[Aus-soaring] BORING

2015-03-10 Thread Adam Woolley
I went flying on the weekend... www.facebook.com/W3Racing Had a great weekend soaring at Kingaroy, weather was 8500' under SCT CU. The task was a 3hr AAT on Sunday, which was very appropriate great fun! I jagged a day win out of it, flying with Trottski's Dad. The start as it turned out

[Aus-soaring] BORING at BSS

2013-11-10 Thread Texler, Michael
Very boring day at Beverley Soaring Society on Saturday 9th Nov, 2013. At least 8 club and private gliders went out and completed 300 km tasks. Lift was still working to 9,000' AMSL at 1650 hours WST (no daylight saving here in WA). Great (boring) day had by all. Thanks to all who helped out

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2013-03-08 Thread gstevo10
, 2013 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring G’day Gary, I knew I should never have used that heavy paper in those hypothetical exams! BTW, the text is Italian. “There is half a sea between saying doing.” mike From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net

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2013-03-07 Thread gstevo10
of glider pilots? Gary - Original Message - From: nimb...@internode.on.net To: aus-soaring Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring How about letting the previous generation 20m gliders fly in 15m class where the handicaps are much closer

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2013-03-07 Thread Tim Shirley
] On Behalf Of gstev...@bigpond.com Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2013 20:41 To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Peter, That is an interesting suggestion! I wonder if it could be practically (and fairly), done? Re poor task setting, I tend

[Aus-soaring] Boring

2013-03-07 Thread Mal Bruce
Tim you the best scorer in Australia perhaps the world The Libelle 301 is the best sports class glider in the world sorry 201 owners. As far as winning it takes money, luck, natural ability and practice I always hope to taxi after landing as if you cant you crashed. The news group is a lot

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2013-03-07 Thread gstevo10
.' Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring The best handicap system I have heard of for gliding (admittedly theroretical) worked like this. 1. At the start of the competition each pilot nominates the value of his or her glider

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2013-03-07 Thread Mike Timbrell
Of gstev...@bigpond.com Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2013 11:15 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Hi Tim, Roaming hands are common worldwide, but the Romans are now gone, and except for specialists - have you read the ultimate text

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2013-03-06 Thread gstevo10
AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Dear Adam, i agree with you!! And i note that there was not one reply to your far more interesting posted questionif the handicaps are so good why aren't fifteen metre flapped gliders allowed in Standard class? The priorities

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2013-03-06 Thread Adam Woolley
invert the question, Standard Class gliders may fly in 15 m (Racing) Class. Gary - Original Message - From: Ron Sanders To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1:23 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Dear Adam, i agree with you

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2013-03-06 Thread Adam Woolley
Class gliders may fly in 15 m (Racing) Class. Gary - Original Message - From: Ron Sanders To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1:23 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Dear Adam, i agree with you!! And i note

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2013-03-06 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 08:48 AM 7/03/2013, you wrote: Ron, It is because they have flaps, of course! However if you invert the question, Standard Class gliders may fly in 15 m (Racing) Class. Gary Clean miss of the point again, Gary. Have a think about it. Mike ___

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2013-03-06 Thread Ron
gliders may fly in 15 m (Racing) Class. Gary - Original Message - From: Ron Sanders To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1:23 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Dear Adam, i agree with you!! And i note that there was not one

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2013-03-06 Thread tom claffey
Who said the handicaps were so good? Regarding CLASSES, any glider which fits is fine. Tom___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit:

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2013-03-06 Thread Matthew Scutter
- Original Message - From: Ron Sanders To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1:23 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Dear Adam, i agree with you!! And i note that there was not one reply to your far more interesting posted question

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2013-03-06 Thread Ron
Sanders To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 1:23 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Dear Adam, i agree with you!! And i note that there was not one reply to your far more interesting posted questionif the handicaps are so good why

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2013-03-06 Thread nimb...@internode.on.net
smartphone - Reply message - From: Matthew Scutter yellowplant...@gmail.com To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Boring Date: Thu, Mar 7, 2013 12:29 Ron, Because the handicaps have practical limitations

[Aus-soaring] Boring

2013-03-05 Thread Adam Woolley
I went soaring today (well a circuit), it was awesome! WPP ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

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2013-03-05 Thread Ron Sanders
Dear Adam, i agree with you!! And i note that there was not one reply to your far more interesting posted questionif the handicaps are so good why aren't fifteen metre flapped gliders allowed in Standard class? The priorities are not in the right order. RS On 5 March 2013 20:16, Adam

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2013-03-05 Thread Simon Rammelt
On 5/03/2013 10:16 PM, Adam Woolley wrote: I went soaring today (well a circuit), it was awesome! WPP ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit:

[Aus-soaring] BORING: Qld States, Day 3

2012-10-02 Thread Adam Woolley
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=2763102 www.facebook.com/W3Racing Day winner, just! Kingaroy pilots winning both tasks at the QLD States today :) Stats for the day... 276km at 107.72km/hr; 5.7kts (17%); 51:1 for 22.4km glides at an average interthermal speed

[Aus-soaring] BORING: Qld States, Day 1

2012-10-01 Thread Adam Woolley
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=2760644 Stats for the day, 185km @ 82.01km/hr; 3.4kts (31%); 33:1 for 12.1km glides @ 124km/hr inter thermal speed. Deviating 10 extra kilometers on task (maybe the reason I didn't go faster, as it was basically a blue day)

[Aus-soaring] BORING: Qld States, Day 2

2012-10-01 Thread Adam Woolley
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=2762650 www.facebook.com/W3Racing www.tinyurl.com/W3Tracking Stats for the day... 307.7km @ 95.64km/hr; 4.5kts (23%); 45:1 for 16.3km glides @ an average cruise speed of 131km/hr; Extra 17km covered in deviations (weakness

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2012-10-01 Thread Ross McLean
: [Aus-soaring] BORING: Qld States, Day 2 http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=2762650 www.facebook.com/W3Racing www.tinyurl.com/W3Tracking Stats for the day... 307.7km @ 95.64km/hr; 4.5kts (23%); 45:1 for 16.3km glides @ an average cruise speed of 131km/hr; Extra

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING: Qld States, Day 2

2012-10-01 Thread Simon Rammelt
Go! Adam Go! Great write ups nice decision making processes. Well done, keep it up and good luck. Simon ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit:

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2012-09-17 Thread Ruth Patching
(GMT+1000) Auto-Detected Subject: [Aus-soaring] Boring Wow. Just wow. What a great weekend. Just epic soaring conditions. Amazing camaraderie many more hooked new JAG's! Both days sporting average climbs of 5kts to 8,000'QNH under CU filled skies. Saturday the 15th September. With the sky

[Aus-soaring] Boring

2012-09-16 Thread Adam Woolley
Wow. Just wow. What a great weekend. Just epic soaring conditions. Amazing camaraderie many more hooked new JAG's! Both days sporting average climbs of 5kts to 8,000'QNH under CU filled skies. Saturday the 15th September. With the sky looking soarable from 09:30, both James 'Dutters'

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2012-07-02 Thread Adam Woolley
. -Original Message- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Adam Woolley Sent: Sunday, 1 July 2012 6:39 PM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] BORING G'day All, Thought I'd put a boring

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2012-07-02 Thread Arie van Spronssen
...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Adam Woolley Sent: Sunday, 1 July 2012 6:39 PM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] BORING G'day All, Thought I'd put a boring report together of my weekend soaring activity in the KING-A-ROY area. Saturday was a non-rostered tug

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2012-07-01 Thread Adam Woolley
G'day All, Thought I'd put a boring report together of my weekend soaring activity in the KING-A-ROY area. Saturday was a non-rostered tug pilot day, thankfully though with a few phone calls we were lucky enough to get a launch at 1300 - not one launch, but 5 of them for the hungry pilots

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2012-07-01 Thread Bernie Sue
@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] BORING G'day All, Thought I'd put a boring report together of my weekend soaring activity in the KING-A-ROY area. Saturday was a non-rostered tug pilot day, thankfully though with a few phone calls we were lucky enough to get a launch at 1300 - not one

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2012-07-01 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 06:39 PM 1/07/2012, you wrote: W3 is performing well, though with everything so well sealed, it's blowing out the high pressure air out the wing-gap seals = strategically placed vent required? I have a mold for a JS1 style vent if you want to make yourself one. No little wing thingy

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2010-09-12 Thread Texler, Michael
Went gliding on Saturday 11th Sep. at Beverley, WA Nice lift under Cu's/SCu to 5,000'. Fun had by all. ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit:

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2009-04-27 Thread Texler, Michael
Despite the big wet on the East coast, we had a lovely sunny autumn's day at BSS on Saturday 25th. (Rain during the non flying days would be very welcome). Climbs to 5,000' were acheived in rapidly cycling thermals (ok; nothing like the Bunyan wave). Training flights were being carried out. We

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2009-03-30 Thread Texler, Michael
After the explosions settled down, he stuck his head above the parapet. He surveyed the scorched earth before him and declared: I went gliding last Saturday at BSS. I did emergency procedures with a trainee. I sent someone solo. I flew an Air Experience Flight. But not all in the same flight

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2009-01-25 Thread JR
Well it was just one of those days really, spent some time in the Oly going around, up and down, and covered a bit of country, best height was 3,200 feet. regards JR - Original Message - Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription

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2009-01-25 Thread Patching
:17 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Well it was just one of those days really, spent some time in the Oly going around, up and down, and covered a bit of country, best height was 3,200 feet. regards JR - Original Message - Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring

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2009-01-25 Thread JR
, 2009 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Hey JR, I spent the best 10 minutes of my life in the LS 3 a, and didn't even get back to the launch point. Ended up on the cross strip. I decided it might be better to just put it away. Spent even more great times cleaning the shortwing GRX of all

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2008-10-26 Thread Texler, Michael
At Beverley Soaring Society last Saturday. Lovely streeting lift to 5,500' AMSL (limited by cloudbase). Strong post frontal wind out of the WSW. Had a 75min flight in the DG1000, took my nephew for an introductory flight, had him thermalling (in a fashion) by the end of the flight. Had

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff

2007-06-30 Thread Greg Beecroft
would like to look further at what we have. Regards Greg Beecroft _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian and Karen Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2007 7:08 PM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff At Boonah we have

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2007-06-20 Thread Dave
Regards Dave L _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian and Karen Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2007 8:38 PM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff At Boonah we have been using the Gliding Club Computer Program for some

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2007-06-20 Thread Ian McPhee
Message - From: erich wittstock To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff Dear boring club members I thought that I am the only one thinking about this but no! Now, here

[Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff

2007-06-19 Thread Brian and Karen
At Boonah we have been using the “Gliding Club Computer Program” for some time to track our members flying accounts. The program runs OK, but the members accounts reports are very poorly setout and only available as a text file. We were going to write a new program based around Access or Excel,

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff

2007-06-19 Thread Dave Shorter
:07 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff At Boonah we have been using the “Gliding Club Computer Program” for some time to track our members flying accounts. The program runs OK, but the members accounts reports are very poorly setout and only available as a text file. We were

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff

2007-06-19 Thread PTB
Be careful of database size with Access! The older version ('95?) only was stable to 1GB then became notoriously unreliable. M/soft proudly announced that they'd doubled the stability size in later versions to 2GB, carefully omitting that each record was double the size of the previous

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2007-06-19 Thread Gary
Of PTB Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2007 9:47 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff Be careful of database size with Access! The older version ('95?) only was stable to 1GB then became notoriously unreliable. M/soft proudly announced

