Re: [aus-soaring] Alice and the rabbit holes

2002-07-29 Thread Nick Gilbert
aaahhh but Cliff is always there.   Nick.   ---Original Message---   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, 29 July 2002 07:43:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Alice and the rabbit

Re: [aus-soaring] Alice and the rabbit holes

2002-07-29 Thread LMYoudale
In a message dated 29/7/02 1:48:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Tom's email address is[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> But he's at a competition in germany at the moment and won't be back until the end of August. LMY -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: s

Re: [aus-soaring] Alice and the rabbit holes

2002-07-29 Thread Peter Henderson
Wow, what a story. I agree - well worth publishing. Very glad the damage to Alice or pilot wasn't worse! Peter Henderson Dr Peter Henderson PO Box 248 (141 Maling Road), Canterbury, VIC 3126 AUSTRALIA +61 03-98364342 fax 03-98305345 mobile 0407 533940 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- * You a

Re: [aus-soaring] Alice and the rabbit holes

2002-07-28 Thread hartr
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

Re: [aus-soaring] Alice and the rabbit holes

2002-07-28 Thread Derek Ruddock
Tom's email address is[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 29/07/02 13:39:32 >>> 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 plo

Re: [aus-soaring] Alice and the rabbit holes

2002-07-28 Thread Derek Ruddock
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 fatal injury by the batteries hitting yo

Re: [aus-soaring] Alice and the rabbit holes

2002-07-28 Thread Peter Stephenson
That MUST go in Aus Soaring. Excellent story and well piloted. Thank goodness it had a happy ending. PeterS -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with

[aus-soaring] Alice and the rabbit holes

2002-07-28 Thread hartr
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