Davie Smooth_Operator

Dear desert Wanderers @Glenn W, @J-P L, @Talal H, @Benjamin, @Giacomo, @Jeevan Koshy and @Hani crest king thank you all for being on time this morning that makes good use of everyone's time and gives us more time in the desert. We covered an amazing 52 km's today. We had a mix of everything today, some soft sand, some technical and mid to long range dunes, a bit of ridge riding towards the end, only because you guys were driving so well, to put that into context we had zero stucks and a handful of minor refusals, so well done to all. No ropes, No Digging and No Winch makes Davie a happy camper A big shout out and thank you to my two second leads @Glenn W and @Giacomo you guys did amazingly well, great distance from me which allowed you to react to my unforced errors lol and my radio comms to adjust the track left or right or to stop all together and hold the convoy, fantastic job both of you appreciated. Our First sweep @Hani crest king unfortunately had to exit early, but prior to this did a great job which included assisting in the refusals under the watchful eye of our support guru @Benjamin, Great job mate and thank you. @Benjamin brilliant as always in the CF role, and then latterly once we played switcharoo in the sweep position, always great to have you on the drives mate gives me less to think about. I hope you all enjoyed the drive as much as I did and that you all have a great rest of your weekend Ashort relive video of our adventures today Check out Fewbie desert Drive Nov 2 24 on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/vevWmVA1YG6 Davie

@J-P L hope you get sorted quickly

Dear desert Wanderers @Glenn W, @Talal H, @Benjamin, @Giacomo, @Jeevan Koshy and @Hani crest king the convoy order will be as below and we will be using Channel 4 446.081 looking forward to seeing you all bright and early and ready to go at 07:00 tomorrow morning.

DRIVE DESCRIPTION Welcome to Carnity off road club Fewbie drive, meeting at Al Fayah in the beautiful Abu Dhabi Desert, please ensure your off-road gear is as per your rank and you bring lots of enthusiasm and an abundance of willingness to learn with you. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Offroad Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above Meeting time: 7:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/acreM77zLxB2MRu76 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water & snacks (for yourself), smiles, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit, Tow Rope, 2 Shackles and fire extinguisher. Note: Please ensure that all of your off-road gear is securely tied down with ratchet straps in the rear compartment of the vehicle. Bungy type tie downs are not suitable for tying down off-road gear. Approximate finish time: 11:00 AM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE This drive is limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 1 PM. If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list. RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy list. Latecomers will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Members without RSVP will be returned back - Without any exceptions. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month. PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR

Congrats @ChrisW and well deserved enjoy the new level

DRIVE DESCRIPTION Carnity Desert Flyers Invitation only DCT practice Fayah drive. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Off-road Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: DCT Practice When: 27 Oct 2024 Saturday Meeting time: 15:00 PM Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/acreM77zLxB2MRu76 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 18:00 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher. Note: Please ensure that all of your off-road gear is securely tied down with ratchet straps in the rear compartment of the vehicle. Bungy type tie downs are not suitable for tying down off-road gear. INVITATION ONLY

Congratulations @Andrew John Melvill enjoy the new level

Congratulations @Ahmed Farouk enjoy the new level

Congratulations @Abhishek Chikara enjoy the new level

DRIVE DESCRIPTION Carnity Desert Flyers Invitation only DCT practice Nahel drive. MUST READ AND COMPLY Environmental Policy Off-road Flag Guideline Two Way Radio Guideline Off road Driving Etiquette's Emergency details for all off-roaders Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities DRIVE DETAILS Level: DCT Practice When: 19 Oct 2024 Saturday Meeting time: 07:00 AM Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/A1Q6WarVVUY2EAPv5 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: Sometime on Saturday Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. Mandatory off-road gears: Tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, compressor, walkie-talkie radio, off-road flag, shovel, first-aid kit and fire extinguisher. Note: Please ensure that all of your off-road gear is securely tied down with ratchet straps in the rear compartment of the vehicle. Bungy type tie downs are not suitable for tying down off-road gear. INVITATION ONLY

Dear desert wanderers @ChrisW, @Martin M, @Carl Stanley, @essam ibrahim, @Emanuel, @J-P L, @Ahmed Farouk, @Misha Puskar, @Johannes Roux and @Sandeep Nayar, thank you all for being on time this morning and joining the drive, it was great to meet some new faces and welcome back some old friends. The drive had a little of everything from some technical dunes to some beautiful mid to long-range flowing dunes. You guys drove amazing well and that was evident due to the few Stucks and refusals that we encountered. we had a few that were able to self-recover which was great to see. this is a journey and learning these skills will hold you in good stead as you go up the levels to the higher end drives. I just realized in writing this that we never once had to resort to shovels, winch or rope today, each and everyone of you managed to self-recover every single situation we found ourselves in, I think that is a first for me, especially given the nature of the soft sand we found ourselves in, so a massive pat on the back and well done to you all:):):) Our second lead today @Sandeep Nayar did an amazing job keeping a good gap and reacting to my mistakes and commands, well done Sandeep great job mate. @ChrisW played a blinder at sweep, keeping me informed all the way round as to where everyone was and the state of play at the rear of the convoy, thanks mate great job sweeping the convoy appreciated. our center forward for the day was not as busy as i expected him to be, this was down to the great driving of the convoy throughout everything I could throw at you. @Emanuel made short work of the couple of stucks and handful off refusals that we encounter in a calm and professional manner with little input from me. fantastic job and great to see you growing into the role of support. A short video of todays adventures and some pictures in the Gallery Check out Al Fayah desert drive on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOnk4VpG56 Have a great rest of your weekend and see you all in teh sand again very soon