Brave assumption... (brave in the "Yes Minister" sense). Do you also trust
other drivers always to do the right thing? There are some real dopes out
there, and some of them fly.
Have you watched many power pilots "at work"? Ever watched one in a fast IFR
aircraft? Sometimes they just don't have
will appear through the week at
http://waikerieglidingclub.com.au/statecomps
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d by hang gliders doing close passes near their towers on a hill
I won't mention, and had the nearby launch closed down.
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Nick, I don't know who took the photo, so I don't know its copyright
status. I'll ask around if you want.
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x27;s no guarantee they're going to be enthusiastic, skilful and
generous with their time and knowledge ten years later.
My current theory is that a student needs to find an *individual*
instructor they're comfortable learning from. Possibly by shopping around
a little. The same goes for clubs. It
;00" and within
1000km radius
> Details of the frequencies can be found on the GFA web site at:
>
> http://www.gfa.org.au/news.htm#frequencies
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was he complaining? I think he likes doing it. He said:
>> I am different. I personally get a big kick out of instructing.
I'm not gonna claim that's true of all instructors. But the good ones are
worth looking after: we really need them.
Jeez, I used to think I was an expert comp
will (reluctantly) ADMIT to
> > doing. Fortunately, God protects children, fools and drunks (I don't
> > drink).
> >
> > If you are lucky enough to LIVE through stuff like this, you are given
> > the option of growing wiser.
> >
> > Let's all be saf
Saturday - it rained in the Riverland. Seems a long time since that happened.
Sunday - blue skies developing fluffy Cus. I scored the Mosquito (yay). In one place,
the lift was still strong when I left at cloudbase (4500 feet). Found two sustained 6
knot climbs, mostly 3 or 4 knots though.
Alt
tally symmetrical. So there is no difference flying
"down-under".
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On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:14:26 +0930
Mark Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Heh. "Compulsory pre-solo exam question number 28: Is this glider
> in high-tow or low-tow?"
Here's a different photo that could go with that question:
http://www.riverland.net.au/~
d keep it up to date.
IMO number 4 is the least important: I don't actually do it myself, and
haven't been infected with a virus, despite using quite a lot of email.
But it would be wise to have all the protection you can get,
particularly if for some reason you "really have to" use O
engine power
> not exceeding 180 hp;
Some people have it good!
I doubt we'd be the only ones: plenty of tugs out there with 180 hp or
less.
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> Yes, people are jumping out of perfectly serviceable aeroplanes!
They seem to like doing it too... strange.
> I'd be the first to admit I know absolutely nothing about skydiving,
> but isn't 200 feet (600 metres in some reports) a little on the low
> side to be opening a chute after freefall
gliding wing - had it deployed
below him, ie hanging upside down, then jumped over it and hoped it
would fly. Now That's Nuts.
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> My club has an ongoing problem which the RPL proposal also addresses:
> We don't have enough instructors for the activity of the club. We
> have enough pilots (mostly sub-200 hours) to run a day on all 104
> weekend days per year and lots of non-weekend days... yet we cancel at
> least one wee
n actual emergency and see if he can tell the
difference.
(Since we're off topic, anyone else read "Bravo Two Zero"? Story of an
SAS patrol captured by the Iraqis in the Gulf War. Talk about suffering.
Most of us lead a very soft life.)
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Simon for approving it. If interested, please email them direct, they
don't currently read this list.
GLIDING INSTRUCTOR / TOW PILOT - Waikerie, South Australia
This is a full time, permanent position at the Waikerie Internation
Now who can tow me that far??
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/
Be quick, these pics only stay up for a day.
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Saw a dog. It wasn't chasing a roo though.
> Never seen a 'roo in a pawnee before...
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 25/09/02 9:11:59 >>>
>
> > That was actually the flight from which I had my first fly in
> > a Pawnee - as
> > a passenger while someone else did the aerotow retrieve in
> > the Bo
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I'm looking forward to hearing tales of "the old days". The club was
formed before the war, but disbanded then... we're celebrating 50
continuous years of operation since it was re-formed in 1952.
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working on this site? If not, is anyone else?
Although the GFA website is the official one, aus-soaring has some good
info, it would be sad if it lapsed. It would be better still if its club
listings were up to date.
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he
other was eating firecrackers. They charged one and let the other off."
