Re: [Aus-soaring] a 1000K that went Horribly wrong!

2004-01-31 Thread Jason Armistead
Adam The idea of hiring a rent-a-rocket/wreck and using it to tow a glider like an LS-8 sounds laughable and more than a bit risky as you nearly found out. But if the FAI ever create a category for slowest speed around a retrieve task I reckon you're in with a chance, IF, and ONLY IF, you can f

RE: [Aus-soaring] a 1000K that went Horribly wrong!

2004-01-31 Thread fibremites
Hi Ya Adam, Nice tale. As they say "Its moments like these " I am however, interested in the details of: "After us getting out of the car saying a few choice words, we ended up gettinmg lucky." Well, on second thoughts, maybe I am not that interested... :-) Cya Chris -Original Message

Re: [Aus-soaring] a 1000K that went Horribly wrong!

2004-02-02 Thread Leigh Bunting
Great yarn. Retrieve stories have filled in many an hour at the bar and I still hear them. Great for a laugh. Adam Woolley wrote: Thought I'd tell you all of my latest retrieving adventure! -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia  ___