[Aus-soaring] May Stats

2008-06-03 Thread Tim Shirley
Hi All, It seemed like last month was pretty busy on the list, so I looked again at the stats. I had stopped doing this last year only because the numbers were so similar each month that there was little point. However, here we go for May 2008: Nbr of emails: 387 Nbr of

Re: [Aus-soaring] Darn GLider FLight

2008-06-03 Thread rolf a. buelter
Would just like to know which aircraft you launch as a rattle and then morphs into a duo once you take the nice pictures from inside. Rgds - Rolf From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:40:42 +0930 Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Darn GLider FLight

Re: [Aus-soaring] Darn GLider FLight

2008-06-03 Thread Ben Loxton
the glider at the start is the VMFG Grob109B motor glider taking off. The in air footage is taken from the club Discus CS 'VCS'! - and yes, in case your wondering, it is not easy to film and fly a single at the same time :-P On 03/06/2008, at 7:09 PM, rolf a. buelter wrote: Would just

Re: [Aus-soaring] Airspace clearances

2008-06-03 Thread Stuart Kerri FERGUSON
Mark, As you have probably observed all three current LOA's are with the Melbourne Centre. I will make a some enquiries with one of my old AsA colloquies and phone you tomorrow. My initial thoughts are it could be a good time to bring the not so recently appointed GFA airspace

Re: [Aus-soaring] Darn GLider FLight

2008-06-03 Thread jarrod
wish our blanik would morph into a discus :D From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:41:35 +1000Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Darn GLider FLightthe glider at the start is the VMFG Grob109B motor glider taking off. The in air footage is taken from the club Discus CS 'VCS'!

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider access to Controlled Airspace.

2008-06-03 Thread Stuart Kerri FERGUSON
Thanks Robert, I remember there was a bit of radar vectoring on the BN - KCY - TAM and BN - OK - ROM routes but it was not a great imposition on traffic. SDF -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Hart Sent: Monday, 2 June 2008

Re: [Aus-soaring] Darn GLider FLight

2008-06-03 Thread Ben Jones
I'm just wishing Twin Astirs would morph into thin air 8-) - Original Message - From: jarrod To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Darn GLider FLight wish our blanik would morph into

Re: [Aus-soaring] Darn GLider FLight

2008-06-03 Thread John Switala
Ben Very good! Cruel, but accurate! _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Jones Sent: Tuesday, 3 June 2008 10:08 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Darn GLider FLight I'm just wishing

Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider access to Controlled Airspace.

2008-06-03 Thread Mike Cleaver
There is also the arrangement for parachutists to drop from FL 140 at 30 DME SW of Sydney. Inbound jet traffic is given the slightly longer track via ODALE instead of tracking direct to Sydney from Bindook VOR - so sport activities CAN be accommodated around the edge of terminal areas with a

Re: [Aus-soaring] Start procedures

2008-06-03 Thread Dave Shorter
Message for the NCC. Dear Ross, I have refrained from entering into this discussion to date, but am concerned as others are, about what is happening to the starting procedures. I believe our present starting procedures have worked very well in recent years, they are well understood, and