Re: [Aus-soaring] Discus 2 Stolen

2007-04-26 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 12:39 PM 27/04/2007, you wrote: FYI http://www.oy-reg.dk/billeder/l2111.jpg Never know were it could turn up. 24:th of April, a Discus 2 was stolen together with the trailer. Location : Glidingcenter in Arnborg, Denmark. Reg : OY-JXM CN :2F If you have any information, or if you see a trai

[Aus-soaring] Discus 2 Stolen

2007-04-26 Thread Mal Bruce
FYI http://www.oy-reg.dk/billeder/l2111.jpg Never know were it could turn up. 24:th of April, a Discus 2 was stolen together with the trailer. Location : Glidingcenter in Arnborg, Denmark. Reg : OY-JXM CN :2F If you have any information, or if you see a trailer with 2F-marking, make a call.

Re: [Aus-soaring] accident rate for gliders in Australia

2007-04-26 Thread Ben Jones
Thanks, Richard what a bummer. - Original Message - From: "McLean Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 12:05 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] accident rate for gliders in Australia Unfortunately true B

Re: [Aus-soaring] accident rate for gliders in Australia

2007-04-26 Thread McLean Richard
Unfortunately true Ben - u/c down but not locked & so it collapsed on landing. The DG1000 undercarriage operation is difficult from the back seat and there is no detent, so you have to confirm it is locked by rotating the airbrake lever out to get the voice warning (and hope it works) - a procedure

Re: [Aus-soaring] accident rate for gliders in Australia

2007-04-26 Thread Ben Jones
I heard on the grape vine, some one at Bevery S S did a wheel up landing in a new aircraft that just came on line, does any one know what happened ? Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of issues relating to So

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pre-landing Checks

2007-04-26 Thread Mark Newton
Phil McCann wrote: I wasn't aware a new rule was being proposed, just that there has been some discussion on the topic of pre-landing checks. Mike's been around aus-soaring for a while, and has seen how these things go. He's just commented on something that'll show up a bit later in the discu

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pre-landing Checks

2007-04-26 Thread Phil McCann
Thanks for making it easy.  See below. Cheers Mike Borgelt wrote: At 04:32 PM 26/04/2007, you wrote: At 03:34 PM 26/04/2007, you wrote: My BGK (dated august 1990) refers to "Pre-landing Check" in both a sketch and the text.  Similarly, my Instructors Hand Book (dated April 1993)

RE: [Aus-soaring] accident rate for gliders in Australia

2007-04-26 Thread Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON
I once saw a pilot land wheels up. After the landing he was very vocal telling everyone how he had been distracted in the circuit by a buzzer alarm every time he opened the airbrakes. He was highly embarrassed when reminded that that the buzzer was to warn him that the wheel was up, he was curre