Re: [Aus-soaring] Trailer manufacturers

2009-10-08 Thread Patching
Depends what you want. Patch - Original Message - From: Derek Ruddock To: 'anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net' ; 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 2:19 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] Trailer manufacturers Does anyone have conta

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men in suits (warning thispostingmaycontain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread Patching
Me thinks there is too much jockularity. Patch - Original Message - From: anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men in suits (warning thispostingmaycontain humour...) Y

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men in suits (warning this postingmaycontain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread anthony . smith
Yes. Of course it is also a new use for those 'Remove Before Flight' tags. On Fri 09/10/09 1:48 PM , Derek Ruddock derek.rudd...@optus.com.au sent: That’s the type of flight where you have to debriefing before the actual flight I suppose J ---

[Aus-soaring] Trailer manufacturers

2009-10-08 Thread Derek Ruddock
Does anyone have contact details for any Australian glider trailer manufacturers? ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men in suits (warning this posting maycontain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread Derek Ruddock
That's the type of flight where you have to debriefing before the actual flight I suppose :) -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net Sent: Friday, 9 October 2009 2:

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men in suits (warning this posting maycontain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread anthony . smith
Strange as it may seem, that is one Bergfalke rating that I have not achieved. Of course in my case I would insist on it being mutual naked Bergfalke pilots. Just gotta make sure that all the prickles are removed from the cushions first. On Fri 09/10/09 1:19 PM , Ca

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men in suits (warning this posting maycontain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread Catherine Conway
You mean like the "Naked Bergfalke Pilot" rating ;) On 08/10/2009, at 5:00 PM, anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net wrote: Why not. There have been a number of examples of the opposite, with pilots flying without clothing in the altogether. On Thu 08/10/09 2:51 PM , "Texler, Michael" michael.tex.

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men without suits (warning this postingmay contain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread Texler, Michael
You wouldn't want to burn the sausages. Wearing an apron might be a good idea... > Didn't bother him too much until the barbecue, when everyone was still "au nu". ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or chang

Re: [Aus-soaring] Club Class competition

2009-10-08 Thread Phil
Thanks Tim The handicap range is the only obvious disadvantage to setting AST. It isn't such a disadvantage that it can't be done though - at least half of the tasks in club class overseas, using the same handicap range, are speed tasks. The handicap range is about 10% so on a 3 hour task (180

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men without suits (warning this posting may contain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread Jim Staniforth
Perhaps not, according to local folklore.   After landing on a farm in the Mojave Desert, the pilot walked up to the house to discover he was in a nudist camp. Didn't bother him too much until the barbecue, when everyone was still "au nu". Jim --- On Thu, 10/8/09, Texler, Michael wrote: You wou

[Aus-soaring] 18 meter glider ?

2009-10-08 Thread Mal Bruce
Hi, Wanted to rent for NSW state comps. Mal ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Club Class competition

2009-10-08 Thread Ross McLean
If you want AST's set at Lake Keepit, start talking to Dave Shorter, he is the one making those decisions. The Nationals rules allow it, the local rules have disallowed it. Cheers, ROSS From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Beha

Re: [Aus-soaring] Club Class competition

2009-10-08 Thread rolf a. buelter
Hi Tim, But that's why we split it into club and sports and enable two different tasks, that was anyway the reason brought forward by Hank amongst others. Rgds - Rolf From: tshir...@internode.on.net To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:11:19 +1100 Subject: R

[Aus-soaring] Mea Culpa

2009-10-08 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
Sorry all. I started off this 51.3N & glider pilots in suits thing. Its been a bit of fun though. But engineering students in suits! Well I never! Too much to swallow :-) Chris McDonnell___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To

Re: [Aus-soaring] Club Class competition

2009-10-08 Thread Tim Shirley
Hi Phil, The main reason that all the task types are listed there is that there is only one set of rules covering all Nationals classes - multiclass, club class and juniors - so this is the only place they can go. The idea was that then the individual events would specify in local rules which

Re: [Aus-soaring] Club Class competition

2009-10-08 Thread tom claffey
I'm with you Phil, but I know a few that are not! AST needs some skills that are being lost, multi-class will continue to have some while some of us can keep it that way! And there is always the GP! :] Tom --- On Thu, 8/10/09, Phil wrote: From: Phil Subject: [Aus-soaring] Club Class competiti

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men in suits (warning thispostingmaycontain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread JR
cigar smokers - Original Message - From: David and Justine Olsen To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men in suits (warning thispostingmaycontain humour...) yeeesh, bad image.

[Aus-soaring] Club Class competition

2009-10-08 Thread Phil
I'm looking forward to the Club Class nationals in Lake Keepit next month. Dave Shorter sent out some information which included the rules. I was looking at task types and found the following. The national rules on task setting state the following: 22.3 Task Types may be chosen from any two or

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men in suits (warning this postingmaycontain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread Dave Long & Cath Lincoln
Spit out the chewin' tobaccy juice and miss. Dave L From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of David and Justine Olsen Sent: Thursday, 8 October 2009 6:24 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sub

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men in suits (warning this postingmaycontain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread David and Justine Olsen
yeeesh, bad image...just how do the Y fronts become tobacco stained??? On 8 Oct 2009, at 17:13, simon holding wrote: Are we still able to buy a GFA cravat to wear, cointerpoising the tobacco stained Y Fronts on awards night? -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.inter

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Men in suits (warning this postingmaycontain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread simon holding
Are we still able to buy a GFA cravat to wear, cointerpoising the tobacco stained Y Fronts on awards night? -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net Sent: Thursday, 8

[Aus-soaring] Gliding Men without suits (warning this posting may contain humour...)

2009-10-08 Thread Texler, Michael
>with pilots flying without clothing in the altogether. You would have to be careful when you adjust the rudder pedals in some glider types. And, those belt buckles get hot. You would have to have a good story when you landed out I could just imagine it, a naked pilot walks up to a f