[Aus-soaring] Wine Pourings Day 4?

[Adam Woolley]

Good afternoon all,

Thankfully the CD made the wise decision to have a later briefing & then cancel 
the day before too much of the day was wasted, this allowed everyone to really 
sink their teeth into the day & perhaps see some of FIN like I and Enrique 
Levin did - under the excellent guide of Aku Jaakola.

Before I get to that though, I want to say what a superb job the CD is doing. 
Like in Kingaroy, we grid before briefing. Naturally it's the way it's done 
here, everyday the grid order is found at the briefing office & they're only 
doing random weighing. Task sheets have been intended to be out early (I'd like 
to see them sent as an e-mail/txt at KSC MCN before briefing - this way people 
can plan properly, tasks longer as a result of shorter briefings & time to get 
to the glider), however there making it to the briefing table just before we 
get there at 10am.

The weather briefings have been excellent, following a standard sequence & to 
the point. The tasks have been set by the CD, to which have also been spot on 
for each days racing. Top show!

Yesterday, I helped wash & polish Aku's trailer & car before checking out a 
local castle at a nearby town. Later it was to a lovely pizza place for a late 
lunch & onwards to home - chatting all the time about FAI gliding.

In FIN they're going through a period with slightly smaller class sizes, as 
well as not being able to challenge some of their pilots in the weaker classes. 
So they're approaching the time of a handicapped nationals in all classes - 
like AUS. Handicaps, they wind everyone up unfortunately :(

Today there is two weather models, one fly able @ the one I'm looking at, not. 
Time will tell when it comes briefing time & the inevitable grid squatting.

I'd like to introduce you to another of my sponsors, Wine Pourings. 

Wine Pourings is your essential guide to learning more about wine, helping you 
get more pleasure and enjoyment from your wine and importantly showing you how 
to get better value for your wine dollar.  They also provide wine consultancy, 
wine tours tailored to you & the company you'll be in, as well as news & info 
on events!

Check out their excellent service & website at: http://www.winepourings.com.au/

Hopefully I'll be bringing you all a flying report again very soon!


Cheers,
WPP

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Re: [Aus-soaring] FW: Cambridge

[Jim Staniforth]

Sad.
  My 302 was stuck at their "new address", which turned out to be a storage 
unit, until it was forwarded to Cumulus Soaring for logger recalibration.

There's at least one company interested in picking up the CAI inventory and 
doing repairs. No guarantees of that.

Although you'd think he's the obvious choice, Gary at ClearNav does not 
presently have the time to work on CAI302s.
Jim




 From: Tim Shirley 
To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net 
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 5:11 AM
Subject: [Aus-soaring] FW: Cambridge
 


Some of you may be interested in this news.
 
The end of an era.
 
Cheers
 
Tim
Tra dire e fare c’è mezzo il mare
 
 
Are you all aware that Cambridge Aero has ceased trading?  They no longer 
manufacture, repair or maintain the 302 series of flight recorders.   Below is 
an e-mail from the CEO, Roger Routledge:
 
Dear Dealers and Friends of Cambridge,
I have spoken with many of you personally by telephone. Bad news travels fast. 
So it is already widely known in our community that the volume of business of 
Cambridge has for a considerable period of time been insufficient to sustain 
operations. At the end of March the time finally came to relocate the assets 
and vacate the space where we have conducted business for the last six years. 
We ceased operating at Executive Center Drive on April 1, 2013.  Because of the 
insufficiency of revenue from the business, we were forced to return all the 
business assets to the company’s lien holder, Roy A. Ridgeway.  Our intention 
was to continue with the business of repairs, calibrations, and sales of new 
instruments on an as-needed basis, buying the parts to do so from Mr. Ridgeway. 
 We tried this for two months, but it did not work out. The company’s main 
technician, Jeffery B. Bennett, has chosen to pursue other opportunities, and 
under the present
 circumstances the company could not recruit and train a replacement.
It is my sad duty to announce that Cambridge will no longer manufacture new 
instruments, repair instruments, or maintain and calibrate instruments.  Mr. 
Ridgeway is in possession of the company. Any inquiries regarding sales of 
spare parts may be directed to his attention.  His contact information is as 
follows:
 

   Roy A. Ridgeway

    2475 Scott Road

    Hernando, MS 38632

    (662)449-0149

    rridge...@lrmusa.com
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Re: [Aus-soaring] FW: Cambridge

[Ross McLean]

A very sad day indeed.

 

ROSS

 

From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net
[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Tim Shirley
Sent: Tuesday, 11 June 2013 10:11 PM
To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net
Subject: [Aus-soaring] FW: Cambridge

 

Some of you may be interested in this news.

 

The end of an era.

