Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[Leigh Bunting]

And outside of gliding, there was Tiny, the blind terrier, who was Kevin 
Warren's dog which sat on a shelf behind Kevin in the Pawnees and Braves while 
Kevin sprayed crops and, occasionally, towed gliders.

Cheers
Leigh Bunting
Balaklava GC
(currently at large in China)


On 23 Jun 2015 11:28, Graham Watts  wrote:
>
> During the mid 60's Southern Cross dog Pycho operated in a similar manner 

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Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[Graham Watts]

During the mid 60's Southern Cross dog Pycho operated in a similar manner except 
that he did it down at the winch end. All his side teeth were missing due to the 
knots going through and on a couple of occasions he hung on until he was lifted 
a metre or so above the ground when the glider lifted the wire.


George Detto's cat employed its self keeping rats and  mice numbers down and 
away from George's precious Kiefer stocks (Baltic Pine). In return, George fed 
the cat better than he did himself..



On 22/06/2015 11:30 PM, Paul Mander wrote:

In memory of Spreader, the flying dog. Once the mascot of the Sunraysia
Gliding Club, Spreader got his name and lost most of his teeth snapping at
the winch wire with all its knots.
Spreader's flying experience came about when he misjudged things and got
caught between wire and skid. It was a very short and very final experience,
according to those who were there.
It's true, and I remember Spreader.

-Original Message-
From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net
[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of DMcD
Sent: Monday, 22 June 2015 10:23 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

I've been flying with a dog. Not my dog, but the instructor's who was in the
back seat. Also in a Blanik. This was in NZ so maybe it does not count in
terms of odd stories.

My cat used to travel to visit his parents on a motorbike. He preferred
riding in a backpack worn facing forwards sitting on the tank under the
faring. He used to get his head out and enjoy the ride.

Maybe it was the Blanik which caused the legendary gliding cat to out his
claws? At least my cat was travelling in style on a 1975 square case 900SS.

D
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Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[DMcD]

HA,

There was a flying dog in Sydney a few years ago, at Cooks Terrace.

A paraglider pilot was walking towards the takeoff with his canopy
inflated just as a car with a dog in the back arrived at the site.
Cooks Terrace is a dog park, almost abandoned by dogless humans. One
of those places where you spend all your time looking downwards and
still manage to tread in last night's Pal, hopefully not in bare feet.
The runoff on a rainy day runs down to the local beach.

Anyway, the dog owners reached over the seat and undid the door. The
dog bolted off over the hill and ran towards the paraglider pilot who
was just about to step off into space. And so did the dog, snapping at
his heels.

After a short flying career, the dog landed on the sand below. The
bizarre side of the story is that a vet was walking on the beach below
and was unable to resuscitate the unfortunate dog.

D
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Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[Christopher McDonnell]

Some of it does happen now EP.
Gympie GC has a wonderful resident dog.
She is a real lady and is named Mouse.
Greets everybody that comes and attends briefing.
Sits around the pie cart all day and ensures all is well.
Oh, and eats everybody's crusts.




-Original Message- 
From: emilis prelgauskas 
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 7:56 AM 
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. 
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat 

Because the sport has gone through a number of evolutions, these are 
precisely the stories which deserve capturing.
As the  'it can't happen now'  in the current preferred form of the 
sport
means that whole generations of pilots both don't understand the short 
hand references some pilots make

plus the connection these make to previous modes of the sport.
Some pilots then become perplexed (even angry if past posts are any 
guide)
as they intuitively guess that they are missing out on something 
relevant.


Like George Detto's workshop cat
(ask a long term Southern Cross pilot)

the horse drawn Zeppelin
(shhh, don't mention the war)

and JRIP Industires
which even though it is very recent is already a 'colours' anecdote
(the story was offered to a gliding magazine but that only confused the 
editor)





On 23/06/2015, at 1:00 AM, Paul Mander wrote:

In memory of Spreader, the flying dog. Once the mascot of the Sunraysia
Gliding Club, Spreader got his name and lost most of his teeth 
snapping at

the winch wire with all its knots.



[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of DMcD
Sent: Monday, 22 June 2015 10:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

I've been flying with a dog. Not my dog, but the instructor's who was 
in the
back seat. Also in a Blanik. 


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Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[emilis prelgauskas]

Because the sport has gone through a number of evolutions, these are 
precisely the stories which deserve capturing.
As the  'it can't happen now'  in the current preferred form of the 
sport
means that whole generations of pilots both don't understand the short 
hand references some pilots make

plus the connection these make to previous modes of the sport.
Some pilots then become perplexed (even angry if past posts are any 
guide)
as they intuitively guess that they are missing out on something 
relevant.


Like George Detto's workshop cat
(ask a long term Southern Cross pilot)

the horse drawn Zeppelin
(shhh, don't mention the war)

and JRIP Industires
which even though it is very recent is already a 'colours' anecdote
(the story was offered to a gliding magazine but that only confused the 
editor)





On 23/06/2015, at 1:00 AM, Paul Mander wrote:

In memory of Spreader, the flying dog. Once the mascot of the Sunraysia
Gliding Club, Spreader got his name and lost most of his teeth 
snapping at

the winch wire with all its knots.



