Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 12:54:01 -1000 From: neil@binky.demon.co.uk (Neil Ford) Message-Id: Organization: [private system] Subject: [UK] Flying sites in Scotland. Having now been living in Scotland for a year I've had no real success in finding a good flying site. Perhaps because I didn't have enough time to go flying last year but...... I intend to make time this year and am looking for suggestions on good sites. I live in Hamilton so anywhere within a couple of hours drive of there would be okay. Awaiting advice with anticipation. Neil Ford neil@binky.demon.co.uk = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 22:39:11 -1000 From: eanv33@castle.ed.ac.uk (B A Wedgwood-Oppenheim) Message-Id: <4fs73f$mnl@scotsman.ed.ac.uk> Organization: Edinburgh University Subject: Re: [UK] Flying sites in Scotland. Neil Ford (neil@binky.demon.co.uk) wrote: : Having now been living in Scotland for a year I've had no real success in : finding a good flying site. Perhaps because I didn't have enough time to : go flying last year but...... : I intend to make time this year and am looking for suggestions on good : sites. I live in Hamilton so anywhere within a couple of hours drive of : there would be okay. : Awaiting advice with anticipation. : Neil Ford : neil@binky.demon.co.uk Hi Neil, I lived in Edinburgh for several years, the last couple of which I was into kites. There is a scottish kite club which meets every second week, alternating between the east and west coasts. I can't remember where the west coast site is, but it was probably close to glasgow and therefore close to you. The east coast site was/is St Andrews, which has some beautiful windswept beaches. If you find yourself in Edinburgh, there are sometimes fliers in Holyrood Park, behind the palace. I usually flew on Blackford Hill, by the Royal Observatory - Clean air and great views! I don't unfortunately have a contact for the scottish kite club, but you can find out about them from Wind Things in Edinburgh (I think there is also a store in Glasgow) Happy Flying Bruce = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 12:34:26 -1000 From: neil@binky.demon.co.uk (Neil Ford) Message-Id: Organization: [private system] Subject: Re: [UK] Flying sites in Scotland. In article <4fs73f$mnl@scotsman.ed.ac.uk>, eanv33@castle.ed.ac.uk (B A Wedgwood-Oppenheim) wrote: >Hi Neil, > >I lived in Edinburgh for several years, the last couple of which I was >into kites. There is a scottish kite club which meets every second >week, alternating between the east and west coasts. I can't remember >where the west coast site is, but it was probably close to glasgow and >therefore close to you. The east coast site was/is St Andrews, which >has some beautiful windswept beaches. > >If you find yourself in Edinburgh, there are sometimes fliers in >Holyrood Park, behind the palace. I usually flew on Blackford Hill, >by the Royal Observatory - Clean air and great views! > >I don't unfortunately have a contact for the scottish kite club, but you >can find out about them from Wind Things in Edinburgh (I think there is >also a store in Glasgow) > >Happy Flying > >Bruce Thanks for the pointers. Unfortunately Wind Things in Glasgow has closed :-( but a trip to Edinburgh is on the cards :-) As to the club details, it probably won't hurt o check out the KSGB web page. Regards Neil. neil@binky.demon.co.uk = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =