Re: [Aus-soaring] Birdwings

2012-03-21 Thread Michael Scutter
Sorry but a small error shows the fake.  The guy turning on the head camera is not wearing glasses.  then next shot is him turning away and running to back camera  and OH NO he's wearing sun glasses!  so what happened to the film continuity and its authenticity? Michael Scutter,

Re: [Aus-soaring] DG Licenses for old LS and DG Gliders

2012-03-21 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 05:52 PM 20/03/2012, you wrote: Since Schneiders no longer exist as a company I am presuming their type certificates are held by either CASA or GFA... either way we pay for maintaining them through our subs, and would probably have to pay more if some private individual had obtained the

Re: [Aus-soaring] Easements in the air

2012-03-21 Thread Ian Mc Phee
Christopher I love your emails- just keep them coming - they are wonderful Ian McPhee On 21 March 2012 16:54, Christopher Mc Donnell wommamuku...@bigpond.comwrote: ** Having had an academic interest in easements and rights of way for many years I found the link below very interesting. I am

Re: [Aus-soaring] Easements in the air

2012-03-21 Thread Jim Staniforth
  Many friends and I have been involved in the arguments against this lot putting tall wind turbines in the vicinity of airports and on the ridge where we routinely fly. We prevented the project from just getting an OK stamp of approval, so now they're fighting back.   We've got the support of

[Aus-soaring] Darling Downs weather for the weekend of 24 - 25 March 2012

2012-03-21 Thread Robert Hart
Hi The weekend forecast is available at http://the-white-knight-speaks.blogspot.com and it looks reasonable - the heavy rain forecast for today seems to have missed us. I will update tomorrow as usual. -- Robert Hart

[Aus-soaring] Media (sigh!)

2012-03-21 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
Did the reporter understand as most readers wouldn't. http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/bicester/9601179.Warning_for_gliders/___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit:

Re: [Aus-soaring] Birdwings

2012-03-21 Thread Mark Newton
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 03:24:16PM +1030, Stuart Cassidy wrote: Apparently some dutch guy has built himself a set of ings, powered by flapping his arms The wings also have the amazing ability to eradicate their own shadows from the ground at the moment of takeoff. They come with fitted with

Re: [Aus-soaring] Birdwings

2012-03-21 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
Was media (sigh!) Ninemsn taken in too? http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/8438807/man-flies-with-homemade-flapping-machine - Original Message - From: Mark Newton new...@atdot.dotat.org To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net