[ sorry, I couldn't resist either ]
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etted for its political
> correctness before it can get published.
> And we are all the poorer for it.
Yes. Doesn't that argument favour having "other" gliding websites in
addition to the official one?
Wouldn't it be useful to have a not-only-PC website, where clubs can
They can load maps but the screens are
pretty small.
Course you'd have lots more software choices with a PDA.
This place is worth a look if you haven't seen it, for cables, plugs,
bits & pieces http://www.gpsoz.com.au/
YMMV etc. My 2c worth, discounted today.
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> Is there a downloadable file I can play with whilst not connected to
> the web
Nick has just put a zip file there for the Temora version. You can get
it from the help page, or go direct to
http://www.gfa.org.au/clubclass/sim/krasnoff.zip
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y, you just settle at the steady state
cruise speed earlier. I always thought you could get the same effect by
levelling at the height you want, then keeping climb power set until
you're at cruise speed.
BTW thanks Mike, the Garmin 35 is going fine. As delivered, it "just
worked" with
> .. Highest went Bernhard Eckey & Dave Hichens in the ASH25, with the
> cooperation of Melbourne Centre to climb to 17,500'.
Apparently Anders Olssen (sp?) climbed to 12,000 feet yesterday in wave
in his ASW-22. I don't have any more details, will pass on if the folk
at Waikerie tell me.
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me to practice.
Apparently on Sunday they went a bit higher. Any other stories?
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it useful as-is.
Comments, questions?
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> Why is this hard? The yanks seem to have been coping with this gunk
> for years without complaining about it...
Are the Yanks making an inbound call, then three circuit calls?
One reason there's resistance to this change is that before 27/11/05, the
advice was "Make an inbound call, and one ci
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:45:50 +1100
"Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I chap I work with who is 50+ has an $80k + Monaro and a $30k + Harley
> Davidson (according to him) and thinks Gliding is for tossers.
Thank you. You've skewered him beautifully. That made my morning :)
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:53:20 +1100
"Christopher H Thorpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Are CFI's covered by professional indemnity insurance or have
> the same protection as the ATSB? No.
How hard would it be to get some indemnity insurance for CFIs? Or some
other kind of legal protection?
>
On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:26:59 +1000
"Peter Stephenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> .. A proper one no doubt will come from the RAA when it becomes
> available and I will ask my source in the RAA to give us a copy or do we
> still have a RAA member on this list?
Dozens, I would think.
I'll keep a
On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 09:52:45 +1000
"Peter Stephenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone on this list received an ASIC card yet? I too have applied and not
> received.
No ASIC, but I did receive a letter saying CLARC had received my application...
"There are some delays in completing the proce
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:47:57 +1100
Scott Penrose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gliding has had a few more seconds of fame with the Queens Baton Relay.
> The Gliding Club of Victoria (very early in the morning)
http://qbr.melbourne2006.com.au/?s=qbrphotogalleryausdisplay&gid=117&seq=6
Nice. Renmar
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:48:46 +1030
"David Lawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I heard (From someone who just returned from there)this weekend they
> have ceased full time ops until October, confirmed on their website.
Is that unusual? Why would they stay open 7 days a week all year? They
probabl
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 01:24:50 +1100
"Graeme Cant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There is an archive of aus-soaring somewhere in cyberspace. Jason Armistead
> knows where.
Aw, don't blame Jason, he finds some good stuff out there.
http://www.mail-archive.com/aus-soaring%40lists.internode.on.net/m
On Tue, 2 May 2006 12:13:18 +0930
"J Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I recall reading articles in Australian Gliding in the past.
http://www.waikerieglidingclub.com.au/cgi-bin/swish.cgi?query=flying+plank&submit=Search%21&sort=swishrank
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The thread was originally titled "WC team".
On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:33:36 +0930
"Christopher Mc Donnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Did'nt you see the quote for the toilet refurbishments at Caleb's club?
>
> - Original Message -
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> To:
> Sent: W
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:58:52 +1000
John Giddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Peter Stephenson wrote:
> > I reckon all of you have not filled in the feed back form yet suggest
> > this. Sounds a very good idea.. PeterS
>
> What Feedback Form Peter ?
The one about CASA and class 2 medicals.
http:/
> Is there any impediment to being a member simultaneously of two
> different gliding clubs?
