Re: [Aus-soaring] flying cat

2015-06-22 Thread 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

Re: [Aus-soaring] July Issue - Gliding International

2015-06-13 Thread Leigh Bunting
Not to mention the Horten 1B flown in Argentina in 2008: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8in4nEyiNA And an actual Horten held by an American museum. Cheers Leigh Bunting Balaklava GC On 14/06/2015 10:52 AM, John Roake wrote: July Issue - Gliding International • The Horton Brother made

Re: [Aus-soaring] Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 140, Issue 7

2015-05-10 Thread Leigh Bunting
and airspace problems wreck the usability. Leigh Bunting Balaklava GC On 10/05/2015 8:36 PM, emilis prelgauskas wrote: Satellite view kindly provided by Leigh Bunting. 5 years ago or so --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Re: [Aus-soaring] Two Seater Nationals

2015-01-31 Thread Leigh Bunting
Funny, I've heard that same argument to justify replacing a Kookaburra with a Blanik; a Banik with a K21 and now, a K21 with A DG-1000!!! And before my time, probably a Zogling with a Kookaburra. The more things change, the more things stay the same. Leigh Bunting Balaklava GC On 31/1/15 17

Re: [Aus-soaring] IS-28B CQC's last flying day:

2014-12-25 Thread Leigh Bunting
Hey Patch, I hope St Peter let you subcribe to the list. I expect you will be getting a giggle out of this - or was that the thunder I just heard earlier Cheers mate Leigh On 25/12/14 21:37, James Dutschke wrote: he was forced to have the horses draw a suitable replacement. A 1932

Re: [Aus-soaring] IS-28B CQC's last flying day:

2014-12-25 Thread Leigh Bunting
Hey Chris, Knowing Patch, he would be now seasoning the wood to build a Boomerang :)) Old Edmund will be kicking around there somewhere, so he'll have help. Leigh Bunting Some of us are aviators; the rest are just groundhogs Christopher McDonnell wommamuku...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi Leigh, I

Re: [Aus-soaring] IS-28B CQC's last flying day:

2014-12-24 Thread Leigh Bunting
Hey Mark, Sorry, that was the point I was wanting to get across. I get the impression that you have to be very sharp in spin recovery in a DG-1000. It accelerates like a missile once it starts flying again. A K21 is much more a relaxed and Blanik-ish. Cheers Leigh On 24/12/14 20:57,

Re: [Aus-soaring] IS-28B CQC's last flying day:

2014-12-24 Thread Leigh Bunting
In the back of my GFA logbook are Rules of the Air: 11. Aerobatic flight is permitted only under the following conditions: (a) At a height of not less than 1,000 feet above terrain during the whole of the manoeuvres. (b) Not over town or public gathering. (c) In two seat aircraft by aerobatic

Re: [Aus-soaring] IS-28B CQC's last flying day:

2014-12-23 Thread Leigh Bunting
. Merry Xmas, Leigh Bunting On 24/12/14 08:25, Tim Shirley wrote: 1. It doesn't seem to be a wise strategy for the future of gliding to teach tomorrows pilots to fly in yesterday's gliders. ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net

Re: [Aus-soaring] IS-28B CQC's last flying day:

2014-12-22 Thread Leigh Bunting
and trim against the back stops and 25kts or less on the dial. Let us know how many hours you have flying a Blanik, IS28 and ASK21 and I'll dig out mine so we can compare experience. Cheers and happy xmas, Leigh Bunting On 22/12/14 15:08, Mike Borgelt wrote: Shameful is what it is. It is well known

Re: [Aus-soaring] Re: Interesting (Gawler Airsrtrip)

2006-12-01 Thread Leigh Bunting
of the original airfield have been nibbled away over the years, at least the core of it remained. If Dad was still around he would have found it galling that it will now be virtually bisected by a road. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in attachment

Re: [Aus-soaring] Soaring training

2006-02-13 Thread Leigh Bunting
with. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ 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

