On 13 Nov, stuart smith wrote:
> just wondering if there is a problem, haven't seen a mail in days
Well - here's one for you!
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On 4 Nov, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> Mike, you're correct. It's not a blanket ban. If you have the transponder,
> you can go within the 40NM. For gliders without a transponder, there are
> also specific exemptions available on a one-off basis, but the general
> exemption does not apply.
OK - so one h
Hi
Sitting over a beer after gliding a week or so ago, it occurred to a
group of us that many people start gliding in their youth and then leave
as economic and family pressures grow.
Only some of these peopel return to the sport.
On the sound principle that it is easier to sell to existing cust
On 29 Oct, Peter Stephenson wrote:
> I have not seen the new TAC's but I was told at the last RAPAC that Oakey
> Military CTR is supposed to be reduced in radius and height by a few miles
> and few thousand feet respectively which only matters during w/e's as the
> CTZ remains the same size during
On 29 Oct, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> Run 2 7 A-h batteries. Use one routinely and keep the other charged. When
> the first one dies in flight switch to the second. Then buy a new battery
> for the standby position and move the old standby to the routine use position.
Alice has three 7 AH batteries.
Hi
immediately after reading the recent discussion about batteries, I came
across the following on another list...
> A new buzz words are "DMFC" (Direct Methanol Fuel Cell) and micro fuel
> cells. The aim is to make a long life battery replacement for laptops, PDAs
> and mobile phones. The fuel
Hi
All the best with the NSW comp - I hope you have better weather than we
had for the Qld state comp!
Alice and I would love to be there, but she will be working hard helping
a load of Poms get 500km flights (and better) during that period.
Maybe next year...
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Hi
The winds were strong on the Darling Downs this weekend...with strong
enough wind and thermals on Sun for there to be shear wave.
Alice and I spent six lovely and interesting hours exploring to 12,500'
almost overhead DDSC. At the top of the wave, the wind was about 50kts
and we were able to h
On 16 Oct, Ian McPhee wrote:
> Turnpoints/landing places
> It would be great if people responsible for their local club turn point data
> could add height especially for landing places. I know that it has been
> said before but it would be best if we could think of landing places as turn
> points
On 1 Oct, Ian McPhee wrote:
> I believe the plan within gliding in Oz is to use more airfields/airstrips
> as turnpoints rather than the silos which were needed for the photo days.
> Unfortunately comp organizers tend not to put the field elevation in
> official downloadable data bases so we do no
Hi
Just to let people know that it does rain in Qld. There was no flying
yesterday at the state comps due to the very short window of convection
before the front arrived - and none today, due to rain.
Sigh - we are hoping that the weather will relent and let us fly
tomorrow - but it is not lookin
On 25 Sep, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> That's about what I said. The training is deficient in that those things
> aren't taught or not taught properly. There is a lot of bullshit spouted
> around the average gliding club bar and this is a bad place for an
> inexperienced pilot to learn this stuff.
That
Hi
Just a quick reminder that the QSA State Gliding competition starts this
Saturday (practice day - first competition day is Sunday) at Warwick,
south of Brisbane.
Unlike the QSA Easter competition, which is a wholly club class
competition, this is a multi-class competion - so many gliders will
On 24 Sep, Michael Texler wrote:
> It is up to the integrity and self discipline of the pilot not to be tempted
> by superficially more convenient (but more dangerous) decisions (i.e.
> stretching final glide to avoid landing out), maintain a good look out (the
> subject of a GFA ops directive), k
On 8 Sep, Brian Wade wrote:
> Might I suggest that nobody does anything of the sort.
>
> It is a hoax that has been around since Adam was a pup.
Perhaps 'Since Pontius was a pilot' would be more appropriate for this
list?
:-)
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On 8 Sep, Dave Shorter wrote:
> Hope to see you all at the NSWGA comp November 15 to 22nd - early
> indications are we'll have a good rollup to this event. All classes
> including Club.