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2007-06-19 Thread Derek Ruddock
And me Cheers Derek (02) 9342 8241 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian and Karen Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2007 9:08 PM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff At Boonah we have

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2007-06-19 Thread Derek Ruddock
-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff At Boonah we have been using the Gliding Club Computer Program for some time to track our members flying accounts. The program runs OK, but the members accounts reports are very poorly setout and only available as a text file

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff

2007-06-19 Thread Derek Ruddock
Brian, Can you contact me off line -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian and Karen Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2007 9:08 PM To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Subject: [Aus-soaring] Boring Admin Stuff At Boonah we have been

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2007-06-19 Thread erich wittstock
Dear boring club members I thought that I am the only one thinking about this but no! Now, here is a real challenge: There are clubs out there that are using commercial accounting packages i.e. Quick(en)Books, MYOB etc. How do those clubs take care of pilot's logs and glider logs? We are

[Aus-soaring] boring

2006-08-06 Thread JR
Went for a blast in the fox today, the fog didn't lift until 12:30 in the afternoon, and it was back in here at 16:30 short day but a lot of fun. regards JR - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.

[Aus-soaring] Boring

2006-01-14 Thread JR
Vintage Glider Rally Boring There were 18 vintage gliders at Bordertown, plus the Bordertown gliders,and a Luton Minor and Tiger Moth'We flew everyday, a total of 288 launches. 3,137.6 Kms. were flown. heights of 11,000 feet were achieved by those who had oxygen,did I mention we flew

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2005-11-27 Thread Texler, Michael
Controversial topic follows... Beverley Soaring Society Sunday 27th Nov 2005. Thunderstorms went through overnight. Greeted with a strong easterly, used RWY 08. Wind dropped off. Lift to 4,000' initially. Moved to RWY 34. Day improving. Lift to at least 6,000', strong sink around too. Daryl

[Aus-soaring] BORING Sunday 23rd Oct at BSS

2005-10-24 Thread Texler, Michael
A tuggy's perspective of Sunday 23rd Oct at Beverley Soaring Society, WA. 34 tows requiring 210 minutes flying time (I was a busy lad). The talented Mr. Eckey visited and was running a coaching course, with small lead and follow tasks set. Blue day with lift to 4,500' that broke through to

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2005-09-26 Thread Texler, Michael
WA had a public holiday yesterday (26th Sep. 2005). One word summary of spring-time gliding at Beverley Soaring Society: LOVELY The day started up at around midday and closed down around 4.30 pm. Lift to 6,800' (cloudbase) although the best lift worked to 6,000'. Fairly strong NW wind at

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2005-08-28 Thread Texler, Michael
BSS Sunday, 28 Aug, 2005. Started wet and raining, wind NW. Swung to SW, showers stopped. Cloudbase 2,500' to 3,000'. Operated from RWY 26. Flew the Puch for my Annual Flight Review. Then there were some check flights. Then flew by myself in the Puch, nice to fly something that spins properly

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2005-06-19 Thread Texler, Michael
Beverley soaring society, Sun, June 19. Good day despite all the recent rain. Who says that gliding is a summer sport? Initially windy from WSW. Using RWY 26. 16 flights. Longest flight, 58 minutes (came down through choice). Thermals to cloudbase at 3,700'. Yours truly was the tug pilot all

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2005-05-31 Thread Quinn
in Australia. aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Monday, 30 May 2005 11:00 Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING Texler, Michael wrote: Beverley Soaring Society, Out west on the correct side of the dog proof fence. You've gone native, haven't you? - mark

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2005-05-30 Thread stuart smith
-soaring] BORING Beverley Soaring Society, Out west on the correct side of the dog proof fence. Sun 29th May 2005 Temp mid 20's, lovely sunny day. Inversion at 2,000'. Nothing really soarable. In excess of 25 flights. Nice and smooth conditions, great day for trainees. The Cunderdin GCWA Blanik

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2005-05-29 Thread Texler, Michael
Beverley Soaring Society, Out west on the correct side of the dog proof fence. Sun 29th May 2005 Temp mid 20's, lovely sunny day. Inversion at 2,000'. Nothing really soarable. In excess of 25 flights. Nice and smooth conditions, great day for trainees. The Cunderdin GCWA Blanik arrived (Ian few

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring

2005-05-22 Thread JR
in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Fun is the key to ecstasy, Regards JR - Original Message - From: Ashford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 7:25 PM Subject: RE: [Aus

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring at Balak' ...

