Yes Rick Agnew is still flying -
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Does anyone know where the followi
The Len Armour Gain of Height was set at the Stirling Ranges in the Southern
area of Western Australia.
The airfield for these operations and the surrounding countryside are at
about 800' elevation. Makes it easier for height gains.
Also the surrounding country side has plenty of reasonable outlan
Height records are Open only aren't they?
Best Regards,
John Haunton
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Thanks for that point ( I wonder what the unofficial Australian records for
Standard, 15 m or world class are). How high has a PW-5 gone in Australia?
Refer sporting code :
FAI Sporting Code
Section 3 Gliders
Chapter 3
WORLD GLIDING RECORDS
b. ALTITUDE RECORDS
Absolute altitude and gain of hei
Michael
Speaking from the perspective of a member of the Canberra club for many
years now, and knowing a little of the preparation that went into Rick
Agnew's flight, believe me the opportunities to get to the heights necessary
to break these records don't just come along every day. And you've go
My aeromedical was a long time ago but I recall even pure oxygen at
ambient pressure is insufficient at above about 35,000ft. Pressure
breathing (mask clamped to face) can get you to 40,000ft but requires some
experience and a "real" demand/regulator/mask system. Talking on the
radio becomes
the world altitude record was set in an Astir
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Michael
Speaking from the perspective of a member of the Canberra club for many
years now, and knowing a little of the preparation that went into Rick
Agnew's flight, believe me the opportunities to get to t
I should have added that Len Armour was a very active glider pilot for many
years in WA setting many records in his day and a keen competition pilot. He
retired from gliding about 10 years ago and passed away several years ago.
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Its experiences like that which make it all worthwhile, isn't it.
I've had my share of comparable experiences here and there. Makes you
feel like you are, literally, on top of the world :)
Simon
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>> I am reminded of an incident a couple of years ago when a coupl
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>Jason,
>one of the Puch is about to be fitted with oxygen, how about an
>Alan and Jason (father and son ) diamond a
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> Armistead
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d flight, you will always walk with your eyes
turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always be."
Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519.
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And there I was thinking that you had one of the new 3 seat Blaniks! :))
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And there I was thinking that you had one of the new 3 seat Blaniks! :))
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And there I was thinking that you had one of the new 3 seat Blaniks! :))
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>This sport is largely based on
> grass-roots membership at the Club level - we ought to recognise and
> encourage their achievements. The elite pilots make up a small percentage
> of the GFA membership but get most of the press, and with the decline of
> gliding, I believe that gap is widenin
"CNN reports in this story that NASA's Helios flying wing broke the altitude records
for both a
propeller and jet aircraft with an altitude of 85,100 feet... and they
were still climbing shooting for 100,000."
JH
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