If we had 10 times the amount of funds and 10 times the amount of members we
would love to have a K21.
Unfortunately we don't and we have a Blanik and an old winch. But we fly every
weekend and do the best with what we have.
If this means we are not a modern club then we are just a gliding
Grant
Well said.
Regards
Scrubby
From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net
[mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Grant Davies
Sent: Monday, 11 July 2011 9:27 AM
To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'
Subject: [Aus-soaring] FW: Gliding
Sorry for not holding up the expectation of being a 'modern' gliding club by
having a Blanik. Maybe we should all just pack up and forget about keeping our
nearly 50 year old club going.
I can't disagree with your sentiments, and I am (for once) not Blanik
bashing, however…
1. The
FWIW here's a suggestion for Blanik life extension. It appears to
have been thought out in some detail.
http://soaringcafe.com/2011/07/a-fail-safe-fatigue-life-extender-proposal-for-the-blanik-l-%E2%80%93-13/
Soaring Cafe appears to be the sort of on line magazine that isn't a
periodical or a
And the editor IS a rocket scientist! :]
From: Mike Borgelt mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com
To: gr...@davies.id.au; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net
Sent: Monday, 11 July 2011 11:34 AM
Subject: Re:
Well done Grant,
I have always thought it was all about the fun of flying, meeting people, ( and
Ive met some great people too) . Our club is also nearing 50 years old, and we
too were relying on a Blanik to take AEF's and teach people.
cheers
JR South Australian
A great defeatest attitude D,
to think that if our predecessors had that sort of attitude none of us would
be flying, long live the revolution, keep feeding the horse that draws the
zeppelin...
JR
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