Sorry - Alice won't be coming to that comp. She'll be at the QSA State
comp and the Nationals at Gulgong and W
Hi
Saturday at Darling Downs Soaring Club saw a blue day - but with
thermals topping out just below 8,800ft (qnh). The lift was so strong
late in the day that we eventually had to call the two Puchacz down so
we could get away to the DDSC AGM in Toowomba! Unfortunately, I was duty
instructor (my f
Hi
Caboolture Gliding Club would like to invite one and all at DDSC (and
elsewhere) to join us at Watts Bridge the weekend after next (Sat 13,
Sun 14 September).
This would be a great opportunity to get/regain your winch launch
currency (one of our Blanik's will be there). We'd also like to invit
On 31 Jul, Ian McPhee wrote:
> New Rotax aero engines
> Rotax is expanding its aero engine programme. A liquid-cooled V6
> with 3104 cc engine capacity is at an advanced stage of
> development. This will be offered in a normally aspirated and a turbo
> version,.
>
> The type designations are V220
Hi
Many thanks to everyone who contacted me off list last week to tell me
that a crewless aircraft and pilot would be welcome at Waikerie.
That's great news and I am in the preliminary organisation for the
Gulgong and Waikerie nats...see you there!
The reason I was not able to reply last week wa
On 17 Jul, TCubley wrote:
> Hope to see a few of you guys at one of the nationals or state comps this
> coming season?
Terry
Many thanks for your info - looking forward to seeing the handicaps in
Sept.
Brian and I plan to be at the Gulgong multi-class nationals (sorting out
accommodation at the
On 15 Jul, Jim Kelly, Kellwood Technology wrote:
> Seems to me (again, from a new pilot's perspective) that the problem
> could be that of having so few chances to compete. Other sports have
> regular competitions at local levels to feed a state, then national
> comp, thus floating "the best" to t
Hi
As people know, I fly a Nimbus 2c (Alice in Wonderland).
I and my partner are looking to take Alice to the multi-class nationals
in NSW just after Christmas.
In the previous, unhandicapped multi-class nationals, Alice would have
been able to fly in the 18m class, in deference to the age of th
On 1 Jul, Jason & Jemima Armistead wrote:
> At 06:10 PM 01/07/2003 +1000, Peter Stephenson wrote:
>
>>Having a fixed camera inside a cockpit of a glider thermalling is guaranteed
>>to put people off gliding. Makes me sick just thinking about it! You could
>>have a cameraman in a two seater moto
Hi
I have been reading the related threads with interest - and have spent a
fair amount of time thinking about the issues of falling participation
rates as well.
1) TIFs
Experience at Caboolture has shown that TIFs are a very useful
adjunct to member flying in a couple of ways.
Firstly
Hi
I left for Europe quite soon after the Easter competition and did not
have time to finish the article I had started. It is now complete and
you can find it at
http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice/alice-easter-2003.html
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On 20 Jun, Dav wrote:
> 1. when I started gliding (In 1980)I knew I was doing something
> dangerous, and I accept there are risks and they are a large part of
> the pleasure of flying gliders for me.
I think you need to be very careful about how you say this. I hope that
what you mean is that the
On 18 Jun, Leigh Bunting wrote:
> No pilot has ever got hurt colliding with air. How we continue to ensure that we
> all only continue to do this is the hard row.
Unfortunately, this is not true. During WWII and in the following years,
there were quite a number of pilot deaths (let alone injuries
On 15 Jun, Mark Newton wrote:
> The ferry operator's suggestion was small wheels on the tailgate
> of the trailer so that it can roll instead of scrape.
>
> I'd strongly suggest that anyone intending to tow glider trailers
> around South Australia this summer should consider a modification
> alon
Hi
I arrived back from my European cross country (in a Fiat Campervan)
yesterday evening, having had a fabulous time.
Unfortunately, the weather for the three weeks I was in the UK was (as
is usual) appalling...wet, windy and cold. So I was unable to take
advantage of the offer I had to fly a Sli
Hi
I have been pondering about explaining gliding competitions to
non-gliding people...and the result is at
http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice/gliding/GlidingCompetitions.html
enjoy (I hope)!
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Hi
Last week did not produce booming skies here in Queensland - but Alice
was kind enough to take me round a 300km triangle and a 500km double out
and return - just!
