Hi Graham, If it was 65/66 then it could just be the one. Looking at the pic it looks all shiny and new and no 70 on the fin. Cheers Ian P ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Watts" <grah...@arach.net.au> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> Sent: Monday, 5 September, 2011 11:29:41 AM (GMT+1000) Auto-Detected Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney
Is this the one? I took this photo in 1965 or 1966 at Camden. George Detto in the cockpit if I remember. Graham On 4/09/2011 10:27 PM, Paul Mander wrote: > Small world, Jarek. > Having finally got to look at the footage, I see Foka IV, competition number > 70. That was in 1965. > In 1969 Mike Timbrell, a couple of other Sydney Tech Gliding Club members > and I bought a Foka IV from the Bathurst Soaring Group, a syndicate of eight > that included Merv Waghorn. They had owned the glider for a few years, so it > must have been imported soon after 1965. It had competition number 70 on the > fin, in exactly the same style as in the film. > I think there is a strong chance that this is the same glider. I did my > Silver and Gold flights in it, and thereby established some great > friendships with members of the old Concordia Gliding Club during their > camps at Forbes. > We had that very rigging tool, never had a problem but one had to be careful > with alignment. > Sadly, the glider was written off in a take off accident; the Foka IV had > huge spoilers, far too much drag for a mere Auster to overcome. > It was an interesting glider, all wood, having no spar. It depended on its > thick plywood skins for the wings' strength. We encountered glue problems > which thereafter always lurked, in my mind at least. Might have been a good > thing that it went. Apart from that, I've always thought it to be the best > wooden glider ever made. > Another connection; I was taken for my first glider flight in 1968 by Peter > Hanneman, ex RAF Red Arrows and recent New Australian. What chance that he > was flying one of the (?) Hawker Hunters in the Opening Day aerobatic > display? Peter may even have had a hand in the glider's purchase and he > lives in Bathurst. Mike Timbrell is in a position to check, and I'm sure > he'll let us know. > Thanks for the memories. > Paul Mander > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net > [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Jarek > Mosiejewski > Sent: Wednesday, 18 May 2011 6:44 AM > To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > Subject: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney > > Something about Fokas but on much happier note. > Recently discovered in the archives, Polish propaganda movie about the 1965 > World Comps in South Cerney from the Polish team perspective: > http://www.flyingtv.pl/film,lotnictwo62,filmy-0,ile-10,samolot-415.html > If you can bear the comments in Polish, a very slow server and lengthy > socialist propaganda scenes, there are some interesting moments showing the > world comps in the 60b, including a Foka being rigged with the proper > T-wrench. > > Regards > Jarek > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