[Aus-soaring] Gliding at major airports

2006-02-01 Thread Leigh Bunting
of the Luftfahrtvereinigung Greven) they made an agreement that if there whould be to many jet traffic the airportmanagement has to find and to give us a new airfield for oure own, ready and licensed for sports flying. They didn´t find one... -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia

Re: [Aus-soaring] NZ Gliding Grand Prix is well under way

2006-01-31 Thread Leigh Bunting
brilliant and is hoping there will be a DVD to buy. He was also spewing because a mate with a Duo had offered him a ride when he was down south (in NZ) recently, but someone else outlanded just before hand and damaged it. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let

Re: [Aus-soaring] NZ Gliding Grand Prix is well under way

2006-01-26 Thread Leigh Bunting
Robert Hart wrote: the extensive use of PDF files on the website really grates Yep. Just got the same feeling!! -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Cost recovery

2005-12-22 Thread Leigh Bunting
CASA's competitor down the road. They are down there aren't they? -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription

[Aus-soaring] Cost recovery

2005-12-18 Thread Leigh Bunting
. Merry Xmas -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net

Re: [Aus-soaring] When (or what) is an aerodrome..... ?

2005-12-10 Thread Leigh Bunting
they don't even know we are there. What frequency are they likely to be monitoring? If it is 126.7, then it could be interesting to see what changes over the next year or so. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] colours

2005-11-29 Thread Leigh Bunting
John Wharington wrote: I've never had a problem with keeping the blue part of the scene above and the green part below while flying though! Hm. I do have this problem at times and I'm not colour blind either ;-) -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows

Re: [Aus-soaring] Coping strategies for colour blindness

2005-11-29 Thread Leigh Bunting
light mantra was: top is stop below is go I understand that 10% of males are affected to some degree. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Minutes of the Board Meeting 26 June 2005

2005-10-19 Thread Leigh Bunting
of manufactured goods. If GFA members were asked to cough up a sum of money/ year for travel for their state delegates, I can visualize the rants on this list. My 2¢ worth. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pilatus tailwheel

2005-09-15 Thread Leigh Bunting
plastic with bearings and grey tires as used on wheel chairs/hospital equipment. They seem to be successful and for ~$35, you wouldn't bother replacing the tyre, although you can. FWIW YMMV -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] A NEW APPROACH TO GFA PROMOTION MEMBERSHIP??

2005-09-01 Thread Leigh Bunting
fart' who started flying before ANY sex, let alone regular sex, I see all too many older sprogs who have led sedentary lifestyles for several decades, struggling to keep their brain ahead of the airframe. Many find it all too hard and give up. I commend those who stick at it. -- Leigh Bunting

[Aus-soaring] Unique woman soars to great heights

2005-09-01 Thread Leigh Bunting
University. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change

[Aus-soaring] Lennie

2005-08-21 Thread Leigh Bunting
Impressive pic: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050821.html -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription

[Aus-soaring] Team Sports

2005-08-20 Thread Leigh Bunting
years. The Rann government is taking steps to improve this, but sport within the education system has been allowed to decay, and will take some time to rejuvenate. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

[Aus-soaring] Supreme Being

2005-08-19 Thread Leigh Bunting
Hi All, Our Supreme Being has won an Entrepeneur of the Year Award for Services in South Australia Congratulations Simon! -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus

Re: Fw: [Aus-soaring] Transgressions

2005-07-18 Thread Leigh Bunting
Geoff Kidd wrote: eatinga lunchthat your wife has packed for you. What planet do you live on that you have a wife that packs you lunch? I can see I need to emigrate. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] 200 feet separation

2005-06-20 Thread Leigh Bunting
Mark Newton wrote: How far does that sponging off [our] fancy varios get you when you're looking for the *next* thermal, Leigh? :-) Drat! Foiled again. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] 200 feet separation

2005-06-19 Thread Leigh Bunting
to maintain separation from my Mercurial one. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring at Balak' ...