[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of DMcD
Sent: Monday, 22 June 2015 10:23 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

I've been flying with a dog. Not my dog, but the instructor's who was 
in the
back seat. Also in a Blanik. 


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Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[Paul Mander]

In memory of Spreader, the flying dog. Once the mascot of the Sunraysia
Gliding Club, Spreader got his name and lost most of his teeth snapping at
the winch wire with all its knots.
Spreader's flying experience came about when he misjudged things and got
caught between wire and skid. It was a very short and very final experience,
according to those who were there.
It's true, and I remember Spreader.

-Original Message-
From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net
[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of DMcD
Sent: Monday, 22 June 2015 10:23 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

I've been flying with a dog. Not my dog, but the instructor's who was in the
back seat. Also in a Blanik. This was in NZ so maybe it does not count in
terms of odd stories.

My cat used to travel to visit his parents on a motorbike. He preferred
riding in a backpack worn facing forwards sitting on the tank under the
faring. He used to get his head out and enjoy the ride.

Maybe it was the Blanik which caused the legendary gliding cat to out his
claws? At least my cat was travelling in style on a 1975 square case 900SS.

D
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Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[DMcD]

I've been flying with a dog. Not my dog, but the instructor's who was
in the back seat. Also in a Blanik. This was in NZ so maybe it does
not count in terms of odd stories.

My cat used to travel to visit his parents on a motorbike. He
preferred riding in a backpack worn facing forwards sitting on the
tank under the faring. He used to get his head out and enjoy the ride.

Maybe it was the Blanik which caused the legendary gliding cat to out
his claws? At least my cat was travelling in style on a 1975 square
case 900SS.

D
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Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[Kevin McGowan]

Mike Valentine told a story of the resident cat at Euroa who often went for a 
flight in the Blanik 
curled up in the space behind the instructors head. On this occasion the cat 
sat on the instructors 
lap and as it was "only" a check flight the instructor allowed it. As the winch 
launch proceeded the wire broke 
and the "student," shoved the stick forward, the cat feeling the effect of this 
attempted to grab onto 
whatever it could. Being a warm summer day the instructor was wearing shorts, 
well you can figure out
the result of that. It was said that the cat was then grounded for life. Bloody 
instructors!

K. McG.

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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:54:09 +1000
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat











No, the story goes they thought it was a snake but threw out the cat.
BTW I have seen snakes in gliding club hangars. One just recently.


 

From: Gary Stevenson 
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 3:46 PM
To: 'Discussion of issues relating 
to Soaring in Australia.' 
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat
 


A 
snake too!
 


From: 
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PM
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Australia.
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cat
 



Nor to me but there 
has been a myth about such an event in gliding in Australia for 
years.



 


From: Norm Sutton 


Sent: 
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Subject: Re: 
[Aus-soaring] flying cat

 

Doesn’t look like a 
glider to me. 


 


  
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http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/06/22/13/58/cat-goes-sky-high-in-glider-ride
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Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[Christopher McDonnell]

No, the story goes they thought it was a snake but threw out the cat.
BTW I have seen snakes in gliding club hangars. One just recently.

From: Gary Stevenson 
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 3:46 PM
To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' 
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

A snake too!

 

From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net 
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McDonnell
Sent: Monday, 22 June 2015 3:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

 

Nor to me but there has been a myth about such an event in gliding in Australia 
for years.

 

From: Norm Sutton 

Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 2:30 PM

To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. 

Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

 

Doesn’t look like a glider to me. 

 

  On 22 Jun 2015, at 14:21, Christopher McDonnell  
wrote:

   

  
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/06/22/13/58/cat-goes-sky-high-in-glider-ride

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Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[Gary Stevenson]

A snake too!

 

From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net
[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Christopher
McDonnell
Sent: Monday, 22 June 2015 3:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

 

Nor to me but there has been a myth about such an event in gliding in
Australia for years.

 

From: Norm Sutton <mailto:nls...@gmail.com>  

Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 2:30 PM

To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
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Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

 

Doesn't look like a glider to me. 

 

On 22 Jun 2015, at 14:21, Christopher McDonnell 
wrote:

 

http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/06/22/13/58/cat-goes-sky-high-in-glider-r
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Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[Christopher McDonnell]

Nor to me but there has been a myth about such an event in gliding in Australia 
for years.

From: Norm Sutton 
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 2:30 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. 
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Doesn’t look like a glider to me. 

  On 22 Jun 2015, at 14:21, Christopher McDonnell  
wrote:

  
http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/06/22/13/58/cat-goes-sky-high-in-glider-ride
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Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

[Norm Sutton]

Doesn’t look like a glider to me.

> On 22 Jun 2015, at 14:21, Christopher McDonnell  
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> http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/06/22/13/58/cat-goes-sky-high-in-glider-ride
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