 

Cheers

 

Tim

Tra dire e fare c’è mezzo il mare

 

 

Are you all aware that Cambridge Aero has ceased trading?  They no longer
manufacture, repair or maintain the 302 series of flight recorders.   Below
is an e-mail from the CEO, Roger Routledge:

 

Dear Dealers and Friends of Cambridge,

I have spoken with many of you personally by telephone. Bad news travels
fast. So it is already widely known in our community that the volume of
business of Cambridge has for a considerable period of time been
insufficient to sustain operations. At the end of March the time finally
came to relocate the assets and vacate the space where we have conducted
business for the last six years. We ceased operating at Executive Center
Drive on April 1, 2013.  Because of the insufficiency of revenue from the
business, we were forced to return all the business assets to the company’s
lien holder, Roy A. Ridgeway.  Our intention was to continue with the
business of repairs, calibrations, and sales of new instruments on an
as-needed basis, buying the parts to do so from Mr. Ridgeway.  We tried this
for two months, but it did not work out. The company’s main technician,
Jeffery B. Bennett, has chosen to pursue other opportunities, and under the
present circumstances the company could not recruit and train a replacement.

It is my sad duty to announce that Cambridge will no longer manufacture new
instruments, repair instruments, or maintain and calibrate instruments.  Mr.
Ridgeway is in possession of the company. Any inquiries regarding sales of
spare parts may be directed to his attention.  His contact information is as
follows:

 

 
Roy A. Ridgeway

 
2475 Scott Road

 
Hernando, MS 38632

 
(662)449-0149

 
 rridge...@lrmusa.com

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Re: [Aus-soaring] FW: Cambridge

[Ben Loxton]

sad news……… the 302 is a great instrument.

also bad news for VMFG which have quite a collection of them.


Ben Loxton
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
blox...@gmail.com, 0417 421 650









On 11/06/2013, at 10:11 PM, "Tim Shirley"  wrote:

> Some of you may be interested in this news.
>  
> The end of an era.
>  
> Cheers
>  
> Tim
> Tra dire e fare c’è mezzo il mare
>  
>  
> Are you all aware that Cambridge Aero has ceased trading?  They no longer 
> manufacture, repair or maintain the 302 series of flight recorders.   Below 
> is an e-mail from the CEO, Roger Routledge:
>  
> Dear Dealers and Friends of Cambridge,
> I have spoken with many of you personally by telephone. Bad news travels 
> fast. So it is already widely known in our community that the volume of 
> business of Cambridge has for a considerable period of time been insufficient 
> to sustain operations. At the end of March the time finally came to relocate 
> the assets and vacate the space where we have conducted business for the last 
> six years. We ceased operating at Executive Center Drive on April 1, 2013.  
> Because of the insufficiency of revenue from the business, we were forced to 
> return all the business assets to the company’s lien holder, Roy A. Ridgeway. 
>  Our intention was to continue with the business of repairs, calibrations, 
> and sales of new instruments on an as-needed basis, buying the parts to do so 
> from Mr. Ridgeway.  We tried this for two months, but it did not work out. 
> The company’s main technician, Jeffery B. Bennett, has chosen to pursue other 
> opportunities, and under the present circumstances the company could not 
> recruit and train a replacement.
> It is my sad duty to announce that Cambridge will no longer manufacture new 
> instruments, repair instruments, or maintain and calibrate instruments.  Mr. 
> Ridgeway is in possession of the company. Any inquiries regarding sales of 
> spare parts may be directed to his attention.  His contact information is as 
> follows:
>  
>   
>  Roy A. Ridgeway
>   
>   2475 Scott Road
>   
>   Hernando, MS 38632
>   
>   (662)449-0149
>   
>   rridge...@lrmusa.com
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Cambridge

[Ben Loxton]

sorry all, that last one was meant to be a private mail to a couple of 
freinds……..

my apologies


Ben Loxton
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
blox...@gmail.com, 0417 421 650









On 11/06/2013, at 11:16 PM, Ben Loxton  wrote:

> sad news……… the 302 is a great instrument.
> 
> also bad news for VMFG which have quite a collection of them.
> 
> 
> Ben Loxton
> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
> blox...@gmail.com, 0417 421 650
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/06/2013, at 10:11 PM, "Tim Shirley"  wrote:
> 
>> Some of you may be interested in this news.
>>  
>> The end of an era.
>>  
>> Cheers
>>  
>> Tim
>> Tra dire e fare c’è mezzo il mare
>>  
>>  
>> Are you all aware that Cambridge Aero has ceased trading?  They no longer 
>> manufacture, repair or maintain the 302 series of flight recorders.   Below 
>> is an e-mail from the CEO, Roger Routledge:
>>  
>> Dear Dealers and Friends of Cambridge,
>> I have spoken with many of you personally by telephone. Bad news travels 
>> fast. So it is already widely known in our community that the volume of 
>> business of Cambridge has for a considerable period of time been 
>> insufficient to sustain operations. At the end of March the time finally 
>> came to relocate the assets and vacate the space where we have conducted 
>> business for the last six years. We ceased operating at Executive Center 
>> Drive on April 1, 2013.  Because of the insufficiency of revenue from the 
>> business, we were forced to return all the business assets to the company’s 
>> lien holder, Roy A. Ridgeway.  Our intention was to continue with the 
>> business of repairs, calibrations, and sales of new instruments on an 
>> as-needed basis, buying the parts to do so from Mr. Ridgeway.  We tried this 
>> for two months, but it did not work out. The company’s main technician, 
>> Jeffery B. Bennett, has chosen to pursue other opportunities, and under the 
>> present circumstances the company could not recruit and train a replacement.
>> It is my sad duty to announce that Cambridge will no longer manufacture new 
>> instruments, repair instruments, or maintain and calibrate instruments.  Mr. 
>> Ridgeway is in possession of the company. Any inquiries regarding sales of 
>> spare parts may be directed to his attention.  His contact information is as 
>> follows:
>>  
>>  
>>   Roy A. Ridgeway
>>  
>>2475 Scott Road
>>  
>>Hernando, MS 38632
>>  
>>(662)449-0149
>>  
>>rridge...@lrmusa.com
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[Aus-soaring] FW: Cambridge

