2007 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Soaring with eagles
Yesterday I was talking with Tom Bird about flying with eagles in Alice
Springs. Apparently in 1960, when they used to fly along the Mt John range (in
town), the resident eagles used to get a bit niggardly toward the gli
Yesterday I was talking with Tom Bird about flying with eagles in Alice
Springs. Apparently in 1960, when they used to fly along the Mt John
range (in town), the resident eagles used to get a bit niggardly toward
the gliders. Some bloke in a T51 on his third solo flight was attacked
in the cust
Had the pleasure of tagging along with two sea eagles feeding in the sea
breeze front for a few minutes over Camden in the mid 70's in GOY. They
were unconcerned by our presence. I was surprised that they were going
after the insects etc. I thought they only ate fish !
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Reminds me of Chisa at Waikerie. She told me once about coming across a
tumbleweed in a thermal at 7000 feet. Had me amused at least.
On 30/11/2007, Mark Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On 29/11/2007, at 7:40 PM, Graham Watts wrote:
> > Kaputar and many years ago met up with a bunch of Sor
Hi all,
My daughter has nothing to do with gliding.
She just sent me the attached pic.
Given one of the current topics, is she prescient?
She has moved to Qld for economic and lifestyle reasons but I sometimes
think ESP works. Weird or coincidence?
Chris McDonnell
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On 29/11/2007, at 7:40 PM, Graham Watts wrote:
> Kaputar and many years ago met up with a bunch of Sorghum leaves at
> near
> 10,000ft near Bellatta, one of which looped over the wing. I managed
> to
> give it the slip (pun) after a bit of rudder work..
I've shared a thermal with a plastic sh
ring in Australia."
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Soaring with eagles
> Saw a large eagle in the Stirling Range wave at around 10,000ft.. He
> must have got up there the same way as I did, downwind over the back and
> climb up through the slot..
Sometimes I've soared with turkeys and sometimes I've soared like a
turkey.
MP.
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ed to QLD to retire.
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> Philip
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> - Original Message -
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> *From:* Terry Neumann <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
> <mailto:aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net>
> *Sen
On 29/11/2007, at 11:41 AM, Phil wrote:
On another note. Here in SA if you see an eagle it almost certainly
is in the best thermal around and nearly impossible to outclimb
them. I've flown at Kingaroy in QLD the last 2 Octobers for the
nationals and found that more than 1/2 the eagles I sa
Soaring in Australia.
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:23 AM
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Soaring with eagles
It's been good to hear the various eagle stories. It begs a question as to
how high they actually go in thermals.
The highest I've actually seen an soaring bird was
rby!
John
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From: Terry Neumann
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:53 AM
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Soaring with eagles
It's been good to hear the various eagle stories. It begs a question
It's been good to hear the various eagle stories. It begs a question
as to how high they actually go in thermals.
The highest I've actually seen an soaring bird was in a thermal at
around 10,000 feet near Farrell Flat many years ago when I was in one of
our Libelles. It wasn't a wedgetai
At 10:40 PM 13/03/2007, you wrote:
Notice how americans have an amazing safety standard over there
check out the guy in the rear seat! :-)
Ash
Yeah the Americans have amazing safety standards like requiring
parachutes to be worn when doing aerobatics other than solo. Unlike here.
Mike
B
ia."
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:29 PM
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> I thought he only filmed animals mating oh well i learnt something
> today ...
>
> Ben
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Tom Wilksch" <[EMAIL PRO
Re: [Aus-soaring] Soaring with eagles
Try David Attenborough. Close though. His brother Richard is in theatre
I believe.
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From: "Mike Cleaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia."
Sent
2007 11:20 PM
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> At 23:40 13/03/2007, you wrote:
> >Notice how americans have an amazing safety standard over there
> >check out the guy in the rear seat! :-)
> >
> >Ash
>
> American glider, American pilot (after talk
At 07:32 AM 14/03/2007, you wrote:
Interesting footage, obviously the rules in the US allow the use of
lap belts for passengers as opposed to a full harness, rather
dangerous I would have thought. I notice the pilot is wearing a
harness perhaps passengers especiallyworld famous BBC personalitie
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Sent: Tuesday, 13 March 2007 10:00 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Soaring with eagles
Was sitting there watching this clip and thinking how nice it would be
And movies. He played the Glider designer in the original `Flight of
the Phoenix'
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Try David Attenborough. Close though. His brother Richard is in theatre I
believe.
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From: "Mike Cleaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia."
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:50 PM
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At 23:40 13/03/2007, you wrote:
Notice how americans have an amazing safety standard over there
check out the guy in the rear seat! :-)
Ash
American glider, American pilot (after talking about Griffon Vultures
in Spain) - but the commentary (and the back-seat passenger) - is
very English -
Notice how americans have an amazing safety standard over there check
out the guy in the rear seat! :-)
Ash
Tom Wilksch wrote:
Was sitting there watching this clip and thinking how nice it would be
for them to talk about gliding, and then hey presto! . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M
Was sitting there watching this clip and thinking how nice it would be for them
to talk about gliding, and then hey presto! . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MuBYn928cc
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