2005-05-22 Thread Leigh Bunting
Terry Neumann wrote: stared with the despair and disbelief at the now empty bottle. Yes, it was a right-royal tragedy that will take therapy to overcome. I will be suggesting to the committee that nothing short of a Royal Commission will be satisfactory to sort out how this could possibly

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring at Balak' ...

2005-05-22 Thread Patching
: [Aus-soaring] Boring at Balak' ... Terry Neumann wrote: stared with the despair and disbelief at the now empty bottle. Yes, it was a right-royal tragedy that will take therapy to overcome. I will be suggesting to the committee that nothing short of a Royal Commission will be satisfactory

RE: [Aus-soaring] Boring

2005-05-21 Thread Ashford
] Boring I only said the day died, I did not say what caused the day to die..!JR - Original Message - From: Ashford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 7:10 PM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring

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2005-05-21 Thread JR
Fun is the key to ecstasy, Regards JR - Original Message - From: Ashford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 7:25 PM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Boring I would have said it died

RE: [Aus-soaring] Boring

2005-05-21 Thread simon holding
: [Aus-soaring] Boring Fun is the key to ecstasy, Regards JR - Original Message - From: Ashford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 7:25 PM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Boring I would

[Aus-soaring] Boring at Balak' ...

2005-05-21 Thread Terry Neumann
Saturday did not look promising at Balaklava. High cloud covered the sky, the exact wind direction was to remain a matter of ongoing conjecture until the sea breeze arrived later and sorted it out. We had to rig both the 21's after their visit to the Copper Coast the previous

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2005-05-01 Thread Texler, Michael
Beverley Soaring Society, Saturday, April 30 Grey overacast. 17 Flights, before the rain set in, occasionally less than 1 octa cloud at 1,500 AGL, very pretty to tow above. No lift. Training flights and check rides. Josh Went solo, Liz Suthers did some more solo flying after a check ride,

[Aus-soaring] BORING an explanation

2005-04-04 Thread Texler, Michael
The recent thread about BORING was hilarious. I don't know if I can lay claim the title (can anyone else?), but it was in response to some particularly heated discussions on aus-soaring at the end of 2000 and early 2001. The discussions became more personal, white hot and less related to

RE: [Aus-soaring] BORING REPORT - A Stinker of a Day

2005-04-03 Thread Anthony Smith
in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING REPORT - A Stinker of a Day The dust intensified through the evening: Driving back to Adelaide after dark was like driving through brown fog, with tumbleweeds jumping chaotically across the road at 50km/h and the occasional drift of even heavier dust

RE: [Aus-soaring] BORING REPORT - A Stinker of a Day

2005-04-03 Thread Kittel, Stephen W \(ETSA\)
Title: RE: [Aus-soaring] BORING REPORT - A Stinker of a Day -Original Message- From: Mark Newton I was dumb enough to spend the day instructing: circuits in 36 deg temperatures. Wow. Awe-inspiring. Should do it more often. Not. Been there, done that. For a change

[Aus-soaring] BORING REPORTS

2005-04-03 Thread sales
Bragging On Recent Interesting Nearby Gliding. BORING Reports can now be submitted without connotation. A bad day gliding always beats a good day working, tell us all about em, I reckon. Wayne Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free, probably, but I wouldnt trust it