I find it's a pain being on two tug rosters.
Maybe it's my fault for saying Yes to both of them. I don't suppose too
many clubs would have mandatory duties...
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> Ballpark estimate will do. I figure 8 tows a clock hour to 2000
> feet, maybe you could get 10 if the ground op was really good
10 tows an hour is not unusual if the glider is always ready. This gets a
single seat glider, probably with ballast, to 2000 feet. Add in some
heavier gliders or hig
On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:46:00 +0800
"Texler, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Worst thing was that I didn't get to go gliding
You want to add aviation related trouble to a day like that?!
> And you tell that to the young folk of today.
"They wouldn't believe it! Nooo, they wouldn't.
Hi all,
Does anyone have a left wing flap for a Pawnee that they'd be willing to
sell us?
If so, please contact Leon Warren. 0427 600 141 or
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Yeah, it's pretty amazing: something the shape of a glider would not
fly well enough with one wing.
But something like an F-15 gets a lot of lift from the engine intakes
and the shape of the fuselage.
The commentary states that he landed at about 250 knots instead of the
usual 130... so you could
Hi all.. Anne Philcox asked me to forward this.
Anne Philcox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hello,
It's Anne, your friendly Regional Development Officer, inviting you to
the National Gliding Seminar and AGM that we're lucky enough to be
hosting this year! Be warned: You won't see this fantast
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Good'ay Maddog,
My "new" em
> Can anyone give me a link to the National competition coming up at
> Waikerie, entries, turnpoints, local rules etc
http://waikeriegliding.com/multiclass
sent by Webmail @ Riverland Internet
Today is day 1 of the multiclass comp at Waikerie. They'll be on
the grid about now and ready to launch.
The scores will appear on Soaring Spot. Heath L'Estrange from
Webadventures has the scoring happening - the pilots upload their
flight logs to a Webadventures server and the results appear on S
> This would be interesting, but controlling a big electric winch.
> Good for weekday fliers who don't have a motor glider.
> They would have to be independant operators though. Would'nt they !
>
> http://www.xcmag.com/2010/05/skynch/
" Product feature: .. Makes your day "
Can't beat that :)
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Gidday all.
Renmark Gliding Club is selling its Hornet due to lack of use. That's
not the glider's fault - it's a good one and we've had lots of great
flights with it.
More info here: http://rsa.riverland.net.au/files/hornet-forsale2.pdf
Peter Siddall
for Renmark Gliding Club
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Both these events are running at Waikerie this week, and some reports
are appearing on blogspot:
http://sastateglidingchampionships2014.blogspot.com.au/
http://orangeweek2014.blogspot.com.au/
A few pilots seem to be entered in both. Maybe they get serious when
there's a good flying day, and on o
For anyone who would like to follow the South Australian state comp
that's running at Waikerie, here's some news on the club blog, and a
link to the scores. Day 1 has been flown.
http://waikeriegliding.com/news/?cat=12
http://www.soaringspot.com/sastate2010/results/club/daily/day1.html
is in the best position to check the rope before hooking it on.
Cheers.
Pete Siddall (tug pilot, mostly)
On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:14:09 +1000
Tim Shirley wrote:
> My experience is 2 real ones in 36 years and 2000+ aerotows.
>
> Cheers
>
> Tim
>
> On 12/04/2011 1:23, Ch
On Wed, 16 May 2012 08:39:57 +1000
Mike Borgelt wrote:
> At 08:24 AM 16/05/2012, you wrote:
> >I wondered what the glide ratio of those flying suits was.
> >
> > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144792/Redbull-skydivers-skies-high-Austria.html
>
>
> Looking at the pictures, about 2
>
>
> I am a member of two SE Qld gliding clubs and at both there is
> dicussion about future tugs. The existing pawnee fleet is ageing and
> both clubs are trying to plan for the future replacement of their
> pawnees (probably most clubs face this in the 3-5 year time frame).
Even if age isn't a prob
> I dont want to get you all excited but Sting is working in their spare
> time on a 200hp turbine. but thats another rating to work on.
That'd do nicely thanks! Now, to make it the perfect tug, is it
aerobatic rated too? Always seems a waste to not be doing something on
the way down.
Yes,
> Apparently they can't tow two up because being so light means that the
> extra pilot makes a bigger difference. This would make training a
> hassle.