So another Alice story is on the web at
http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice/alice06mar03.html
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Hi
Ann Elliot has kindly agreed to let me put this article on line (it will
be appearing in the Sky Sailor April edition). You can find it at
http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice/gliding/SkySailorArticle.html
Many thanks to the all the people who contributed to this article (they
all receive ind
Hi
Alice participated in the Club Class Nationals held at Temora in
January.
Brian Wade and I were 'volunteered' to write an official account of this
for the Sky Sailor - which will be in the April edition.
In the meantime, there is another Alice article at
http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice
Hi
I haven't seen any info on this list about the Queensland Easter comp.
The QSA Easter comp is a fairly low key event, concentrating for the
most past on fun and learning rather than outright competition -
although there are of course prizes. It was my introduction to
competitions last year - i
On 13 Feb, Peter Stephenson wrote:
> How did Mr Sheen stand up to the conditions?
It cleaned - but left too much static. Plexus is heaps better.
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Hi people
Regulars to this list will remember a spirited discussion last year on
this subject (which included a long an interesting diversion into the
chemistry and physiological effects of meths).
During that discussion there was much good advice but no clear winner
was established. Consequently
On 13 Feb, Jason Armistead wrote:
Many thanks for this Jason.
> Some of the calculations could probably be handled more elegantly using VBA
> functions and command buttons on the sheet, but I have simple left it using
> Excel cell formulae and named ranges, which should allow it to be used with
On 3 Feb, Leigh Bunting wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> I have finally managed to get the DNS problems sorted out
>
> Hurray, I can now see what a spunky chick Alice is!!
Intersting...
On the last day of the club class nationals, Alice and I were sitting
quietly in a thermal out climbin
Hi
I have finally managed to get the DNS problems sorted out that were
causing people problems in getting to Alice's site.
You can not reach ALice's stories on the web at
http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice
Our experiences at the National Club class competition will be up there
later this
Hi
Is this list archived anywhere accessible?
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Paying the Price
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first controlled, powered
flight by a human.
Looking back at the history of atmospheric flight, we learnt how to do
it by paying for our knowledge and understanding in human life many,
many times. Despite not
On 30 Jan, Dave & Glenys Sharples wrote:
> Robert
> I don't know where you get it from that the autotug is
> effectively dead. The present one has been fully utilised for a long
> time now, is having no problems and is very economical. It is the club's #1
> tug and will clock up it'
Hi
I am lost in a bit of a legal minefield and would be grateful if the
experts here could help sort things out.
[
Please note that I do NOT want this to descend into a bashing session
of the GFA, CASA or the AUF, the rights and wrongs of an RPL etc - I
just want to understand what the current
On 30 Jan, Michael Coates wrote:
> We have the German and Czech Towing Certification Certificate coming in
> about 2 weeks for our Sting and Star aircraft http://www.mcp.com.au/sting
> and they are now both approved aero tug aircraft and are certified for
> glider towing in Europe.
What are t
Hi
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).
The discussions so far seem
On 29 Jan, Jenni & Don Woodward wrote:
> Nobody's complained:-)
Sounds like that old saw about parachutes!
"If it doesn't work..."
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Happy Christmas!
On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
A cookaburra in a gum tree.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Two snakes on skis.
On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Three wet galahs.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love
On 23 Nov, Dave & Glenys Sharples wrote:
> Hans Werner Grosse's long standing World record for the 500 km speed
> triangular task (171.1 km/h 31/12/1990) was broken by Kiwi pilot Terry
> Delore and Steve Fossett (of round the world ballooning fame) yesterday from
> Omarama in great conditions.
H
On 13 Nov, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> You have quite a flair for entertaining writing and I'd like you to consider
> sharing it via the magazine instead of this forum. I know Anne Elliott would
> welcome the contributions and there's a precedent for light hearted stuff
> about gliding in the ar
Hi
Another Alice article is at
http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice/alice4nov02.html
As I am still having troubles getting the DNS issues resolved, you may
not get there - so the text is below.