[Aus-soaring] BORING REPORT - A Stinker of a Day

2005-04-02 Thread Leigh Bunting
In our part of SA, yesterday was a stinker. The wind at ground level was knocking on 25kts. The sky was brown and the temp was in the high 30's. Not many turned up at Whitwarta - surprise, surprise! I had the first winch launch which topped out at 2000' AGL in the K21. Although I signaled for

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING REPORT - A Stinker of a Day

2005-04-02 Thread Mark Newton
Leigh Bunting wrote: It sounded like conditions were somewhat different east of the Mt Lofty ranges. Anyone from Barossa/AUGC/Waikerie like to fill us in? The wind was about the same, but it didn't start to get badly dusty until late afternoon. I was dumb enough to spend the day instructing:

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-10 Thread Leigh Bunting
Simon Hackett wrote: the simple metric of taking the hull value and dividing by 1000 to get the effective hourly rate works quite well. Hmmm. So I bought my Grunau Baby (airworthy, including trailer) in the early '70s for $600. What 's that work out to - - 60 cents per hour. :-D Of course

RE: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-10 Thread Roger Druce
inAustralia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California At 03:05 PM 9/03/05 +1030, you wrote: Definitely one of the more memorable experiences of my North American trip. Also the most expensive flying I've ever done: that 2-hour flight cost US$200, including glider hire, instructor hire and tow

RE: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-10 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 12:02 AM 11/03/05 +1100, you wrote: By any measure Mike you underestimate the costs of owning your own glider. Having owned at least one at a time since 1972 I know you are right! My post was a response to the most expensive flying where for US$200 Mark Newton had a unique, exciting and

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-10 Thread Ed Marel
Yes, but you would have bought OneTel and HIH instead... On 11/03/2005, at 12:02 AM, Roger Druce wrote: 2. Closer to home. If I had bought Westpac shares in 1993 instead of my Janus CT I would now have around about 4 times capital appreciation on the shares, ie $600,000 (excluding dividends)

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-10 Thread Patching
Careful Roger. Ian P. Kookaburra Precision Soaring Team - Original Message - From: Roger Druce [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 12:02 AM Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] BORING

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-10 Thread Patching
Soaring Team. - Original Message - From: Leigh Bunting [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:17 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California Simon Hackett wrote: the simple

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-09 Thread Peter Stephenson
- Original Message - From: Boyd Munro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California Mark, thank you for sharing this wonderful story

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-09 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 03:05 PM 9/03/05 +1030, you wrote: Definitely one of the more memorable experiences of my North American trip. Also the most expensive flying I've ever done: that 2-hour flight cost US$200, including glider hire, instructor hire and tow-plane charter. I think the Australian system really has

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-09 Thread Simon Hackett
Mike Borgelt wrote: I know a bloke with a Discus 2. Say A$130,000. That's [...] I tried the same calculations with my Stemme S10-VT once. I already had such a spreadsheet set up which had been used for my old SF-25C Motorfalke. So I plugged in the hull value of my S10-VT. At that point the

RE: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-09 Thread Allan Armistead
Simon says (sorry, couln't resist...) ...I just quietly put the spreadsheet away and realised that those calculations were just not going to stop me from indulging in my own aviation decisions, because I'd already made the decision to own the thing, whatever the numbers said (and in gliding,

[Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-08 Thread Mark Newton
Internode sent me to the US to set up our international gateway networks last month. I took a week and a half of leave at the end of it (why waste it when someone else paid the airfares? :-) and took the opportunity to do a bit of touring around the Western USA and British Columbia in Canada. My

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California

2005-03-08 Thread Boyd Munro
relating to Soaring in Australia. aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 4:35 AM Subject: [Aus-soaring] BORING in California Internode sent me to the US to set up our international gateway networks last month. I took a week and a half of leave at the end of it (why waste

[Aus-soaring] Boring

2004-10-25 Thread Quinn
Saturday was giving 6 knots to 8,500 at Port Augusta. Sunday was a slight improvement to somewhere above 9,000 (I was flying the concrete swan and by the time we thermalled 9000' I decided it was time to go hunting). Afraid I just used it for instructional purposes out around Quorn/Wilmington