Do you mean two-up in the glider, or two-up in the tug?
How does it go with heavier gliders?
Thanks for the photos... doesn't look like a bakin
> I've watched Kingaroy's 180Hp C150 tow alongside a 235 Pawnee both
> with ballasted 15m Gliders. The C150 beat the Pawnee easily.
Why - more efficient airframe? better prop? lucky with thermals? was the
Pawnee having a bad-sparkplug day?
> .. So for starters you
> have 2/3 the number of cylind
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The third and fourth days of the clubclass have been flown and scored.
Bruce Taylor has a convincing lead at the moment, but there are probably
three more days to fly.
http://www.waikerieglidingclub.com.au/clubclass/results/
Day 3 was a RUN task. Peter Buskens won it, flying 394 km at 98.7 km/h
agine that.
I give thanks to our club maintenance people every time I do fly ours.
Much nicer handling than several fibreglass things I've suffered:
performance isn't everything.
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Does anyone have a second-hand but good mechanical vario they'd like to sell?
Have to fit a 57 mm panel hole. Need the flask too.
If you wish, reply privately to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks guys.
(Re previous post about audio varios being a safety feature. Agreed: but with
"only" two electric vari
Yesterday at Renmark we had a 10-15 knot southerly after a weak front
during the night. The temperature during the day never got above 20 C: it
was actually warmer at midnight the night before. I was not expecting such
a pleasant flight. Live and learn!
All the same, I found myself out at the fie
At the few clubs I've flown, the weak link has always been at the tug end of
the rope.
I'd hate one of those metal "fuse" types of weak link to be flailing around
near the glider just after release... want as little mass out there as
possible, please. I guess the rope kind of weak link wouldn't d
>As for the difference in elevator drag and climb performance of the tug with
>high and low tow position: is there any published scientific evidence on
>this or is it just "gut instinct"?
I think can be justified using conservation of energy principles.
If the sailplane climbs from low to high
> I am planning to upgrade my glider radio with the Microair 760 ch.
>VHF radio.
My club put one in their Blanik, and strangely enough, there's one base
station radio whose transmissions it doesn't receive... it's strange, all
other combinations seem to work, a couple of people have tr
see another message from that person
that didn't go straight to the trash, your filter needs adjustment.
Cheer(s) Pete
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>My club put one in their Blanik, and strangely enough, there's one base
>station radio whose transmissions it doesn't receive...
> .. I'll try to get an update on it.
Update: the problem was fixed by the factory. They tweaked the RF or
something, and now it can talk to everyone. It took (us) a
The base station is a new Icom A200 (? unsure model number). It could talk
to everyone else: it was only the Microair that couldn't receive the Icom
clearly. All other combinations worked.
As mentioned below, no more problem since the Microair was tweaked.
At first we thought it might be the age
>lumpy bits on my wings and canopy (No crap this is true!!!).
I thought the crap was the problem...?
Eagles are lovely to look at, but they can be territorial. I recall trying
to work a weak thermal near Forbes in a hang glider a few years ago. A
wedge tail "bounced" me from underneath, then p
>that reminds me of the day that one of your Camden Twr boys
>contacted SAR because one of your gliders had made an outlanding.
..
>You have a lot to teach some of your ATC's
Like many people involved in power flying, they don't seem to learn much
about gliding from their basic training. However
>I beg to differ. At the rate viri are spreading, it is unlikely that we can
>protect ourselves exclusively through software and any assumption that we
>can all keep up to date all of the time is niave.
Anti virus software is just one method. There are plenty more things you
can do to protect yo
> As my GARMIN 12XL internal battery has just died (after only 4
>years I might add),
As Simon mentioned, there may have been a bad batch:
http://joe.mehaffey.com/li_bats.htm
http://www.gpsoz.com.au/battery_low.htm
The gpsoz page mentions a cost of $200 for replacing the battery, but
x27;t find another one like it.
Cloudbase 5800 feet. I felt brave and headed for Moorook, 30 km upwind: easy.
Monday looked like an even better day, but you have to do something to pay
for the launches etc. Roll on December!
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We have scores on the webpage for days 3 and 4. Good work Maurie. Bernard
Eckey is leading, Bruce Tuncks coming second at the moment.
http://www.waikerieglidingclub.com.au/statecomps/results.htm
Haven't heard what kind of a struggle they had yesterday (high overcast all
day), no doubt there wil
>I spent 3 hrs between 12,000 and 15,000ft at a cool 0.6 degrees outside.