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On 12 Nov, Harry Medlicott wrote:
> Computer type screens such as the i-paqs and palm navs you guys are
> discussing might be OK for GA but they are a dangerous distraction for
> glider pilots. We should be using audio varios exclusively and keeping
> our heads outside the cockpit, not only to sca
On 12 Nov, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> The Palm OS seems to be much more efficient than Pocket PC(windows) or
> whatever it is called now so only needs slower and less hardware. Windows
> seems to have huge overheads, needs fast and power hungry processors.
You forgot the security problems, susceptibil
Hi
A number of people have emailed (over several weeks) me about getting to
Alice's web pages at
http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice
I have now validated the DNS (name server) for this domain and also
checked the site using the W3 consortium at
http://validator.w3.org/checklink
I am a
Hi
The latests 'Alice' article is now online at
http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice/aliceCGC-XC02.html
along with photos.
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Hi
Once again, Alice has been busy scribing during the quiet hours of the
night...
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On 24 Oct, Tom and Jane Gilbert wrote:
> If your CFI is happy to endorse your entry then you do not have a problem.
> So get to it. Hope to see you all at Temora in January.
That's really great Tom - I don't think getting my CFIs endorsement will
be a problem so I hope to see you there...now Bri
Hi
I am looking at buying a handheld transceiver (that would also go in a
retrieve vehicle).
What are people using and what do you recommend? Links to specs and
pricing would be appreciated.
Tks
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Hi
After thoroughly enjoying the QSA State gliding competition, I was
intending to take Alice to the National Club Class championships at
Temora in January.
However, a read of the entry form at
http://www.gfa.org.au/clubclass/Entry_Form/Enter_Online/enter_online.html
shows
Pilots in-comman
Hi
During the recent Qld state competition, it seems that Alice kept a
diary - from which she has graciously allowed me to publish some
extracts, provided I do not change anything (a stipulation you will
unstand when you read the entries).
This (along with a number of photos) are available at
Hi Anne
What can I do for you?
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Wow
I have just had the most fantastic week's flying in my life.
Alice and I flew every competition day and we succeeded in doing over
300km each day (I had never done a 300km flight before) - with no
outlandings. On the last two days, we managed to fly over 100kph average
speed. Much of this is
On 22 Sep, The Stephensons wrote:
> Your link did not work but I loved the story.
Very strange - http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice/alice27jul02.html is
certainly the right URL and it's working for me!
> I was at Watts Bridge on the ground, ground-crewing for Kim Houghton in the
> IS30 and imme
Regular readers will know that Alice in Wonderland (Nimbus 2C VH GAW) is
waiting for the (hopefully not too mad) hatter to fit her new canopy in
time for the Queensland State Gliding competition.
[The reason for the new canopy can be found at
http://www.hart.wattle.id.au/alice/alice27jul02.ht
On 3 Sep, Pete wrote:
> Now who can tow me that far??
> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/
>
> Be quick, these pics only stay up for a day.
Wow - tks for this...
In terms of towing that far - and gliders in space exploration, I read a
novel some years back called, I think, the Flight of the D
On 15 Aug, Ronald E Baker wrote:
> I refer to the recent incident with a Nimbus (Alice in wonderland).
> The forces acting on a battery are the same as those acting on a
> pilot, and the restraint requirements for a pilot are, Forward 9g,
> Upward 4.5g, Downward 4.5g and Sideward 3g. Now the aver
Hi
Alice and I just want to say a big thank you to everyone at DDSC on
Saturday. Our experience could well have been a great deal more serious
were it not for the advice, assistance and encouragement we received.
A particular thanks to my 'escorts' - having other people relatively
close by and k
On 29 Jul, Derek Ruddock wrote:
> May I also suggest you find a more suitable method of restraining
> your batteries. Obviously bungees are unacceptable. In the event of a
> sudden deceleration, eg into a ploughed field with the
> undercarriage up, you could have some sustained serious or even fa
Hi
Saturday didn't look too promising, but Alice & I launched with three
other gliders to do a mini-task: Dalby, Maclagan and back to McCaffrey
field.
After my previous rather dismal effort, I was keen to show Alice that
I had learnt something. We found a great thermal on the way to Dalby
and cl
On 16 Jul, Peter Henderson wrote:
> Lovely story, Robert.
