staveley, Nr Kendal. It will run from a 9:30 start until around 4pm. We may finish earlier if the weather is flyable or...
Continue readingPublished: 3 Dec 2011
In honour of the weather showing signs of improvement we are having a special Olympic Coaching Day without S4G security. So that all our cockups, mistimed landings and ensuing bad language can be captured on film we will have a professional film...
Continue readingPublished: 25 Nov 2011
Free beer for all members! Postponed from 3 Nov. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGHeld at the Dyneley Arms, Otley Road, Otley, North Yorkshire LS21 1ET at 8.00pm on Thursday the 1st of December 2011 AGENDA1) Apologies for absence.2) Chairman's opening...
Continue readingPublished: 6 Nov 2011
You may have noticed a couple of odd looking entries on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/#!/dalesflyer ) and the website shout box in the last few days. It looks a bit like this: DalesRASP > Thu 0 ; Fri yes ; Sat 0 ; Sun 0 ; Mon 0 ; Tue 0...
Continue readingPublished: 3 Nov 2011
Sorry folks but the farmer has asked us not to fly at either Windbank or Hawswick on shoot dates (see post below). I'll copy the dates onto the Events Page (on a monthly basis) to make it easier to check if there is a shoot on before you go...
Continue readingPublished: 31 Oct 2011
The Treasurer informed me this morning that, due to work and domestic commitments, he won’t have the accounts ready, nor will he be able to make it to the AGM this Thursday. There isn’t much point in holding an AGM without accurate...
Continue readingPublished: 31 Oct 2011
On Monday 18th Feb there will be helicopter operations in the Stags Fell area and the gamekeeper has requested that we do not fly on this date.
Continue readingPublished: 30 Oct 2011
The sites officer has been to see the concerned farmer today. It would appear that we forced him to abandon his shoot on 28th :( Negotiations are continuing but progress so far is as follows: Cow Close Fell is not affected - open for...
Continue readingPublished: 29 Oct 2011
Windbank, Hawkswick and Cow Close Fell. Some of you were approached by a farmer at Windbank on 28 Oct. He has asked us not to fly in Littondale during the shooting season. The sites officer is on the case and we hope reach a sensible...
Continue reading