Beats hanging around on the ground.
>What flights did other people do on Saturday in SA?
Waikerie had a big day - one 1000 km, three 750s, etc etc.
Details at
http://www.waikerieglidingclub.com.au/news.htm
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> .. Please send me corrections ..
>Rob Maddocks Hornet 170GAE
It's RoD Maddocks
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Just call me Mr Tomato Face
> .. Please send me corrections ..
>Rob Maddocks Hornet 170GAE
It's RoD Maddocks
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Hi Jay,
>I am highly computer illiterate but I think I am using Outlook 9.0.0.3821.
Thats what it says in the "about" section under the "help" menu.
That's the right place to look...
>It all seems to work quite well from this end.
Yeah, it probably does, but Microsoft software often doesn't
Am a member of the Club at Batchelor. Give me a ring if you wish on 0418
895395.pete
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Yep that is correct (refunded in part - we do have to cover some costs)
Not for Profit!!
Mandy
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ar with the
Waikerie area.
If anyone has specific questions, ask the John Hudson, the comp
secretary, or me... we'll try to answer.
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> I agree Mark, money is not the issue. It is time, generally.
That depends who your (likely) members are. For instance Renmark have
lots of retired members - they have time to spare, but not $$.
> I have suggested in our club SCGC, where members can join at a fee &
> do ":work" around the club,
> > Naah, why not get some of those "Travelling Birds" to return the
> > favour and film US ???
>
> I Love it - a real 'eagle eyes' camera man!
I'm sure they wonder what the we are doing sometimes.
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> Wind farms are damned ugly eyesores. Ever seen the area around
> Tehachapi, California?
> Give me a nice small nuclear electricity plant any day.
A nuclear plant would be a good thermal source, wouldn't it?
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> I just heard Victoria is planning a new thermal generator with an
> entry point at 3000 feet odd... Any gliding clubs around there? I can
> imagine the gaggle at the top of that thing
Buronga is the town on the NSW side of Mildura. The Sunraysia club would
be within a few miles.
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> Has anyone had any experience with using UHF radios for
> launch-point/winch communications? Good? Bad?
The hang glider folks have used them for years, for both car tow and
winch launching. Cheap and good, certainly no worse than VHF.
The usual blooper for a hang glider on a winch launch is us
> .. could be a problem with all the farmers in the district, the
> handheld units have sufficient range for most airfields.
That's a point. Although it's "citizen's band" you'll find various
people who think they own a channel and don't like newcomers using it.
e.g. 5 is supposed to be for eme
Starting to feel like summer, time to think about gliding :)
It's now a lot easier to enter the clubclass comp - there's an online
entry form. The comp website has grown in other areas too.
http://www.waikerieglidingclub.com.au/clubclass/
For anyone who's trying to decide, or persuade Signific
> You are lucky to have a readable CD. We Mac users don't. I know
> nothing about programming, but surely it can't be that difficult to
> make it Mac and Windows readable.
You should still be able to read the files on the CD. The NAS.exe file
is a Windows program, but there are PDF files and a M
>> (Now suppressing the urge to rant about people who assume that
>everyone runs> Windows...)
> 98% is pretty close to everyone!! :)
Does anyone respect sheep for their decision making?
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all happen before then.
http://www.waikerieglidingclub.com.au/clubclass/enter.html
For those who have entered but haven't paid - please do! The same
applies to you. If you aren't sure if we've got your payment please
check the list of entries on the website.
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Not today, and not nearby, but still pretty good. APOD is usually more
about astronomy.
http://www.quicksolve.com.au/apod/ap031201.html
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> Geez those things are slow, aren't they? :-)
Yeah, but a lot of fun. Vne on mine ("advanced" 9 years ago) is 54
knots. 25 is comfortable. But faster than a paraglider and proud of it
;)
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> Wonder if they'll take a Hornet as a trade-in?
This one perhaps?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3078059896
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One of the journalists at The Bunyip newspaper in Gawler received this. If
anyone has contacts for Harry, perhaps they could pass them to me and I'll
relay... it would probably be a bit rude to put his email on the list.
>> Subject: Information Request
>> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 22:30:45 -0600
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