50 Years ago today John Glenn did an orbit

50 Years Later, John Glenn’s Space Legacy Still Circling Earth: Scientific American.

Gerbing’s Heated Clothing – Product Review by Two Wheels 2 Anywhere

 

Charging times for Deltrans intelligent chargers

NEW Portable Heated Bodywear from Gerbings

Going portable?  We have finally got access to the Gerbings portable range that have been available for a while in the States.

Paragliding, skiing, golf, horse riding or just standing watching a football match these come with Lithium batteries, charger and controllers and can change your life doors !   Check the range out:

The  new jacket utilizes collar heat, keeping the back of your neck warm. This jacket will heat for hours with our new 4 panel heat system which concentrates the heat in the collar, between the shoulder blades and on both sides of your chest.  Soft shell fleece jackets

Constructed with a silky brushed fleece shell and polyester fleece lining, the CORE HEAT softshell vests from Gerbing’s are available in both a men’s and women’s version. These stylish, performance-fit vests will not only keep you toasty warm on the golf course, on the slopes or at the ball game but they will make you look good too! Core Heat Vest

Don’t forget the external Lithium Ion battery packs that can bring portable power to any heated clothing ranges, we are into the second season with these and the users are very very happy with their performance

ROUND WALES RALLY 2012

Saturday June 2nd to Sunday June 3rd

Meet Shobdon Airfield Evening Friday 1st

DETAILS TO FOLLOW………

BBC News – Personal locator beacons cleared for use on land

BBC News – Personal locator beacons cleared for use on land.

Microlight community reaction to recent BBC film on 2011 Round Britian Rally

Yesterday the BBC showed a film, following a group of UK Microlighters on the 2011 Round Britain Rally, reading the BMAA forum there are many positive and negative comments: http://forums.bmaa.org/default.aspx?f=15&m=110671

Here’s an excerpt: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/16658211

Anyway here’s my say in the debate:

Interesting and surprising comments, here’s my thoughts:

I think if you are someone, who dreams of getting airborne this film will probably inspire you and help you realize that this form of aviation is attainable for the average person.
As for promoting the sport, the film probably put seeds in many a future pilots heads.

In my time involved in Microlighting there have always been a minority of individuals within the GA establishment for whom, no matter what you do, they will always look down their noses at Microlighting, these individuals are involved in aviation, not because of a love of flight, but to serve only their ego’s and who make narrow minded judgements on other areas of aviation that they do not even understand ! From my experience these individuals are best ignored and one must not waste energy trying to convince them otherwise.

But what you will find is those who are into aviation for the love of flying, are interested in us and have great respectand have great respect for any other form of aviation, whether it be seeing a poor kid with dreams of flight on a lawnmower powered hang glider or seeing a Vulcan flyby.

You talk to any of the pioneers of Microlighting in this country and you will quickly realize they were mostly all risk taking eccentrics, without whom we would probably either not be flying, or we would be flying around the Country at huge cost wearing ties in 1950′s Cessnas.

Always show good airmanship, stick to the rules and ignore those who would question our sport.

How excellent and refreshing it is to see pilots having a laugh, sleeping under wings and worrying about engine failures. Anyone remember those days?

Lets all have a bit more of that !!