*guffaw* Perhaps, but at least they're nucking futs in Blaniks.
On 12/04/2010, at 5:10 PM, Mike Borgelt wrote:
Thses guys are nucking futs.
Mike
At 04:13 PM 12/04/2010, you wrote:
almost makes blaniks look cool.. :-)
On 12/04/2010, at 2:00 PM, Adam Woolley wrote:
Never thought I'd
Val's son is still on this list, Peter!
Cheers,
Mitch Preston.
On 28/03/2010, at 12:13 AM, Peter Stephenson wrote:
Four Grafton men who have completed the five-hour fling time.
Grafton Gliding Club members Val Preston, who did his near Parkes,
Andrew Luland, Warren Morrow, and Des Muizr.
Good grief! Another FZ (Frank Zappa) fan in the group! Sheik Yerbouti
was the first FZ album I ever heard.
The Dancin' Fool.
On 30/03/2010, at 10:49 AM, DMcD wrote:
Sheikha Mayassa!
Does this mean FZ's Sheik Yabooti was not a hit in Qatar?
Probably not, for the same reason as his Illinois
Hmm - I saw that performed on a large scale at Lake Keepit in 1994.
On 07/04/2009, at 3:11 PM, Emilis Prelgauskas wrote:
The attached photo shows a pyrolysis plant which leaves carbon fibre
reuseable, but most glass fibre recycling at present directs the
waste fibres to uses such as insulation
Splendid, Tom. Do you have your 'digital diamond C' yet?
On 14/12/2008, at 4:25 PM, Tom Wilksch wrote:
Hi everyone
Been a while since I posted anything mainly due to moving house.
The Simulator is now finished, excluding some inevitable niggles.
It is on show at the UniSA Industrial
Kudos to you and the comps team for running a successful JG 08, Heath
(precipitation not withstanding).
On 14/12/2008, at 9:33 PM, Heath L'Estrange wrote:
Joeyglide ended yesterday. The last 2 days of the comp were rained
out. This tends to happen where ever we hold a comp (any farmers
Nah, that's when the Kikatinalong Gliding Club holds its Anzac Day
regatta.
Why isn't there a public holiday for your birthday, JR?
On 06/12/2008, at 9:57 PM, JR wrote:
I thought it would be more likely to be the Queens Birthday..
JR
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Congratulations to Graham Parker in regard to his win at the GP.
Congratulations also to Mal and the comp team for the live tracking
web coverage.
MP.
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Oh, the shame of dragging a beaten-up old ASG 29 or LS 8 to the grid.
How do those pilots cope with the sniggers and rude remarks as they
put their faithful if battle-worn machines in place? I imagine their
unshakable confidence in the reliability of these trusty old
sailplanes with their
Cap'n WPP? Or should that be skipper? Wear the wanker bars with
pride, so to speak. Here's to hearing your dulcet tones over a jet PA
one day. If I'm on board I'll send a message to the flight deck
asking that we don't stop for anything under 8 kts.
On 11/11/2008, at 1:25 PM, Adam Woolley
Nostalgia just ain't what it used to be.
On 24/10/2008, at 9:37 PM, Ron Sanders wrote:
Believe it or not some German guys my vintage who were there want
it. Nostalgia overlooks a lot of crap so I do want it.
Thanks ron
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Manslaughter and assault? Jeez Mike, that's a bit harsh.
On 18/10/2008, at 10:59 AM, Mike Borgelt wrote:
At 01:12 AM 17/10/2008, you wrote:
the GFA's traditional and historic sense of instructor
responsibility) -
Pity they keep killing and injuring people at the rate they do.
Mike
Who trained him? Probably some instructor(s) who did his/her/their
best to instill some sense of safe flying techniques in this person,
only to have all of that undermined by circumstances brought about by
the pilot i.e. poor situational awareness, poor judgement and
decision-making and
Not guilty, your honour:
'Like any time we fly, it's all about currency, physical/mental
fitness, working kit and the weather.'
From my post of 7th Sept.
Rumpole of the Bungee.
On 08/09/2008, at 12:24 AM, Gary Stevenson wrote:
snippage
Herein lies the nub of what has not been
I know bugger-all about oxy etc, however I do know that the subject
line above has been hijacked by an apostrophe. *puts on academic gown
and mortarboard head gear* Okay 4B, the apostrophe has two uses: 1)
to indicate the possessive e.g. JR's horse-drawn zeppelin or WPP's
RTP career; 2) to
Until the eagle wanted them back.
