South Australia has just completed its training week at Waikerie which follows on from the winter lecture program for coaches. Thanks are extended to Bruce Taylor who came at Regional Coach Catherine Conway's request, and flew with many of the coaches. The airfield was a busy place with the basic cross country course also on, and some classroom exercises were shared.
In addition to the flying where people tried to apply the techniques introduced in the classroom, Friday saw thermal, thermal wave and lee wave combine. Highest went Bernhard Eckey & Dave Hichens in the ASH25, with the cooperation of Melbourne Centre to climb to 17,500'. A number of pilots flew to and from their home clubs (Balaklava, Adelaide, Adelaide Hills) with their sailplanes before, during and after the course. The dinner on Sat night saw certificates and recognition or encouragement awards handed out. Thank you umpires, thank you ball boys. (the Waikerie crew who provided support, food, and keep the centre in shape to handle these sorts of influx) -- Emilis Prelgauskas B.ARCH ARAIA [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
