[Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising

2007-11-26 Thread Adam Woolley
Hey, Watching 'Deal or No Deal' at the moment, and they just gave gliding a FREE rap. So I'm guessing there might be a few more AEF's at gliding clubs the coming few weekends... Regards Adam _ New music from the Rogue Traders

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2007-11-28 Thread D S Baker
Define a "Free rap"? Do you mean that someone who's a glider pilot was on there and mentioned it, or what? Dion Baker On 27/11/2007, Adam Woolley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey, > > Watching 'Deal or No Deal' at the moment, and they just gave gliding a > FREE rap. So I'm guessing there migh

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2007-11-28 Thread Ben Jones
08 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising Define a "Free rap"? Do you mean that someone who's a glider pilot was on there and mentioned it, or what? Dion Baker On 27/11/2007, Adam Woolley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey, Watching '

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2007-11-28 Thread DMcD
> West Oz > > > > > - Original Message - > *From:* D S Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > Australia. > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 28, 2007 7:08 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV

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2007-11-28 Thread Ben Loxton
ng in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 7:08 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising Define a "Free rap"? Do you mean that someone who's a glider pilot was on there and mentioned it, or what? Dion Baker On 27/11/2007, Adam Woolley <[EMAIL PROT

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2007-11-28 Thread Patching
we won't - Original Message - From: Ben Jones To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising A contestants mum was in the group of case holders and ment

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2007-11-28 Thread stuart smith
or No Deal, TV Advertising we won't - Original Message - From: Ben Jones To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising A contestants mum w

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2007-11-28 Thread Mark Newton
On 28/11/2007, at 10:12 PM, DMcD wrote: And sure, while there are eagles up there, and sometimes you can soar past them, but you can't soar with them in a sailplane. You've never thermalled with an eagle playing in your wingtip vortices, or hovering a couple of metres away above and to one s

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2007-11-28 Thread Terry Neumann
stuart smith wrote: I once had an eagle bounce off the canopy, does that count? Frightened the s**t out of me Stuart Possibly did the same for the eagle Stuart, but then you would have been the first to know about that :-) Terry ___

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2007-11-28 Thread Catherine Conway
sues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 7:08 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising Define a "Free rap"? Do you mean that someone who's a glider pilot was on there and mentioned it, or what? Dion Baker On 27/11/2007, Adam Wooll

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2007-11-28 Thread Tom Wilksch
Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising On 28/11/2007, at 10:12 PM, DMcD wrote: And sure, while there are eagles up there, and sometimes you can soar past them, but

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2007-11-28 Thread McLean Richard
edles to say her daughter is poor at picking > numbers and got stuff all. > > > > > > > > But don't ask me how I got home in time to watch > this mind numbing TV. > > > > regards > > > > Ben > > West Oz > > > > > > > &g

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2007-11-28 Thread D S Baker
t to 4500' > > > with a gob smacking "5 mins at the controls" > > > > > > then they worked out how much flying mum could do > > if the daughter won 4500 > > > bucks... > > > > > > Needles to say her daughter is poor at picking >

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2007-11-28 Thread Ben Jones
- Original Message - From: DMcD To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising HA. I'm not sure about all this "Soar with Eagles" nonsense whe

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2007-11-28 Thread DMcD
Yes. I have thermalled with eagles and I have ridged soared with all sorts of birds including magpies (the worst) and pelicans. And I have done this in the open, au naturel so to speak, and in a tupperware glider. There's no comparison guys! Soaring with eagles in a sailplane is like watching it

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2007-11-28 Thread Matthew Gage
On 29/11/2007, at 6:01 AM, DMcD wrote: > There's no comparison guys! Soaring with eagles in a sailplane is > like watching it on TV compared with being out in the open. The only > similarity I can come up with involves the act of sexual congress > and rubber products and I am not going to su

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2007-11-28 Thread Dave
McLean Richard Sent: Thursday, 29 November 2007 12:01 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising Hi DMcD Have you really never shared a thermal with a wedgie? A shame if that's the case, but please don't be s

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2007-11-28 Thread Mike Cleaver
At 06:01 29/11/2007, you wrote: >Yes. I have thermalled with eagles and I have ridged soared with all >sorts of birds including magpies (the worst) and pelicans. And I >have done this in the open, au naturel so to speak, and in a >tupperware glider. > >You accuse me of being sour. Not at all! >

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2007-11-28 Thread JR
Stop it you guys are gunna make me cry if you keep this up. JR - Original Message - From: Mark Newton To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising On 28

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2007-11-28 Thread JR
Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising I've joined a thermal to 7000' with 5 eagles at Stonefield. Was an incredible experience. One just sat of my wingtip inside the circle as we went rou

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2007-11-28 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
From: "McLean Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising > Hi DMcD > > Have you really never shared a thermal wi

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2007-11-28 Thread Nick Gilbert
t;> > > >> > Then Andrew got the geeks up stairs to research > >> how much gliding is > >> > ... 5 mins later ... > >> > > >> > Andrew announced gliding was cheep 200 bucks for a > >> 45 min flight to 4500' > >

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2007-11-28 Thread Dave Long & Cath Lincoln
Trained eagles, perhaps? Dave L -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Mc Donnell Sent: Thursday, 29 November 2007 2:50 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal

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2007-11-29 Thread McLean Richard
"soaring with eagles in a modern sailplane is OK, naked is better" is a bit different to "you can't soar with them in a sailplane". I don't think we're likely to get sued by anyone for being (arguably) slightly less bird-like than a hanglider! I would argue in fact that a lot of people would fi