Flying Time

[DorsetAde]

Thank F..k the days will get longer now but I was wondering how some of you guys manage to fly your birds 3 or 4 times a week or even everyday with the lack of daylight at this time of year !! Needs dictate that I have to work to live ( and hawk !) during the week and I barely manage to get 20mins in the morning with my MRT before having to leave for work and not a chance in the evening because its too dark. This is one of the reasons for the choice of red-tail being buzzard family, in the wild its used to sitting around for days waiting for a meal !! It gets fed more often with me but doesn't get any real flying until the weekends.

Just a thought

Ade

[Raseni]

I fly my MHH every day, well, with that said it does happen sometimes that I skip a day, because of darkness too. But I am studying for my exams at university in january, so I am just sat at home for the next month reading.
so that gives me times to fly, which couldn´t be better.

cheers,
Rasmus

[Pitbull]

i have the joy of having my own business and can go out whenever i like and during the dark hours i can catch up, back in the workshop

[Coen]

Same here, Part-time job working for a boss, and running a online-shop in my own hours, leaves me with enough time during daylight.

[Dave G]

i take my harris out 5 times aweek ,week ends for a good 2 1/2 hours then mid week take him out in the afternoon for about and hour and half so he gets his hunting time in dont you think

[DorsetAde]

Guys, I envy you !! But it looks as if it is a struggle for us full timers !! I'm just concerned my hawk will get a bit mews crazy. Roll on the lighter days !!

Good Hawking

Ade

[Jazz1]

Hi M8 myself and adeboy get the harris's out at least 4times a week.
Able to do this with myself working P/T and abeboy's shift work.
M8 yes the lighter night are coming but your R/T will be molting soon 2
it's a hard 1 when working fulltime:( .
Use to be there to M8

[Kentish Falconry]

Hi M8 Check out the lamping threads it may be the answer for you, there was a lot of activity on this thread put up by FreddyFerret
Hope it helps
Terry:supz:

[Tim Laycock]

Apply for child freindly hours.......then abuse them :lol:

[Ninja-Jon]

Not got a BOP yet but was told to take the flying time one can put in with is/her Hawk/ Falcon into consideration before gettin a BOP. In my circumsatances i will be able to fly everyday don't start work untill 15.30-16.00hrs Mon-Fri so presume i can count myself as being lucky..........

[IAmTheWeasel]

I guess I am on the same lines as DorsetAde at the moment... I go to work in the dark and get home in the dark. I will more than likely be hawking this bird throught the summer months too since the light will allow me a few more hours to hunt in. None of my friends see me anymore since if I'm not at work, I'm out hawking.....Although, I did go out paintballing all day yesterday....after hawking....:-)

[DorsetAde]

Hi Weasel

I was thinking about flying my RT through the summer but the vet advised against it with the first moult. I've heard a lot of pro's and con's about flying through the moult and I'm tempted to take the vets advice.

I beleive you're a RT master, what do you think, you're obviuosly going to fly yours right through by the sound of it ?

Cheers
Ade

[Johnny Abbott]

Thank F..k the days will get longer now but I was wondering how some of you guys manage to fly your birds 3 or 4 times a week or even everyday with the lack of daylight at this time of year !! Needs dictate that I have to work to live ( and hawk !) during the week and I barely manage to get 20mins in the morning with my MRT before having to leave for work and not a chance in the evening because its too dark. This is one of the reasons for the choice of red-tail being buzzard family, in the wild its used to sitting around for days waiting for a meal !! It gets fed more often with me but doesn't get any real flying until the weekends.

Just a thought

Adework nights