RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-15 Thread David Long
; From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:aus-soaring- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave and Cath >> Sent: Thursday, 15 February 2007 7:25 PM >> To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' >> Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-15 Thread Derek Ruddock
Not on the bottle I have > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:aus-soaring- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave and Cath > Sent: Thursday, 15 February 2007 7:25 PM > To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > Subject:

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-15 Thread Dave and Cath
Recommended dose is 1.5g per day. Dave L >Try glucosamine. Works for my knees >Te tablets are easier to deal with than the powder ?Look for the 1000mg tabs: once a day ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or ch

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-14 Thread Derek Ruddock
7:53 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... > > Ahh Graeme you win this round, > > Yes i'm still yet to get old and obviously more experience needed. > > One questio

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-14 Thread Ben Jones
, 2007 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... >From: "Ben Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Age doesn't relate to experience. Its a common furfy old people have 8-) Yes it does. I've been your age. You'v

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-13 Thread Kittel, Stephen W \(ETSA\)
> -Original Message- > From:Graeme Cant > The US Air Force explored the 'unspinnable' K21's spinning > behaviour extensively (at their Test Pilots' School IIRC) and > this ended with two experienced test pilot's deaths. Graham, can you give a reference to this statement.

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-13 Thread Kittel, Stephen W \(ETSA\)
> -Original Message- > From:Graeme Cant > You might like to read the article by Bob Grimstead (a power > pilot, I know, but smarter on spins than most glider pilots > in Australia, I suspect) in Australian Aviation of April 2006 > called "In a Spin". It relates his experiences spin

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-13 Thread Graeme Cant
From: Christopher Mc Donnell To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 2:28 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... "I like my instructors to have grey hair " Or be bald Both c

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-13 Thread Graeme Cant
Spins are Fun - aerobatics are fun - we used to practice spins, recovering to a pre-nominated heading during the second turn, and during my initial instruction we would practice a manoeuvre we called the Falling Leaf" where we would incipient left and right one after the other like a falling a

Spin training was Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-12 Thread Peter Stephenson
of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 2:13 PM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... Many years ago (in my early flight service career) we were hearing about this guy south of Halls Creek who was mustering

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread JR
case GFA got it right. regards JR - Original Message - From: Alan WIlson To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:49 PM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that woul

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Ben Jones
x27;t relate to experience. Its a common furfy old people have 8-) Ben - Original Message - From: Christopher Mc Donnell To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 2:28 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Ben Jones
x27;t relate to experience. Its a common furfy old people have 8-) Ben - Original Message - From: Christopher Mc Donnell To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 2:28 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
, 2007 3:48 PM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... Touchy - gender is not relevant - BUT age does = experience in most cases. I like my instructors to have grey hair J . --

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2007-02-11 Thread Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON
Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... Overall point of the comment taken, but I missed the relevance of the age and gender of the power instructor. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Armistead Sent

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2007-02-11 Thread Allan Armistead
be." Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Davis, Jo Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 15:55 To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that w

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON
le believe their instructors therefore it becomes fact. SDF _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Armistead Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 3:36 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread David Lawley
! Dave Lawley. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derek Ruddock Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 3:20 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... Funny, my

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
MessageSame with feminine records too I suppose :-) - Original Message - From: Davis, Jo To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 3:24 PM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... Overall

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Davis, Jo
relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... While I stop short of saying "spins are fun" I'm very pleased to have been taught spins and recovery as part of my gliding training. If only to underline the fact that I don'

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Derek Ruddock
: Monday, 12 February 2007 3:36 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... While I stop short of saying "spins are fun" I'm very pleased to have been taught spins and recovery as par

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Allan Armistead
MessageWhile I stop short of saying "spins are fun" I'm very pleased to have been taught spins and recovery as part of my gliding training. If only to underline the fact that I don't want to put myself in a situation where I accidentally happen upon one. I was really surprised when I subsequently

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Stuart & Kerri FERGUSON
is – spins are fun :-) SDF _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan WIlson Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 1:20 PM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread David and Justine Olsen
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:aus- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Gilbert Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 1:23 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... I don't think its a bad idea to intentio

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Derek Ruddock
Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... I don't think its a bad idea to intentionally spin a glider providing it is rated for them - doesn't hurt to know under controlled circumstances what it's habits are. This

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Derek Ruddock
Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan WIlson Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 1:20 PM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin... Well what would

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Nick Gilbert
*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Nick Gilbert *Sent:* Monday, 12 February 2007 10:09 AM *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat Does anyone know of a Polish glider that wont spin? Nick. On 2/12/07, Kittel

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat and Polish glider that would not spin...

2007-02-11 Thread Alan WIlson
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Gilbert Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 10:09 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat Does anyone know of a Polish glider that wont spin? Nick. On 2/12/07, Kittel

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat

2007-02-11 Thread Nick Gilbert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Jonoh *Sent:* Saturday, 10 February 2007 5:22 PM *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat I flew several hundred hours in a club owned Pirat, from 1975 to 83. There were two others based in the vicinity and I

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat

2007-02-11 Thread Kittel, Stephen W \(ETSA\)
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat I flew several hundred hours in a club owned Pirat, from 1975 to 83. There were two others based in the vicinity and I have a photo somewhere of the 3 of t

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat

2007-02-09 Thread Jonoh
er, but it was a big contrast after flying the Pirat to climb into a K6. In comparison that was delightful to fly. RKM - Original Message - From: Jarek Mosiejewski To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 7:22 PM Subject:

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat

2007-02-09 Thread Jarek Mosiejewski
To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat SZD 30 = Polish?? I rigged one and definitely a three person job. Didn't spin, not my club. GH -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: a

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat

2007-02-08 Thread Kittel, Stephen W \(ETSA\)
Yes, Polish. The previously communist government of East Germany ran gliding (and other) "clubs" in a different way to how we westerners expect them to be run. Their gliders were mostly from other eastern bloc countries (ie usually from the SZD stable). At reunification all the gliders (and Wilga

Re: [Aus-soaring] Pirat

2007-02-08 Thread vhgnj
SZD 30 = Polish?? I rigged one and definitely a three person job. Didn't spin, not my club. GH -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 3:58 PM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat http://toohardtodo.blogspot.com/2004/0

RE: [Aus-soaring] Pirat

2007-02-07 Thread Kittel, Stephen W \(ETSA\)
SWK From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2007 10:02 AM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Pirat I h

[Aus-soaring] Pirat

2007-02-07 Thread vhgnj
I had an opportunity to fly a Pirat (SZD 30) around '94, at Wellington Club NZ. What a delightful glider it was. Just for the record the type first flew it '66. More details http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?PlaneID=350 BTW I think there may be one for sale at Central Queensl