Hey Bob I am 50 years in gliding this month and thats longer than you!! and regretfully I remember many of them we have lost.
As a friend once said to me "straight ahead to the hospital and left or right to the cemetery". ie avoid low level spins at all costs. Ian McPhee 0428857642 Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481 ClearNav - the next generation variometer On 29 Feb 2016 10:12 pm, "Gary Stevenson" <gstev...@bigpond.com> wrote: > Hello Bob, > > Good to see you in print again. > > > > For newer members to our sport, Let me say that Bob has “been there and > done that” in reference to most elements of our sport. On this particular > aspect of our sport ..... yep he has “ been there and done that” too, > having looked Death in the eye after he had a nasty landing discussion with > a fence. > > > > Again for newer members, I have attached what is perhaps the seminal > article (1993), on this subject, by a guy named Bruno Gantenbrink, (now > another old fogey). However he was not always an old fogey, and you might > be a bit surprised at some of the tricks he got up to! > > > > I noted Richard Frawley’s one line comment with some surprise: Totally > irrelevant here, but it could be the basis of a new thread: However I > expect that this topic has already been done to death, so is not new. > > > > Regards. > > Gary > > > > > > *From:* Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] *On > Behalf Of *Bob Ward > *Sent:* Monday, 29 February 2016 7:43 PM > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Pete Cesco on TV > > > > If Peter Cesco with his myriad experience does not know that gliding is > many times more dangerous than the drive to the airport, then I am truly > amazed. In my forty nine years continuous participation with the sport, I > can now count thirteen people I knew who have perished whilst perusing > gliding. Two of these were members of my own club, and several were > competition associates. > > I do not have any answer as to how we promote our sport if we are honest > and face up to the fact that it is essentially “bloody dangerous” . This is > of course a dilemma facing the GFA and individuals or groups trying to > promote our sport. However I cringe when I hear glider pilots try to > perpetuate the old myth “the most dangerous part of gliding is the drive to > the airport” > > Otherwise I agree that Peter’s TV spot was a creditable performance. > > Regards > > Bob Ward > > > > *From:* