Hi
Saturday at Darling Downs Soaring Club saw a blue day - but with
thermals topping out just below 8,800ft (qnh). The lift was so strong
late in the day that we eventually had to call the two Puchacz down so
we could get away to the DDSC AGM in Toowomba! Unfortunately, I was duty
instructor (my
An unusual historical question for the combined genius of the list ...
While visiting Ray Ash at Gulgong on Saturday (to scan some great old
photos of the early days of Southern Cross Gliding Club for our Back To
Camden Week starting 20th September), we were looking through Ray's early
log
Yes Saturday was good, The Kingaroy valley saw heights of 10,000ft QNH,
6 off us set off on a task, KRY-Mugon-Norwin S -Dalby-KRY , we met up
with Bob Ward who flew over from DDSC.
We also flew Friday which was a Cu day with heights to 8,000.
Sould be a boomer for the State comps which looks
At 11:27 PM 7/09/03 +1000, you wrote:
An unusual historical question for the combined genius of the list ...
While visiting Ray Ash at Gulgong on Saturday (to scan some great old
photos of the early days of Southern Cross Gliding Club for our Back To
Camden Week starting 20th September), we
There is another type of take-off practiced in Poland in
Bezmiechowa: gravitational. Gliders are just pushed down the slope and after a
short run they get air-borne. Apparently this type of launch has been invented a
few years ago when the tug plane broke down and in desperation, someone tried