I have a pair of Maui Jims in prescription form. Not sure if I'd go
that way again, as they were hideously expensive (twice - dropped the
first pair, scratched a lense, had to get both replaced due to tint
matching...) and the moderate wrap-around produces
It ends up being dear to hit a 'dear' in the long grass. He would
have been better off to have hit a bird - that way it would have been
'cheep'. Has anyone on the list ever hit any wildlife when
outlanding? I seem to remember a story in ye olde Australian Gliding
years ago about someone
is purely coincidental. And besides, I've put my
flame-proof suit on, so there.
On 02/08/2008, at 2:04 AM, AJW wrote:
Unless it is coming from between your cheeks, the source is not
IN the cockpit ;)
2008/7/31 Mitchell Preston [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What about the sun?
Mr Slipslopslap
What about the sun?
Mr Slipslopslap.
On 30/07/2008, at 9:46 PM, AJW wrote:
Except possibly the dials, any other sources of radiation in a
Blanik cockpit?
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On 17/03/2008, at 7:16 PM, Phil wrote:
Handicaps are for mugs.
What about teacups? Glasses? Does anyone have the polars for the
latest Ikea range of kitchenware? JR once came third at a comps
flying an old aluminium cup. Ah, those were the days...none of the
composite materials you
to build box girder bridges.
regards JR
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WPP,
In RAF Bomber Command in the Second World War, newly trained bomber
pilots would join an experienced pilot and crew for a couple of
'trips' before being put in command of their own aircraft. The new
pilot was referred to as the 'second dickie'; you appear to have
brought a rather
Who says it's useful for paranoia?? What did they say? What's that
van doing parked outside? Oh my god, I think I can hear a helicopter...
Con Spiro Seetheree.
p.s. It's JR, isn't it? I knew that horse-drawn zeppelin was just a
cover story.
On 03/01/2008, at 9:03 AM, Dave Long Cath
Technically correct, Mr Borgelt, but doesn't the splendid scenery and
high-speed maneuvering combine rather spectacularly?!
Top Bun
(graduate of the Fighter Pilot Pastry School)
On 02/01/2008, at 7:36 AM, Mike Borgelt wrote:
At 09:55 PM 1/01/2008, you wrote:
8-)
Well done Sarah and well done to the rest of the Joeygllde '07
competitors for a safe and successful competition in the most trying
of weather. It's a shame that there wasn't more racing done; at least
the minimum number of competition days was reached. The Dec-Jan issue
of Sailplane and
Sue also holds a couple of Australian GFA Feminine records - Open/
15m speed around 100 and 500 K triangles. It looks as though Sarah is
joining the ranks of our talented women soaring pilots; Janet
Janowitsch (spelling? - nee Hider-Smith?), Kerrie Claffey, Lisa
Trotter, Judy Renner, Karla
I dunno, he has to beat Heath Ledger...
Edilgyeoj
Geezer Gliding Club Inc.
On 17/12/2007, at 5:28 PM, simon holding wrote:
I have $5 sez T Sandercock will be Junior Champeen of all Australia in
'07.
Any takers?
Simon
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Probably a graduate of Joeyglide or the UK Juniors at the controls!
Juan Loepass.
On 10/12/2007, at 6:25 PM, james dutschke wrote:
Hi all.
Found a rather good video of a comp finish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYfhC9ft_hk
However somehow i think this guy may have his endorsement
Wayne,
Congrats to you and your missus in regard to the arrival of your baby
daughter. As for Blaniks being turned into beer cans, indeed, they
would make heaps; the only problem would be that to open a Blanik
beer can would require the drinker to consult a large manual and have
three
Sometimes I've soared with turkeys and sometimes I've soared like a
turkey.
MP.
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Simon,
As instructed, I've deleted the message and burnt, crushed and
flushed the remaining electrons, but not before reading your
submission to SA - a great 'condensed' version of what could no doubt
be a substantially larger article. Your observations on non-
competition aspects of the
Maybe Butch is planning to join them together and fly a 36 metre ASG
58? What I'd like to know is what international patents Butch has
that allow him to throw all of those $ at such fabulous bits of kit!
Congratulations to all place-getters at Lake Keepit, regardless of
I seem to recall this glider once being referred to in a poem in ye
olde AG as a banner of rust, etched in the sky. Didn't it live at
Beaudesert/Boonah for years?
MP.