2005-05-22 Thread Leigh Bunting
have happened. At least Bert is off to Thailand for his therapy. Hic' Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pipistrel Aircraft

2005-05-19 Thread Leigh Bunting
Terry Cubley wrote: There is a Sinus flying at Mildura, owned by Keith Hill. I stand corrected, it is a Sinus. Pic attached of it with Keith in front of the bitey end. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in inline

Re: [Aus-soaring] Accident news reports

2005-04-22 Thread Leigh Bunting
Kittel, Stephen W (ETSA) wrote: Way back when I did my instructors course, one of the staff instructors was a chap called Paul Bruer (Sp?). Correct spelling. Paul sent me solo back in 1970. He was a senior editor with the Advertiser. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open

[Aus-soaring] Transponder Requirements in Class E airspace

2005-04-19 Thread Leigh Bunting
prevails a little bit. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net

Re: [Aus-soaring] EXCITING GLIDING CONDITIONS AT Cooma Hardly a BORING REPORT

2005-04-03 Thread Leigh Bunting
? -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ 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

[Aus-soaring] BORING REPORT - A Stinker of a Day

2005-04-02 Thread Leigh Bunting
to Snowtown, deciding not to stop at the bank. None of us needed to thermal to get home. It sounded like conditions were somewhat different east of the Mt Lofty ranges. Anyone from Barossa/AUGC/Waikerie like to fill us in? -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let

Re: [Aus-soaring] Grants and finance

2005-03-27 Thread Leigh Bunting
so well, we would just love to have a drag-off at the lights against some smart-arse in a hot Nissan who might just find that an old Bedford double-cab truck could out-gun him. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

[Aus-soaring] Mid-air

2005-03-27 Thread Leigh Bunting
Any news on the mid-air over the Goulburne (sp?) Valley today? One fatality and one new member of the Caterpillar Club (or equivalent) -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing

[Aus-soaring] A Dust Devil Swirling on Mars

2005-03-25 Thread Leigh Bunting
I'd like to see the temp trace: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050323.html -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change

[Aus-soaring] Avalon

2005-03-23 Thread Leigh Bunting
of them actually do it? Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman

Re: [Aus-soaring] Security failures

2005-03-16 Thread Leigh Bunting
Boyd Munro wrote: many other passengers walk onto that same airliner carrying large bottles? Not to mention all the cigarette lighters that are allowed on board. What is the recipe for something called a Molotov? -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let

Re: [Aus-soaring] Iranian - was public display

2005-03-13 Thread Leigh Bunting
weight and the empty weight, ex factory, usually diminishes as the glider is kitted out for use. That, in turn, affects how much is left over for the meat and bone load. Cheers, Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] Iranian - was public display

2005-03-13 Thread Leigh Bunting
got our RTO/A to remove all my metal ratings. Now I can't even DI one. I'm not alone, on a visit to Boonah a couple of years ago I met a soul-mate who felt just as I did about Tin Cans. Best of luck with them. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] Iranian - was public display

2005-03-13 Thread Leigh Bunting
once the glider is operational and too many people fail to recognise that. Take stinkwings. How many times have you seen something like Oh yes, it will carry four people, but in the fine print, with only half a tank of juice. Cheers, Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open

Re: [Aus-soaring] public display

2005-03-11 Thread Leigh Bunting
I would have been at the Goolwa airshow as well, however there is a biggy coming up next week. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net

Re: [Aus-soaring] Iranian - was public display

2005-03-11 Thread Leigh Bunting
left for the generous size aussies that frequent the airfield these days. So that leaves you to fly it solo or fly it overweight like I imagine how most Blaniks et al are used these days. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-10 Thread Leigh Bunting
there has been some expenditure in the last 30 years, especially the last 5 years, but it still works out at $15/hour and I still have a truck load of fun. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus

Re: [Aus-soaring] Still quiet in here

2005-03-09 Thread Leigh Bunting
been done) to falsify a barograph trace. Some say it is possible, but not as easy to change the database of a recording GPS. So what? If a pilot has to go to those lengths to achieve his Gold C, who is he fooling? Only himself! And does it matter to the rest of the community? -- Leigh Bunting

[Aus-soaring] Weather

2005-02-05 Thread Leigh Bunting
windy. Makes you want to move to Queensland. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http

Re: [Aus-soaring] Trailer Cladding Materials

2005-01-17 Thread Leigh Bunting
://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/au/index.cfm/objectID.B0CBE194-FF78-11D3-89EC00C04FCF6B8F -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check

Re: [Aus-soaring] 50th Anniversary

2005-01-02 Thread Leigh Bunting
added. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ 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

Re: [Aus-soaring] lift generator

2004-11-18 Thread Leigh Bunting
problems. I have my browser set to block anything over 500K. So, are there any great objections to you receiving an email of that size? Is there any interest in the information it contains? -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

[Aus-soaring] Paper Overload

2004-11-18 Thread Leigh Bunting
Genave radios will still be allowed at all in due course. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check or change subscription details, visit: http

Re: [Aus-soaring] got it wrong

2004-11-07 Thread Leigh Bunting
to ensure it wasn't going to blow away. There is always another day. -- Leigh Bunting ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Australian Atmospheric Soundings (temporarily) busted

2004-10-25 Thread Leigh Bunting
Mark Newton wrote: Some of you have emailed me to let me know that the temp trace site at http://slash.dotat.org/cgi-bin/atmos is stuck at Oct 18th. For those in SA, this page has been working all along. http://members.iweb.net.au/~ustauss/GlidingWeatherSA.htm -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light

[Aus-soaring] The Final - final glide

2004-10-24 Thread Leigh Bunting
minutes later, both engines quit. Other reports suggest one engine quit at cruise and the other during the emergency descent. The plane crashed at 10:15 p.m. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus

Re: [aus-soaring] Best sunglasses for gliding ?

2004-10-01 Thread Leigh Bunting
to loss of peripheral field, I understand that this is also a function of age. Can you give some idea of how much loss is expected as we grow to be really OFITTH's? How would this loss after our safety in the air? -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let

Re: [Aus-soaring] More on spinning - US training rulesandPuchaczspinning

2004-09-30 Thread Leigh Bunting
on the rate of rotation. It was quite surprising how quickly the revs sped up. I got crook even quicker than normal and I was supposed to be writing notes on what was happening. I told Paul to carry on and ignore my burblings in the back seat. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South

Re: [Aus-soaring] More on spinning - US trainingrules andPuchaczspinning

2004-09-29 Thread Leigh Bunting
. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

[Aus-soaring] Spin recovery

2004-09-24 Thread Leigh Bunting
.) News Tribune reported yesterday. ... frem AvWeb Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check or change subscription details, visit: http

Re: [Aus-soaring] IS28 ADs (was Reasons NOT to spin for fun)

2004-09-24 Thread Leigh Bunting
which was near or at the back stop, I could thermal it at 28kts or so, at my weight, in those days, of about 68kg. And not a spin in sight! -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring

[Aus-soaring] A mountain of a problem

2004-09-24 Thread Leigh Bunting
were foreigners, Belgium and Swiss)) risk their lives in a huge championship like this. Not counting the different glider speeds, wind factor, proximity to obstacles in mountain soared flights. Aren't the next World Club Class comps in France? Leigh Bunting

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING

2004-09-20 Thread Leigh Bunting
Michael Texler wrote: I'm sure those on the aus-soaring list who are parents can identify with the above situation. All too true, I'm afraid. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] RE: Spinning - why indeed

2004-09-20 Thread Leigh Bunting
controls. The Mininimbus spins nicely but the undercarriage doors flap which makes a lot of uncomfortable noises and can't do the doors much good either. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus

Re: [Aus-soaring] Wevver

2004-09-16 Thread Leigh Bunting
Simon Holding wrote: our weather this summer will be under the influence of El Nino. I understand that the chances of an El Nino in the next 12 months have all but disappeared. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA taking legal action against Air Services???