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING

2004-10-24 Thread Quinn
PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 17 October 2004 8:20 Subject: [Aus-soaring] BORING Sunday started at Renmark with two gliders waiting to be rigged, but we didn't have enough people for that until lunchtime. Amid the usual calls of It's not engaged. Move it IN, and Hurry up, it's

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2004-10-23 Thread Pete Siddall
Sunday started at Renmark with two gliders waiting to be rigged, but we didn't have enough people for that until lunchtime. Amid the usual calls of It's not engaged. Move it IN, and Hurry up, it's heavy I started hearing things like Wow, look at that sky. Some rapid glider preparation happened,

[Aus-soaring] Boring

2004-10-18 Thread Quinn
Saturday was giving 6 knots to 8,500 at Port Augusta. Sunday was a slight improvement to somewhere above 9,000 (I was flying the concrete swan and by the time we thermalled 9000' I decided it was time to go hunting). Afraid I just used it for instructional purposes out around Quorn/Wilmington

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING

2004-09-23 Thread rolf a. buelter
] Reply-To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.[EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:46:04 +1000 I had a nice 28 minute flight in the Ventus

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING

2004-09-20 Thread Leigh Bunting
Michael Texler wrote: I'm sure those on the aus-soaring list who are parents can identify with the above situation. All too true, I'm afraid. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in ___ Aus-soaring

RE: [Aus-soaring] BORING

2004-09-20 Thread David Conway
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 20 September 2004 11:16 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING I had a nice 28 minute flight in the Ventus GFN at Adelaide

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING

2004-09-20 Thread Christopher Mc Donnell
September 2004 10:13 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING Michael Texler wrote: I'm sure those on the aus-soaring list who are parents can identify with the above situation. All too true, I'm afraid. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs

[Aus-soaring] BORING

2004-09-19 Thread Michael Texler
I had a nice 28 minute flight in the Ventus GFN at Adelaide Soaring Club (ASC) at Gawler yesterday. Lift was weak, and I boated around 2,000' AMSL and came down through choice. The entire ASC fleet was airborne at one stage! Due to the arrival of my daughter 3 months ago, I have had to curtail

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING

2004-09-19 Thread Brian Wade
I had a nice 28 minute flight in the Ventus GFN at Adelaide Soaring Club(ASC) at Gawler yesterday. Meanwhile on the Darling Downs the entire fleet and most of the privategliders were also airborne on Sunday. 9000 ft QNH and 8 - 10 kts was there for the taking with onlythe occasional minor

Re: [Aus-soaring] BORING

2004-09-19 Thread gjo
I had a nice 28 minute flight in the Ventus GFN at Adelaide Soaring Club (ASC) at Gawler yesterday. Meanwhile on the Darling Downs the entire fleet and most of the private gliders were also airborne on Sunday. 9000 ft QNH and 8 - 10 kts was there for the taking with only the occasional

Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring report from Ireland

2004-09-06 Thread Leigh Bunting
Ron Fox wrote: Hullo all from Dublin. This email should be printed, framed and put in every Australian gliding club house as a reminder how good we have it here. -- Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia Open Windows and let the bugs in

[Aus-soaring] Boring report from Ireland

2004-09-04 Thread Ron Fox
Hullo all from Dublin. I have the pleasure of working in Ireland over what they called the summer... Top temperature has been 22C - on the rare occasions that the sun is out long enough to cause convection. Mostly it hovers around 15 - 18C. I think 4 days without rain is officially a

RE: [Aus-soaring] Boring Report

2004-07-23 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 03:00 PM 23/07/04 +1000, you wrote: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859- 1; is needed. queenslanders aren't really parochial - this IS the best place to live. rob izatt Yeah, I don't want to live in Australia again. Mike Borgelt Instruments -

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