On 20/11/2007, at 3:28 PM, Stuart Kerri FERGUSON wrote:
Does anyone know what is happening with SLINGSBY T53-B – VH-GUB
WPP,
Good on you, champ! One of my brothers-in-law is an Airbus 'driver'
for Cathay Pacific. He flew with an Aussie regional airline during
his 'ascendency'. I can't remember which one - they operated Beech
1900s amongst other types; the operation eventually folded but not
before my
My dear soaring peers,
It seems as though my feeble attempt at climate change/soaring humour
has been seized upon as the raw material for some spirited debate.
Thanks to those who've provided information in regard to the
vexatious topic of climate change; your posts have genuinely made for
Ah, climate change - the soaring pilot's friend!
Any X/C in the midst of that height?
MP.
On 24/09/2007, at 6:20 PM, Anne Elliott wrote:
Eleven thousand feet at Nrm today!
Keith Dixon and Anne Elliott
(GFA Sub-editor Soaring Australia magazine)
PO Box 189
Narromine NSW 2821 Australia
Datsun 120Y?
On 10/09/2007, at 7:11 PM, Tim Shirley wrote:
You can figure out the average age of members of this list by the fact
that no one has yet suggested a car with REAL pulling power
:)
Tim
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Oi! Derek! Leave the Puchatek alone. Admittedly it's not exactly 18
or more metres of sexed-up glassfibre and LCDs, however it's still an
honest training platform and forgiving in the sweaty mitts of an ab-
initio pilot. I did a bit of instructing in the Keepit Puchatek, so
I'm unashamedly
A reverse crash - surely a 'hsarc'? On a note with more 'gravitas',
it's good to see that Simon wasn't hurt in the unfortunate backward
slide once he got the glider down on the ground. I've enjoyed his and
other posts on the 'net; great reading that has given us back here a
good set of
38.357 m, global rank of 208607! Also grew a beard, missed the
federal election and got fined for not voting. Thanks Lucas!!
Mitch.
On 28/06/2007, at 5:23 PM, Lucas James wrote:
http://flightsimx.cyclops.amnesia.com.au/index.html
--
In the war of wits, he's unarmed.
'Bum clench factor 9', I'd reckon. Is that glider an American design?
I've seen piccies of them - can't remember what they're called.
Mitch.
On 28/06/2007, at 8:30 PM, Mal Bruce wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYDdEjloYJ0
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Ahh, Calvin of 'Calvin and Hobbes' fame, if I'm not mistaken. Good
one, WPP.
Mitch.
On 27/06/2007, at 5:57 PM, Adam Woolley wrote:
G'day All,
Garret Willat (STD Class representative @ JWGC05 and Open Class
representative for next open class german worlds), of America used
to fly a
Does this the end of the horse-drawn zeppelin?
On 25/06/2007, at 11:31 PM, JR wrote:
Hi everybody,
just when you thought it was safe . Ha fat chance, I'm back, did
you enjoy
the break Patch.
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Mitchell Preston wrote:
JR seems to currently be absent from the forum so I
can't rely upon him for the 'horse-drawn zeppelin' defence.
JR's been in Adelaide today. He's probably in his car on the way
back
Gary,
Great post - a cogent line of thought and well put. I'd like to
suggest, in regard to the segment below, that the mountains of
western Europe may continue to claim lives due to a large number of
sailplanes flying in a relatively small block of airspace (relative
to say soaring
G'day Mark,
I knew they are solar panels - just a weak attempt at humour! Ditto
rotten old Stemme. I generally agree on the any publicity...
observation. It all helps, as long as it's positive. Coverage of
prangs and such is detrimental to the cause for our sport as much as
it may be for
Ahh - it's only a rotten old Stemme! Why does it have the radiator on
top of the fuselage behind the cockpit? ;)
Speaking of gliding and ads, has anyone here spotted the new Mercedes
ad (for the 'B' class, I think) on the telly? There's a 'sport/
adventure' theme; one segment has a K13
Gary et al,
It was late and I have the 'flu! Good point however - the what if
factor is valid. I suppose I was thinking (typing?) out loud, so to
speak - fishing for some examples, even if they're in the what if
realm. As for mentions of the other 51% of the population in this
discussion
Matthew,
Thanks for the salient point regarding retention. I entirely agree
with you; keeping folks in gliding once they've tried it is the big
challenge. As for what may be achieved from such a venture ie the
promo film, that is difficult to assess given all of the variables
associated
Mark,
Turd Soup? Ahh, takes me back to my student share-house days. The
public consumes all manner of crap due entirely to ad saturation!
