My favourites included, when I crewed for Bob Mc Cullough, Libelle H301, Comp No. 2. "Base 2 to 2" Cubleys "Big Red" Giles "King George" and Yellow Bird (dads Boomerang) was "Beatle Base" The worst. When the powers that be decided that base stations couldn't have names and we must use the call signs, (Narromine 1975) one long winded person used to say, "Oscarrr Hotel to Oscarrr Hotel Base, Do you read me Oscarrr Hotel Base. Over" Not once but many times. Oscar Hotel Base didn't have a chance of answering. Funny that these days, with so many pilots not having crews , have base names have become irrelalvent? Cheers Patch
----- Original Message ----- From: Anthony Smith To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Base stations An AUGC favourite for some time was Barbecue Base. Justine will answer to Penguin Base: when J was into scuba diving, she would get all geared up and then waddle around the boat on her short legs and weighed down by her tank almost exactly like a penguin. Anthony -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Woolley Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 6:21 PM To: aus soaring Subject: [Aus-soaring] Base stations G'day All, I'm just watching 'The Sunship Game' at the moment, thought I'd write off a lighter e-mail to help pass the time. Just wondering what your base station is called, and or, what's the best one you've heard of? My favourite so far is Manders, 'Room Service'; and The Woolley's base station is 'Johnny Walker'. The reasoning, Grandad's first glider ended in the rego Whiskey - it was his favourite drink at the time! Regards, WPP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Find it at www.seek.com.au Your Future Starts Here. Dream it? Then be it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.15/1248 - Release Date: 28/01/2008 9:32 PM
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