2004-09-16 Thread Leigh Bunting
the equivalent of the Blue Screen of Death. ATC was a bit embarrassed and hurried us out. Imagine a radar system with forty gliders thermalling if the system can't understand what is happening. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

[Aus-soaring] The New GFA website

2004-09-16 Thread Leigh Bunting
It's fantastic, well done Nick (and others?) And I have an alternative browser on an alternative OS. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring report from Ireland

2004-09-06 Thread Leigh Bunting
Ron Fox wrote: Hullo all from Dublin. This email should be printed, framed and put in every Australian gliding club house as a reminder how good we have it here. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] Oxygen and airline aircraft pressurisation

2004-09-01 Thread Leigh Bunting
on Air NZ to NZ. Knew damn-well why, just couldn't do anything about it, that I recall. She has survived the following 25 years without significant after effects (I think!). -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

[Aus-soaring] Schweizer

2004-09-01 Thread Leigh Bunting
. --- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gap tapes

2004-08-26 Thread Leigh Bunting
Roger Druce wrote: On the matter of tapes Thanks for all the information, everyone. That was worthwhile. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To check

Re: [Aus-soaring] Winter in Queensland

2004-08-23 Thread Leigh Bunting
). It also gives us great soaring days. In Brissie on the 5th August, the sky was excellent. Just as well I was locked indoors all day. On 8th August, So what happened on 8th August? The suspense is killing me. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let

Re: [Aus-soaring] Gap tapes

2004-08-20 Thread Leigh Bunting
, but it has proved too brittle and splits. If there was electrical tape at 20 or 25mm width that would be fantastic. Is it available? Thanks again for any help. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus

[Aus-soaring] Gap tapes

2004-08-19 Thread Leigh Bunting
getting through the ozone hole or the tape quality has taken a dive as it won't even last 12 months now. Hence, can I ask for advice on what you are using and where do you get it? Thanks for helping, Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [SPAM] Re: [Aus-soaring] Target Market - was Gliding Movies

2004-08-03 Thread Leigh Bunting
Robert Hart wrote: On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 19:50, Leigh Bunting wrote: ...and these people are out on the roads! Precisely. But that's an issue for another forum. However, I think that you are seriously mischaracterising the 40-50 year old cohort. Maybe in Queensland and probably

Re: [Aus-soaring] Target Market - was Gliding Movies

2004-08-02 Thread Leigh Bunting
really took to gliding and would disappear for hours at a time and despite his age, I don't believe the instructors had any concerns over his abilities. Unfortunately, he was tragically killed in a ground-bound accident at his shack on the River Murray. We still miss him. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light

Re: [Aus-soaring] CAO's - was (Wicket Cam for Gliding Movie)

2004-08-02 Thread Leigh Bunting
finishes at your home field because the rules don't accommodate that. This helps safety? Or am I off with the fairies? Anyway, an APPROVED competition is one that is approved in writing by CASA. Does this really happen? Nationals? State comps? Club regattas? Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens

Re: [Aus-soaring] Catherine Conway's first report from Germany

2004-07-27 Thread Leigh Bunting
Mike Borgelt wrote: That is about the best reporting I've seen so far from Australian teams o.s. Agreed. I'm looking forward to reading more. Pity that the comp web site is only in German for those of us who are language illiterate. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open

Re: [Aus-soaring] MuzzyLoggeR

2004-07-27 Thread Leigh Bunting
built datalogger for some time. Not in comps though., just for our own self interest. See the website below. http://homepages.tig.com.au/~robk/datalogger.html -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Report

2004-07-20 Thread Leigh Bunting
skf1 wrote: Two weeks ago I had a wonderful flight of 3 hours up to 21,000ft, I could see the Tasman Sea and the NSW snow fields at the same time, and where else could I do that? Orright, orright!! :-D Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Report

