Dear John, I tried to renew my subscription on line a few weeks back but have not received any email confirmation. Can youn advise if my subscription has been renewed.
Peter Champness melbourne On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 10:09 AM, John Roake <j...@johnroake.com> wrote: > *THE MAY 2013 ISSUE OF GLIDING INTERNATIONAL * > > > *The May 2013 issue of Gliding International goes in the mail on > Wednesday. Another 64 page issue that has a spread of news and photos from > around the planet. Another issue with some great reading plus a wealth of > new press release stories for soaring pilots wherever you are. Just some > of the stories include: > ** > 1. The May issue is special, printed on art paper to better re-produce > the large number of sailplane air to air photos. Gavin Wills from Omarama > has spent a small fortune on the widest ever ranging photo shoot and we > have selected the best for subscribers to frame if they so want to. > * > * 2. Glide Omarama’s fame has spread to all four corners of the globe. > This mountain flying adventure operation is now the biggest of its type in > the world and Gliding Journalist, Rod Dew, writes in detail about its > founder Gavin Wills, his ideals, his future plans and what he offers first > time uninitiated mountain soarers. > > 3. Added to all the above is a story on the Wills Dynasty, that started > with Philip in 1936. The family has a remarkable history and been at the > top of the gliding scene for seventy-seven years. You will no doubt recall > these Wills names: Philip, Justin, Chris, Mathew, Gavin, Lucy and George. > What a gliding family ! > > **4. Aldo Cernezzi provides air and ground reports on the Antares series > of sailplanes. Few realize that the Antares is the first and only electric > sailplane to be certified by aviation authorities. This is his third in > depth report on a new sailplane and is all the more important as he owns an > Antares himself. He writes with confidence about this 50:1 unique > electric sailplane. A comprehensive educational eight page report. > > 5. The A0S-71 is stirring up considerable interest. The issue carries a > well illustrated report on this new training side by side two seater > sailplane from Poland. Kept under covers until it was first flown in > February, this remarkable new 21st century trainer is quoted as being a > ‘flying experimental laboratory’ project for two Polish Universities. The > lines are very gracious. The seating positions are something new for a > trainer. A decision to go into production has yet to be made. > > 6. Ritz reports on the terrible European past winter and spring and the > glorious summers being enjoyed by southern hemisphere nations. As usual a > great summary on the world gliding scene. > > 7. John Roake writes about a unique fund raising campaign he once > organised. A successful way to pay for any new sailplane. This is worth a > read, not only for the idea itself but the humour built in. A good laugh! > > 8. Lithium ion batteries are again under the microscope. The results of > Boeing’s research is detailed and a likely solution to the problem has been > forthcoming. We have done some research following the grounding of the > Dreamliners to tell you about their safety or otherwise. We reproduce > photos of the installation of Lithium batteries in the Antares sailplane > which will surprise many. > > 9. Tree and gliders don’t mix - we show what happens when a self > launching ASW26 ends 20 metres up a tree. Whoops! Horrible to see! > > 10. And there is the story about the sailplane wheel brake that guarantees > to better your existing brake by 50% > > 11. Why do people stop gliding? An essay that tries to explain why and > how. Anyone can use it to self examine those about to leave the sport. > > 12. In depth report on I.G.C.’s annual meeting in Holland in March. > > **PLUS A MULTITUDE OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL STORIES THAT PROVIDE GREAT > READING. * > > > USE OUR NEWLY REDESIGNED WEB SITE - REALLY SIMPLE > *NEW OR RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS GO TO OUR WEB SITE > http:/www.glidinginternational.com > * > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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