Look at the incessant propaganda for Big Macs and the like. You do
make a good point however regarding the 'culture/atmosphere/ambience'
of clubs and
SDF et al,
Indeed, a well-made doco on the 'sexier' aspects of our corner of the
sport aviation sandpit would be a great promotional device. There are
perhaps a few things to ponder further:
1. Cost. To shoot even a 5 minute doco of TV broadcast quality is an
expensive exercise. Before
Patch,
Can we have the VGA newsletter on parchment written in ink using a
quill pen? One other question: what's the collective noun for Kookas?
A 'casein'? A 'forest'? A 'lumber'?
Mitch.
On 11/05/2007, at 2:08 PM, Patching wrote:
Hi all,
The latest updates and stories are now
Hey WPp,
Remember the ultimate 'weapon' is situated a few centimetres back
from your sunnies and a couple of centimetres below your hat! Have
fun in the LS; I look forward to seeing your smiling dial on the
'podium' at future Club Class comps.
Pole R Kerve Esq
38 LD Way
Prophyle City
Yes, Mike, us 'southerners' have to take the scraps left over from
the QLD weather. Like, for example, Canberra Gliding Club members
struggling to 25 thousand feet (and beyond) in wave, or Lake Keepit
flyers staggering around 300 K in July (true!). Don't give too much
away regarding that
Any advance on the Kirby Cadet? Zogling? Lilienthal glider? Cayley
glider? One of Leonardo's designs? ; )
I. Carus
Solar Sailplanes Inc
Icaria
On 22/04/2007, at 1:20 PM, Brian Wade wrote:
Nuh - REAL pilots soloed in a single seater - in my case a Kirby
Cadet on 26 Sep 1960 in Ipoh
John,
You've had several replies setting out the fate of GTC. I'd like to
add that I soloed in GTC as an intrepid 15 year-old at Grafton in
1976. Who else out there soloed in a Blanik?
MP.
On 18/04/2007, at 10:27 PM, John Parncutt wrote:
Talking of Blaniks, does anyone know what
Macca,
Ah yes, dear old GTB. You may recall we had it at Grafton for a while
in the late 70s. My most enduring memory of flying it as a young tyro
was spending about an hour at no higher than 1800', having to
periodically wipe the condensation from the inside of the canopy with
my TTH.
Bruce,
Thanks for the observations regarding Cirrus flying. I may even have
a crack at one if the opportunity were to present itself. I still
like the Libelle (although it's been ages since I flew one).
Mitch.
On 17/04/2007, at 10:45 PM, Bruce Campbell wrote:
Mitch,
Std Cirrus is MUCH
Looks like the result of a Piper Cub and a K4 having a quick
'liaison' behind a hangar...
Speaking of all-moving tails (boom tish!), I always found myself at
least 10 seconds behind the similarly-adorned Janus that BT used to
have at his Kentucky ops. I've never quite worked up the courage
Reminds me of the fact that when I was younger I had a narrow waist
and a broad mind and could fit into a Libelle. Now that I have a
broad waist and a narrow mind the Libelle option is rather limited...
Perhaps Greg should buy two Skylark 4s for $20K?
I see the results for the next
Our American cousins seem to be struggling with their metric distance
measurement words. Kilometre rhyming with thermometer? I think
not. Kilometre should be in keeping with the pronunciation of
'kilogram; we don't say ki-LOG'-ram, so why would we say ki-LOM-
etre? Our European and English
Bugger! Oh well, what I said about the US pronunciation of
kilometre still stands. Now if you'll all excuse me, I have to go
to the PO - apparently a rich relative has sent me a gold bar via the
post.
