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 Post subject: Flying Above The Clouds - Blaenavon
PostPosted: Tue 13 Jul, 2010 12:59 pm 
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Real Name: Martin Knight
Location: Bridgnorth
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Thought you guys might like to see this vid from earlier in the year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxKnDk0ePas


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 Post subject: Re: Flying Above The Clouds - Blaenavon
PostPosted: Tue 13 Jul, 2010 1:50 pm 
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Real Name: Paul Dancey
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Nice video Martin.

Just thought I'd remind everyone that U-tube videos can also be embed in forum posts using the YouTube button on the enter message screen.

This places two tags in the post, and the video id should then be entered between them like this:
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[YouTube]xxKnDk0ePas[/YouTube]


The video id is the string after the "v=" in the URL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxKnDk0ePas

The video is then displayed like this:


This of course will only work in the forums, and is not available in the shout box.

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 Post subject: Re: Flying Above The Clouds - Blaenavon
PostPosted: Tue 13 Jul, 2010 9:48 pm 
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What a great video Martin,I have been flying for 11 years and Blaenavon is my local site, only 15 mins away for me but I have never seen anything like that at Blaenavon before.


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 Post subject: Re: Flying Above The Clouds - Blaenavon
PostPosted: Thu 15 Jul, 2010 3:59 pm 
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Real Name: peter johnson
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Yep, can remember that day, I wasnt expecting it to get so nice that day, one of my last days on my old wing "flying planet" and I miss her :(


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 Post subject: Re: Flying Above The Clouds - Blaenavon
PostPosted: Thu 15 Jul, 2010 5:33 pm 
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Real Name: Martin Knight
Location: Bridgnorth
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Thanks Guys

I guess I must have got lucky, It was my first time at Blaenavon.

I have never flown in conditions like it before, every where else was 8/8 cloud cover, I think the wave just pushed a hole in the cloud and up I went.

Never seen anything like it, I have flown up the side of a cloud at the Glyders in Snowdonia and had a cumulus form underneath me at Clatter but nothing like that day at Blaenavon.

Must come back soon...

Hang on a sec though, I have just checked your sites guide and its a members only site (the chap I was with that day who is a member said it was ok for WFFF members too?) Please all accept my apologies if it is not ok for WFFF members!?


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