[Tim Shirley]

Some of you may be interested in this news.

 

The end of an era.

 

Cheers

 

Tim

Tra dire e fare c’è mezzo il mare

 

 

Are you all aware that Cambridge Aero has ceased trading?  They no longer
manufacture, repair or maintain the 302 series of flight recorders.   Below
is an e-mail from the CEO, Roger Routledge:

 

Dear Dealers and Friends of Cambridge,

I have spoken with many of you personally by telephone. Bad news travels
fast. So it is already widely known in our community that the volume of
business of Cambridge has for a considerable period of time been
insufficient to sustain operations. At the end of March the time finally
came to relocate the assets and vacate the space where we have conducted
business for the last six years. We ceased operating at Executive Center
Drive on April 1, 2013.  Because of the insufficiency of revenue from the
business, we were forced to return all the business assets to the company’s
lien holder, Roy A. Ridgeway.  Our intention was to continue with the
business of repairs, calibrations, and sales of new instruments on an
as-needed basis, buying the parts to do so from Mr. Ridgeway.  We tried this
for two months, but it did not work out. The company’s main technician,
Jeffery B. Bennett, has chosen to pursue other opportunities, and under the
present circumstances the company could not recruit and train a replacement.

It is my sad duty to announce that Cambridge will no longer manufacture new
instruments, repair instruments, or maintain and calibrate instruments.  Mr.
Ridgeway is in possession of the company. Any inquiries regarding sales of
spare parts may be directed to his attention.  His contact information is as
follows:

 

 
Roy A. Ridgeway

 
2475 Scott Road

 
Hernando, MS 38632

 
(662)449-0149

 
 rridge...@lrmusa.com

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[Aus-soaring] GFA's Day 4?

[Adam Woolley]

G'day race fans,

This morning I woke to 8/8 CU at 1,500', checked the forecast & thought - this 
might be our first rest day. Still, keep in the routine that I mentioned 
yesterday. 

Teemu & I went via the comp office to check if they'll be grinding, the message 
was - no grid, briefing non standard at 11am. So an easy morning was had 
washing & polishing trailers before the inevitable day was cancelled.

We're now off to check out the neighboring city with a few, then hopefully do 
some washing.

I'd like to personally thank the GFA & it's members for their sponsorship in 
allowing me to compete at this Finnish Nationals & pre-worlds. I hope that 
you're all enjoying the posts & the occasional picture. I look forward to 
sharing my experience with others & especially the team who comes with me next 
year!

Until tomorrow,
WPP
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[Aus-soaring] 33rd Club & Sports Class Nationals - Waikerie

[Grant Hudson]

Hi all,

 

just a note to let you all know that entries are open for the 33rd Club &
Sports Class Nationals that are being hosted by the Waikerie Gliding Club in
South Australia. The event will run from the 2nd to the 11th January 2014
with an official practise day on the 1st January.

 

We have put together a strong operations team with Bill Mudge as CD, John
Hudson as Safety Officer, Alex Wallis providing weather briefing, Tim
Shirley mentoring both Craig Vinall and myself as the task setters and Tim
Bates providing his exceptional scoring services.

 

The competition website can be found here:
http://clubandsportsnationals2014waikerie.blogspot.com.au/


We haven't set an entry fee just yet but we are endeavouring to keep this as
low as possible due to the requirement to ferry tugs in for the event. A tug
levy will be imposed once operational requirements are determined. I will
keep entrants informed of these charges via the website and via email to
those that have entered.

 

Airfield constraints mean we are limiting entries to 60 aircraft total.

 

Any questions or queries can be directed to me granthuds...@gmail.com

 

On behalf of the Waikerie Gliding Club I look forward to welcoming you all
to a fun, challenging, safe but above all friendly 33rd Club & Sports Class
National Championships.

 

Best regards,

 

Grant.

 

Grant Hudson

 

PO Box 441, Roseworthy, SA 5371

Mobile: 0407 605 128

 

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