2004-07-19 Thread Leigh Bunting
there. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Report

2004-07-19 Thread Leigh Bunting
need the lightest airframe possible so that more than a jockey can legally fly the old birds. As you will find out with the Kingy(s), I'm sure. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Report

2004-07-19 Thread Leigh Bunting
of it rubbed off on to the great unwashed populace. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Rejoining this list

2004-07-19 Thread Leigh Bunting
Simon Hackett wrote: Can you do us both a favour and ask your friend to drop a line directly to me explaining what they did, and what did, or didn't, happen - and I can pass that on to the team who manage the mail server environment to look into. Thanks Simon, I have passed your message on. Leigh

[Aus-soaring] Rejoining this list

2004-07-18 Thread Leigh Bunting
heard through other channels. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] conversion

2004-07-14 Thread Leigh Bunting
Easiest way is to type convert 99.5 HP to kW (without quotes) into Google and get the answer to 8 decimal places. Ronald E Baker wrote: How do you convert Horsepower to Kilowatts, or Kilowatts to Horsepower. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

Re: [Aus-soaring] GPS II+ problems

2004-06-22 Thread Leigh Bunting
the original owner. Its been working a treat ever since. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] AUGC wave camp, Flinders Ranges, June long weekend

2004-06-17 Thread Leigh Bunting
of that sort of flying. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Scaenissoaring webcam

2004-05-05 Thread Leigh Bunting
Doesn't look like an exciting place to fly. It is always night-time when I look ;-) --- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Aus-soaring] Release Springs

2004-04-08 Thread Leigh Bunting
opportunities don't work out. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Release Springs

2004-04-08 Thread Leigh Bunting
the details have been teased out. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [aus-soaring] RE: [Aus-soaring] Release Springs

2004-04-07 Thread Leigh Bunting
of Tost releases, I too, understand that that is the situation. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus

Re: [Aus-soaring] Alice's Health

2004-04-07 Thread Leigh Bunting
Brian Wade wrote: A message from Alice Hi Brian, Thanks for the update. I hope to catch up with a few of you during May - if any of you are hanging around for the Airshow weekend. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

[Aus-soaring] Release Springs

2004-04-06 Thread Leigh Bunting
too long, but we still have a stock of Blanik springs. So if anyone knows of someone with a suitable original G88 spring that we could borrow/buy/steal I would appreciate any advice. Thanks for listening. Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

[Aus-soaring] Schleicher Web site

2004-04-05 Thread Leigh Bunting
did have a Dutch kid at school for a while who taught us all the swear-words (now long forgotten). -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

[Aus-soaring] Bureaucracy Threat To UK Gliding - 1

2004-03-16 Thread Leigh Bunting
negotiator * -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

[Aus-soaring] Bureaucracy Threat To UK Gliding - 2

2004-03-16 Thread Leigh Bunting
valid for three years. Once the detailed discussions on all the above matters have been completed and agreed by the relevant authorities, the results will be published. *Jim Hammerton, BGA Chief Technical Officer * -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let

Re: [Aus-soaring] a 1000K that went Horribly wrong!

2004-02-02 Thread Leigh Bunting
Great yarn. Retrieve stories have filled in many an hour at the bar and I still hear them. Great for a laugh. Adam Woolley wrote: Thought I'd tell you all of my latest retrieving adventure! -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

[Aus-soaring] Waikerie Prang

2004-01-21 Thread Leigh Bunting
Just heard on ABC NewsRadio that a female glider pilot was involved in a prang during the comps at Waikerie. No injuries, I believe. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

[Aus-soaring] Storm Chasers

2004-01-21 Thread Leigh Bunting
incorporating Melbourne Storm Chasers http://www.stormchasers.au.com/ or see what happens when all the noise stops in a 747, in the dark, over the ocean: Capt. Eric Moody's Homepage http://www.ericmoody.com/ -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

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