On 02/04/2007, at 5:49 PM, Peter Stephenson wrote:
April 1st. :-) We Do NOT have
A comment or two regarding the kinky Ventus 2cxa wings prompts me to
ask: is there any problem with this wing design? Some seem to think
that straight is better than kinked. I've been scratching me bonce
over this notion; in the kinked wing, is profile drag (so to speak)
increased at the
G'day you various technophiles, Luddites, agent provocateurs and
innocent bystanders,
I'm curious about this jet self-launcher notion, particularly as a
means to introducing a possible 'cultural change' in our corner of
the aviation sandpit. What sort of $ would be involved in the
Anne,
Congratulations in regard to the VGA website. It's pleasing to see
something like in this in the midst of the world's general 'faster/
bigger/louder/longer/higher/brighter' obsession! I have a question:
the yellow white glider at the front of the middle piccie, LHS of
the homepage
Robert,
Thanks for the Dart ID. Indeed, the Dart did once occupy a desirable
position in the glider ranks, however from what I've read, it's
arrival on the scene was just before the time that fibreglass gliders
began to widely establish themselves. It seems as though the Dart was
a great
Spin training has been good to me two times in particular in my
gliding experience. The first time was many years ago as a tyro in a
Ka6CR at Grafton in NSW, chasing a thermal down low. Being a bit hung-
over (oh, the rank stupidity!!), I was slow in the cognitive stakes
and didn't
Still only about 1/3 the weight of a Nimbus 2 inner wing panel. Isn't
that a WW2 US Army Waco glider? Seeing that pic brings to mind what
was regarded as one of the greatest feats of flying in WW2, when Sgt
Jim Wallwork of the RAF brought his Horsa glider down at night with
yards of the
Rhonsegler Camembert? Hmm...could be time to produce Benalla Brie, or
Narromine Blue Vein, or Gawler Gouda, or Kingaroy Edam, or Cunderdin
Cheddar and such. Or should that be Cirrus Cheddar, Stemme Stilton,
Bergfalke Brie and so on. And were will these cheeses be produced?
Why, at your
I think this explains why the Perlan Project team didn't go for a Ka6...
MP.
On 31/01/2007, at 6:52 PM, Graham Watts wrote:
Good work Ken.. Reminds me of the time you worked out that a Ka6
could not fly above 96,000 feet because the Vne equaled the
stalling speed.. good memories from 40
JR,
How on Earth can a horse hold a pencil?
D. Rigible Esq.
On 30/01/2007, at 6:13 PM, JR wrote:
You realise this means the end of the horse drawn zepplin !!
JR
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Yes, but only in digital form...
MP.
On 30/01/2007, at 9:25 AM, Stuart Kerri FERGUSON wrote:
Is one required for the OLC ?
SDF
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Aah...I often wondered how Libelle construction was commenced.
MP.
On 24/01/2007, at 8:43 AM, Dennis Hipperson wrote:
Does anyone have a complete libelle canopy lock they can spare.
Cheers,
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Nimbus drivers - aren't they the glider pilots with extraordinary
quadriceps resulting from all that rudder action? I seem to recall
that Bruce Taylor could do squats with a fully-stocked fridge on each
shoulder while he owned GEL.
MP.
On 24/01/2007, at 8:07 PM, Patching wrote:
Nah, I
that it was
possible to learn some stuff.
Are we still talking about Libelle canopy locks...
BT
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Starting with two vey high tows...
Where have they been based in Japan?
MP.
On 20/01/2007, at 11:21 AM, Patching wrote:
Which if we play our cards right, and it is very early days, may
just be on their way back.
Patch
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There was a Kingfisher in the Grafton Gliding Club when I were a
lad', so to speak. I seem to recall during one day's ops it logged a
total of about 13 minutes for 4 winch launches. It was referred to by
some club members as the 'Sinkfisher', however when it was put into
a thermal it
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Well done Kerry! Our 'cuzzy bros' across the Tasman are keen
...balms of forbidden fruits...? Since when can you afford bananas,
JR?
Mitch.
On 15/01/2007, at 8:18 PM, JR wrote:
Hi all,
And so it came to pass , that saint victor was taken from this
place to
another place, and there he was made to lay on sheets of velvet, with
maidens of the
Well done Kerry! Our 'cuzzy bros' across the Tasman are keen
competitors (eh), so kudos to Kerry for wrestling the TT trophy away
from them. I look forward to reading her account in our august (not
August) publication (no, not 'The Picture'...the other one with
gliders an' stuff), should
Extraordinary weather and exemplary flying on behalf of those who
made use of the conditions. On the other side of the ledger, will we
see these days more often as climate change apparently speeds up, and
how will we make use of them when the 'peak oil' situation has really
manifested
I'd like to add my support to the ASC's negotiations with the SA
govt. Gawler was where in 1973, as a 12 year-old kid from the North
Coast of NSW who only knew of howling nor' easters, I discovered real
thermals. Going up at 10 kts in a club K13 felt like I'd been
strapped to the pointy
Congratulations to the KPS(R)T. The Kooka looks grand. It's great to
see an example of mid-twentieth century 'cellulose fibre' technology
back in the air!
On another topic, my thanks to all who 'pitched in' regarding my
question on GPS units. The depth and breadth of replies was truly
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