{"id":1002,"date":"2015-06-27T18:12:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T18:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2015-08-09T20:08:08","modified_gmt":"2015-08-09T20:08:08","slug":"countisbury-common-north-devon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/?p=1002","title":{"rendered":"Countisbury Common, North Devon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Debbie fancied a day out and I wanted to explore a new slope site so we headed up to Countisbury Common in North Devon. This is roughly 90 minutes from Okehampton.<\/p>\n<p>To say that this site is spectacular is an understatement. I have flown St Agnes, Cornwall, Bwlch and Great Orme in Wales but this place is on another level. There was a Westerly at roughly 10 mph and conditions were gorgeous.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the views;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1003\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1003\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02285a.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02285a\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02285a.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02285a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02285a-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the view from the car park. The walk up to the Building and mast in the centre of the picture is very gentle and the flying area is either side of the building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1004\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1004\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02271a.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02271a\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02271a.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02271a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02271a-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This the view from the top looking SW towards Lynton.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1005\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1005\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02278a.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02278a\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1022\" srcset=\"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02278a.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02278a-300x204.jpg 300w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02278a-1024x698.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Me about to launch the PMP Stage 2 Mk1 kindly given to me by Dennis recently which quickly became a favourite. Super open landing area at the back.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SORW8X1EjQg\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, shortly after this I put it into a roll and the wing broke in the centre and the model was lost on the cliffs below. This is the highest cliff face in England at 300+ meters and there was no way that I could even see it, never mind retrieve it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1007\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1007\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1007\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02289a.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02289a\" width=\"1944\" height=\"2592\" srcset=\"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02289a.jpg 1944w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02289a-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02289a-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1944px) 100vw, 1944px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This the side view of the slope \u00a0from the approach road and you can make out the building and mast on the top of the hill.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1009\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1009\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02296b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02296b\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02296b.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02296b-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02296b-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is the view from Lynton. I have marked the flying site at the top.<\/p>\n<p>Very sad to loose this model because it was really lovely but I will be back there soon. Lynton is lovely little town.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1010\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1010\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02303a.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02303a\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02303a.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02303a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DSC02303a-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rob<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debbie fancied a day out and I wanted to explore a new slope site so we headed up to Countisbury Common in North Devon. This is roughly 90 minutes from Okehampton. To say that this site is spectacular is an &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/?p=1002\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flyingreports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1002"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1137,"href":"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions\/1137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/okehamptonmfc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}