Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-29 Thread Paul Mander
, 5 September 2011 1:14 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Good morning Paul, Funny how I can remember somethings but not others but this one I will have a shot at. The Foka 4 was first imported by a syndicate which

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-29 Thread Scott Penrose
On 30/09/2011, at 5:42 AM, Paul Mander wrote: Foka being rigged with the proper T-wrench. I still have to use one :-) Mind you I have a Cobra :-) Scott ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Derek Ruddock
Sent: Monday, 5 September 2011 11:30 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Is this the one? I took this photo in 1965 or 1966 at Camden. George Detto in the cockpit if I remember. Graham On 4/09/2011 10:27 PM, Paul Mander

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
mike.timbr...@techpack.net.au To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net; jar...@optusnet.com.au Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Peter Hanneman can't recall offhand where they bought the Foka

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
Good pic for me to add to my collection of the two ES-60's. - Original Message - From: Kenneth Caldwell To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Attached is a photo

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Graham Watts
...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Graham Watts Sent: Monday, 5 September 2011 11:30 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Ruth Patching
: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney I recall Wally Wallington showing us the outlanding maps from that comp. The Aussies were always way out on their own because they weren't used to visual navigation over the crowded English landscape. Is that a polite way of saying lost? - Original

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Ruth Patching
in Australia. aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Monday, 5 September, 2011 3:43:57 PM (GMT+1000) Auto-Detected Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Attached is a photo of the Foka, competition number 70, taken at the Seventh Australian National Gliding Championships held at Narromine

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Kenneth Caldwell
AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Is this the one? I took this photo in 1965 or 1966 at Camden. George Detto in the cockpit if I remember. Graham On 4/09/2011 10:27 PM, Paul Mander wrote: Small world, Jarek

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Mike Timbrell
-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Kenneth Caldwell Sent: Monday, 5 September 2011 3:44 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Attached is a photo of the Foka

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
, September 05, 2011 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney I am afraid that aircraft is not our Foka 4 GUW. I only have photos of the wreck now and the colour layout is different, same comp. number or not. Also the ID Plate shows our being built in 1967... bit of a mystery

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Mike Timbrell
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney I recall Wally Wallington showing us the outlanding maps from that comp. The Aussies were always way out on their own because they weren't used to visual navigation over the crowded English

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Mike Timbrell
September 2011 7:08 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Mike, perhaps the Gliding Federation of Australia Inc. maintainers of the registration and ownership of gliders records could be of assistance to your memory

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-05 Thread Mike Borgelt
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Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-04 Thread Paul Mander
...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Jarek Mosiejewski Sent: Wednesday, 18 May 2011 6:44 AM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Something about Fokas but on much happier note. Recently discovered in the archives, Polish propaganda movie about the 1965 World Comps

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-04 Thread Ruth Patching
Sent: Monday, 5 September, 2011 12:27:58 AM (GMT+1000) Auto-Detected Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Small world, Jarek. Having finally got to look at the footage, I see Foka IV, competition number 70. That was in 1965. In 1969 Mike Timbrell, a couple of other Sydney Tech Gliding Club

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-04 Thread Mike Timbrell
September 2011 12:28 AM To: jar...@optusnet.com.au; 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Cc: 'Mike Timbrell' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Small world, Jarek. Having finally got to look at the footage, I see Foka IV, competition number 70. That was in 1965

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-04 Thread Ruth Patching
@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Monday, 5 September, 2011 11:29:41 AM (GMT+1000) Auto-Detected Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Is this the one? I took this photo in 1965 or 1966 at Camden. George Detto in the cockpit if I remember. Graham On 4/09/2011 10:27 PM, Paul Mander wrote: Small world

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney / Waikerie 74

2011-09-04 Thread Jarek Mosiejewski
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney Something about Fokas but on much happier note. Recently discovered in the archives, Polish propaganda movie about the 1965 World Comps in South Cerney from the Polish team perspective: http://www.flyingtv.pl/film,lotnictwo62,filmy-0,ile-10,samolot

Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney

2011-09-04 Thread Ruth Patching
Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Graham Watts Sent: Monday, 5 September 2011 11:30 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fokas - South Carney