Tks
> We southerners just have to keep dreaming of summer!
Don't dream - fly north!!!
Life's too short to just dream.
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On 16 Jul, Richard Friday wrote:
> You've got it real bad Robert! You need therapy.
Tks - being in Alice and her sky IS therapy!
> I must make the effort to
> get Whisky Charlie off it's trailer and bring it up to DDSC and follow you
> in the distance some time. Might have to sneak away though
On 16 Jul, rolf a. buelter wrote:
> Great tale Robert, regards to Alice.
> Rolf VH-WQF
Tks - I'll pass on your regards to Alice in 2 weeks! I'm sure she'd wish
your 'Quick Fox' well too!
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Hi
On Saturday , Alice in Wonderland and I (along with 10 other gliders
from Darling Downs Soaring Club) worked our way around a 200km course
- DDSC, Warra,Jandowae N, DDSC).
Unlike most of the others (the Pooch outlanded and the Hornet turned
back), I found this quite hard work but very rewardi
Hi
As the proud (part) owner of Alice in Wonderland (aka Nimbus 2C VH-GAW)
I am looking for pointers to polar curves for this glider available as
formulae that I can then program to produce speed to fly charts etc -
and maybe even as an application for my palm pilot that I can use in the
cockpit.
On 3 Jul, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> I'm just pointing out that stupid and unrealistic rules won't get obeyed.
Stupid and unrealistic rules? I see nothing stupid and unrealistic in a
system that requires people to maintain and demonstrate their
competencies - which is exactly what a rating systems is
On 27 Jun, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> I can just see it now. A pilot in an oxygen equipped glider on a good day
> breaks off his climb at 12000 feet because his high altitude rating isn't
> current any more. A little later he lands out because his ridge soaring
> rating has lapsed and he doesn't use t
On 24 Jun, Dav wrote:
> These so called people who accept responsibility should remember the
> responsibility to an organisation that probably provided the infrastructure
> for them to learn to fly in the first place. After all when YOU learnt to
> fly it was because of past instructors efforts
On 10 Jun, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> We're arguing about past history here - but what of the future?
Very good point - we need to concentrate on the future (but with an eye
on the past in an attempt to avoid known mistakes).
> If three State Associations are struggling to maintain their basic
On 4 Jun, Agnew, Richard Q (AU - Canberra) wrote:
> In Oz we are required to broadcast before all descents on ALL frequencies
> for the air we are going to fall thru. This only works, of course, if others
> are listening.
Does "ALL frequencies" include the gliding frequencies?
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On 28 Apr, Peter Henderson wrote:
> Now there's someone who's still entranced by the beauty of motorless flight!
> What a lovely report to read.
>
> May your joy with Alice and your sport long continue, Robert.
Tks - with an aircraft like Alice and Qld weather, I can't see it
ending!
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Hi
Yesterday I took posession of my 1/4 share of "Alice in Wonderland"
(alias Alpha Whisky, VH-GAW Nimbus 2C) at Darling Downs Soaring Club. I
also witnessed the parting sadness of the previous owners of the share -
thanks again Jenny and Jeremy).
After a quick site check in a Puchacz (which als
Hi
I just came across...
http://space.com/businesstechnology/technology/sea_glider_020410-1.html
Whilst not quite a glider as we know it, this is fascinating stuff - and
has pssoibilities for extraterestrial exploration of planets/moons like
Venus and Europa.
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On 10 Apr, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> I agree that gliding is reasonably healthy in SE Queensland. This one of
> the few areas that are doing well but even here not all clubs are doing well.
Right now, this SE Qld is what concerns me as I am there and can do
things there. If these things are successf
On 9 Apr, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> At 10:47 AM 9/04/02 +1000, you wrote:
>>A well trained glider pilot knows that you will not long maintain 60kts
>>with the nose on or above the horizon. In the regimen I am suggesting,
>>the pilot would be well aware of the correct approach speed attitude
>>(the ri
On 10 Apr, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> Damn, those Brits never did leave the North American colonies did
> they?
Nope, they didn't leave, as a visit to New England would confirm. They
did however evolve their culture.
