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2007/2008 winter club nights The first one is scheduled on Wednesday the 24th of October. There has been quite some flying without much info on the web site. However the LLSC discussion group is a good source of up-to-date information.

AGM coming up on 21st of March.

Site guide is open, links and weather pages updated.

Club night Wed 6th December'06. Dave has told us how winter weather works for flying, Matt from AHPC has told of his flying in Brazil, with pictures - thanks guys! Also we've had rather good turn-up, lets keep it this way!

Club night Wed 1st November'06. Stephen has done a presentation with loads of flying pictures and videos displayed on our projector at Buchanan Hotel in Glasgow centre.

Site update New front page is set up, the old one is still available but no longer maintained. I will possibly update the design with a slightly lighter button bar later, will see. Send your pictures in for the front page! Also, Site guide will be refreshed and moved to the public part of the web site "really really soon".

Site update A new front page is up for critique. By the way, we are not dead, I've just been too busy flying this spring and summer so couldn't do any web site updates!

Newsletter Better late than never, Spring 2006 Newsletter following a few months of excellent flying! It is an M$-Word file, so email me if you would like it in any other format.

Club night 25th of April. April 25th 2006 - another club night at Buchanan Hotel. We have a projector and SeeYou to show some long tracks!

Newgroup migration. Smartgroups are abandoned due to poor service. Welcome to the new Google Group called LLSC. Anyone can read, only members can post. It is possible to send images as email attachments. All smartgroup members should have received an invitation.

Season 2006 is now open! April 10th 2006 - two paragliders and one hangglider flew over 100km from Dungavel, landing at the coast near Goswick. Congratulations to Dave Thomson, Mike Armstrong and Chris Canata!

Club AGM at Buchanan Hotel, Glasgow on March 15th 2006, 7pm. Went as planned, saw nice videos, some tracks in SeeYou, etc.

Ratho reserve repack day at Ratho climbing centre, Edinburgh, 25th February 2006. Be there, have a look at your washing!

Club night at Buchanan Hotel, Glasgow on February 15th 2006, 7pm. Dave Thomson has given a good lecture on airmasses, their stability and lapse rates.

Club night went well at Buchanan Hotel, Glasgow on January 11th 2006, 7pm.
Next club night is planned on the 15th of February - most likely weather related, then another one on the 15th of March.

Club night on Wednesday 9th Nov 2005, 7pm.
Venue: Buchanan hotel, Glasgow.
Brendan gave a talk on alpine flying with many pictures from France. Thank you Brendan!

First half of September 2006 has seen quite a few soarable sunny days at Tinto. Pictures

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