LEFT: Nick (yellow Matrix)
and Peter (gold/blue Makalu) on the north slope on Feb 2nd's lovely
afternoon out.
RIGHT: Same day as above. Martin
joins the north slope pattern on his orange and red Pulsar wing.
LEFT: 16 December 06, another
high-pressure day at the hill.
RIGHT: Jerry T on Artax landing
with Steven on his Sigma 6 behind.
LEFT: Tim P performing wing-overs
above the horse.
RIGHT: Tim P flying on saturday
9 November 2006. Nice colours against the sunshine.
LEFT: Mike Coupe and the rest
of us were joined by several sailplanes from RAF Keevil - this
one Romeo Three.
RIGHT: December sunset was
at 4pm and we flew for as long as we could after a long period
of wet'n'windies.
LEFT: Sigma 6 and horse's head
RIGHT: Our first flight against
the Westbury White Horse in its new coat of paint. Ian Pepper
on his blue Airwave Sport.
LEFT: Wings on the Bratton
Fort north slope - november 2006
RIGHT: Bratton Fort again,
from the air
LEFT: Gin glider in rather
unusual colours. North slope - november 2006
New
Guys
RIGHT: Pulsar in attractive
colours at Westbury in November 2006
LEFT: 9 November 2006 was a
great day. Very smooth flying. Ian, Brent and Mike (furthest away)
on the north slope.
RIGHT: phil S. on his Spirit
against a low summer sun.
LEFT: Stafford skimming the
grass on his new Aspen 2 in early august 2006.
RIGHT: wings heading out toward
Westbury town.
LEFT: Colin W. flying a late
July sea-breeze. Notice the sea-breeze convergence cloud, which
is visible in the background.
RIGHT: Andre O. on his new
Tatoo DHV-2 wing on the same day.
LEFT: Saturday 13 November
04 was a magical day for the club. Westbury had blue skies, 40
paragliders and 20 hang-gliders on-site.
RIGHT: The site is active after
a long bad winter! this late winter day was cold but enjoyable.
LEFT: The first saturday in
March 2006 was a reasonable day. We PGs had climbs of 1600 ATO.
RIGHT: Ian P taking off in
June 06 late in the day after a windy one. He's pulling a whole
lotta brake!
LEFT: Swing Arcus on that afternoon
in March.
RIGHT:Omega 6 too.
LEFT: January flying at the
end of another windy day! 30 mins was enough for me.
RIGHT: Richard A on his UPMakalu
in late summer 2005.
LEFT: Bertie on his Gin Bandit
on a scratchy day walking his wing to the grass! Most of us usually
just land in a heap under the horse's nose!
RIGHT: Mike H flying the north
slope in July 2005. This tree marks a consistent area of better
slope lift.
LEFT: Big Dave watched by spectators.
RIGHT: Big Dave McCarthy flying
the horse on a sharp July day in 2005.
LEFT: Andre Odinus on his Flying
Planet Spirit in 2005.
RIGHT: Tony Moore flying a
thermal with me above the hill at maybe 2500 feet. Notice how
misty it gets near cloudbase.
LEFT: On my xc on saturday
16th July I decided to divert to land at RAF Keevil. This photo
took on short finals to the northerly runway. They were very friendly!
RIGHT: Sam M. on the bench.
LEFT: Bit cloudy but the flying
is good. Alex C. on his Rush in July 05.
RIGHT: If only we could get
there!
LEFT: sunset and paraglider
RIGHT: Gotta get close when
it gets light! Tony M. and his Nova X-Ray.
LEFT: Simon C flying just below
the stratus base in the anticyclonic gloom in December 2004.
RIGHT: Jo
on her colourful Serak paraglider backlit by a rare glimpse of
the sun's light in the form of a crepuscular ray.
LEFT: Hanging upside-down in
the harness is easier than it might look. picture
by Conway Shields
RIGHT: Spread your legs and
lean back. You don't have to let go the brakes but it helps. picture
by Conway Shields
LEFT: A mess of red ripstop
takeoff on a windy day.
RIGHT: Top pilot Steve Ham
getting into his 'pod' harness after takeoff at WB. He is flying
a Gradient Avax.
LEFT: Mark Kirton and Firebird
Grid wing against a November backdrop.
RIGHT: June and after a windy
bouncy day we get airborne on the north ridge. Simon C seen here
against Bratton and the shapes in the crop.
LEFT: Sea-breezing right up
until a June sunset!
RIGHT: Big Dave on his Airwave
Sport and a lovely cirrus sky.
LEFT: 'Miss March' - This photo
of me on my old Airwave Harmony flying the horse appeared in a
commercial calendar for 2003.
RIGHT: Gladiators Alex Coltman
and Sam Moffett can't get away so they compete in the para-wars!
A guy-thing, I guess!
LEFT:
Flying the beautifully smooth air of a late-in-the-day June sea
breeze.
RIGHT: A busy April day at
Westbury with 20 paragliders in attendance.
LEFT:
a good day over the horse.
RIGHT: Ya gotta get close!
Mike Coupe's photo of me with my Nova X-Act scratching
on the horse, in XC Magazine.
Sam
M. lifting his 'funk phenomenon' Ozone Octane.
RIGHT: Nick F. ground handling
in a SW wind.
Flying
an early summer Bristol Channel Sea-breeze - 10 April 2004
Bank Holidays are busy events
at Westbury when the wind is on the hill!
Phil S. flying
his Airwave Harmony at sunset - the only one left in the air
Mike
H. flying late into the 'day' with his orange and red U.P.
Simon C. on
his Ozone Vibe against a watery sun in March 2004
Following
weak thermals back over the East Bowl in Febraury 2004
Big Dave over
the Spur on his Sport in January 2004.
Great
sky day at Westbury. Two paragliders land after a high-climb in
a thermal.
Chris
J. in the horse bowl on his Advance Sigma 5
A hardy group of pilots flying
the north slope after the snows of February