> What your and Robert Hart's attitude amounts to is "gliding is/will be fine
> if
Peter
> Now Robert as for your suggestion to keep the discussion reasonable
> But seeing as you flew off the handle in regards to this post I don't
> see any point in
> persisting.
I'm sorry you felt I was being aggressive in my response. That was not
my intention. I used 'reasonable' in an
On 9 Apr, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> Gliding is waning- so is private general aviation which you realise when
> you fly across the country and encounter only ONE other aircraft doing the
> same thing.
Having recently participated in the QSA Easter comp at Chinchilla, I
would have to disagree on this.
On 9 Apr, wendoure wrote:
> Robert,
>
> Was the aggressive behavior of the pilot you speak of reported and
> subsequently addressed by yhe organisers. As you know, I was only present at
> the first two days of the Easter comps. If the pilot was being deliberately
> agressive, then this needs to
On 9 Apr, Peter Rundle wrote:
>>
>>
>>Attitude is only good in steady state flight.
>>
>
> Another senario,
>
> Cable break on aerotow at say 350'. At the break airspeed is about
> 60kts. i.e Plenty.
> Pilots pegs nose on horizon and initiates 180 deg turn back to the
> airfield. However
> th
On 9 Apr, Mike Borgelt wrote:
> In my opinion this advice has the potential to kill people on winch
> launches. Teach your students to use the instruments properly - a quick
> scan and back outside.
This is a very good point - and a case in which a check on the ASI is
indeed needed.
> Attitude
On 8 Apr, Brian Wade wrote:
> ".including some salutary moments in a big gaggles on the last day when
> we were chased out of two thermals by one particular aircraft".
This was me (or should it be 'I') and Brian has asked me to expand on my
experience at the QSA Easter comp as part of this
Hi
I searched the GFA web site but could no info on this. Pls can someone
point me at the info asap.
Tks
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On 27 Dec, Patrick Miller wrote:
> While we're on the
> subject of criticism, I've seldom been in an environment of constant
> judging. Flying is something I do for fun and self fulfillment. Because of
> the stage I'm up to I still have regular check flights which I find very
> wearing. Perhaps i
Peter
I have yet to experience a site that is not actively training - but then
my experience of Australian sites is so far quite small. This means I
have not had your experience of operating under an instructor of the day
when there is no liklihood of instructing. Your ideas about this seem
reaso
On 27 Nov, Peter Rundle wrote:
> So a week has gone by with not a single response to this e-mail. I think
> that itself is indicative of where the problem lies.
Well - that is only true if you believe the only possible response is to
write something on this mailing list.
I recall that when I ar
On 22 Nov, Eric Bates wrote:
> Info. for any with an 'archival' interest in gliders:
> We used [one only] a "Dagling " [for duckling] glider which was
> essentially an open keel with an overhead mainplane and bucket seat. It
> was towed between a pair of balloon barrage winches located on opposi
On 12 Nov, Jason Armistead wrote:
> Now that Emilis has started the ball rolling ...
>
> Do any other regions use e-mail lists (i.e. ones run by a REAL list server,
> and NOT just collections of addresses in peoples Personal Address Books) for
> their Club / State organisations ?
Caboolture Glid
On 12 Nov, Anne Elliott wrote:
> A couple of Orana Soaring Club members reached 15,500ft QNH near
> Narromine yesterday in the 'mighty' K7.
Congrats!
Here at Caboolture GC (just north of Brisbane) the only things flying
were IFR frogs doing short hops into big puddles.
There were a few hours o
On 19 Sep, Peter Stephenson wrote:
> McAfee.com Dispatch - VIRUS ALERTIt is NOT listed in today's update
> on Norton.
One solution to all these Micreosoft specific virus/worms is to get
yourself a better (as in more secure) operating system (particularly for
oyur servers).
Feel free to download
On 18 Sep, Peter Stephenson wrote:
> FYI this is about the LLAMP Proposal . (Lower Level Airspace Management
> Plan). which could be in force in March next year.
>
> Bob Hall is the GFA Rep. and is fighting to reduce the amount of airspace
> lost to us if the proposed changes to the MBZ dimens
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