and so you have a ...
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I havn't noticed remote retrieves mentioned in the "Tow Car" thread
I bought my towing vehicle with retrieves in mind. Having had to pull
trailers through some pretty rough country previously with others, I
didn't want to be rest
very good Anthony.
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> I did note that the original request was for a family car
malvern star
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> Datsun 120Y?
>
> On 10/09/2007, at 7:11 PM,
Those of us sitting in the back seat while Gus is driving can attest to this:
'. . . er Gus, you wanna slow down a bit? . . .'
Tom :-)
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Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 9:52 AM
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I have to throw in my 2 cents for the Subaru option.
I have a subie Impreza which unfortunately doesn't have quite the official
towing capacity needed for a heavy trailer (max 900kg), athough in reality
it tows quite well. When I tow glider trailers I usually do it in a Subie
Forester, which tows
Hi All,
Mark,
News flash, Europeans do not tow long distances in strong winds and 40+
degree temps often. Different location=different requirements.
I was born in the UK and lived there for years, in fact my first school camp
was in Switzerland, and I have returned for holidays twice, so I am wel
Shane's message below.
Regards,
R.
Richard Hoskings
+617 3377 6700
0418 745 824
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From: Shane McCaffrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, 7 September 2007 6:42 PM
To: DDSC Chat
Subject: [chat] Dads Funeral
You are invited to D
At 09:00 AM 11/09/2007, you wrote:
>Interesting attitude. This is like saying because I drive a 1960s US
>8l V8 that gets about 25l/100k, I should pay less tax to make up for
>my expensive choice of car.
>
>Europe has moved to a tax system based on emissions - the less fuel
>burnt, the fewer emissi
Interesting attitude. This is like saying because I drive a 1960s US
8l V8 that gets about 25l/100k, I should pay less tax to make up for
my expensive choice of car.
Europe has moved to a tax system based on emissions - the less fuel
burnt, the fewer emissions in general, hence diesels score
With Dennis McCaffrey's funeral tomorrow I can't help myself and tell a few
stories about the dead. First came accross him in late 60s at Narromine
Nationals where they wer flying K7 and we were in Bergfalke 3 - they won!!
Then when Shane was a kid he had him in the hopper of the 150 Pawnee po
I havn't noticed remote retrieves mentioned in the "Tow Car" thread
I bought my towing vehicle with retrieves in mind. Having had to pull? trailers
through some pretty rough country previously with others, I didn't want to be
restricted by poor ground clearance or lack of traction in wet or soft
Yes, but I doubt the NZ government had glider towing in mind when they
established diesel tax rates. Using the fuel prices given below, at 6L/100km
(a figure more typical of a small to medium diesel car on a trip) the costs
work out the same. $95.40 per 1000km for both petrol and diesel.
None
At 09:48 PM 10/09/2007, you wrote:
>I've flown a sailplane listening to the audio of a hang gliding vario
>while occasionally looking at the (inaccurate) needle of the glider's
>own vario. Since most of the sensations in a thermal are through the
>seat of your pants, does it really matter if the n
Not total rubbish - apparently "pajero" is literally
Spanish for stallion, however slang for one who is, as
Seinfeld famously once suggested, "no longer the
master of his domain"
Richard McLean
--- Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pajero in Spanish means Stallion, the supposed
> translation fr
I think a T31 could still be a lot of fun - and I'm
still the right side of 40! But then I've always
considered myself a glider pilot with occasional
adrenaline junkie tendancies rather than the other way
around =)
There is a good argument that the majority of new
entrants to gliding are probably
My experience with Magna's is all positiveI ran a '95 3L V 6 auto wagon
to 280,000 km over nearly ten years with no problemsok I replaced the
radiator because the plastic tanks deteriorated [just before I sold it], but
I sold it with original ancillary and air con equipment, other than the
DMcD wrote:
> Glider pilots in general have a terrific ability to be sucked down the
> technology tunnel and miss why we go gliding in the first place. To
> have FUN!
> So does it matter if you are not flying the latest 60:1 carbon fibre
> glider? Obviously not, or the average age of gliders in th
Gentlemen,
My comment regarding weather impacts at Ararat applied only to
winching in the event that a split operation was in place. Also, it
is my understanding that there is a winch at the Marsh which is used
occasionally, so they could offer a full service if required.
Geoff V
At 09:48 PM 10
I guess not many of you have read this article, or had not read it
when you replied to the original post. Doesn't the guy say
"For pilots used to low cost modern varios with large LCD screens,
integrated GPS, loggers and glide computers, the instruments in
sailplanes are very retro... So you must
Mark
The Forester GT has a detuned WRX engine and made a very good towing
platform, very flexible and economical 10.5 Lts/100km with the trailer on
behind, normally 8.5 Lts/100Km - I had one for 5 years.
I now have an XT Forester - that will keep up with a WRX in a strait line,
and while the
I did note that the original request was for a family car - not a car
for starting a family.
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Su
Datsun 120Y?
On 10/09/2007, at 7:11 PM, Tim Shirley wrote:
>
> You can figure out the average age of members of this list by the fact
> that no one has yet suggested a car with REAL pulling power
>
> :)
>
> Tim
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I don't think too many of us are interesting in pulling the chics
anymore; most of us are very happily married :)
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http://multiclass.joeyglide.com.au/
will also work.
Nick.
On 9/10/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Oops... that address shoul have been
> http://joeyglide.com/MulticlassNationals/tabid/211/Default.aspx
>
>
> Tom & Jane Gilbert
> T & J Sailplane Services
> Australian Agents f
Oops... that address shoul have been
http://joeyglide.com/MulticlassNationals/tabid/211/Default.aspx
Tom & Jane Gilbert
T & J Sailplane Services
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Website for the Multiclass Nationals at Temora is now up
http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/index-e.html
For those of you intending to come I would advise entering sooner rather than
later as a big roll up is expected and entries might have to be limited. Also
good accommodation is limited so book y
You can figure out the average age of members of this list by the fact
that no one has yet suggested a car with REAL pulling power
:)
Tim
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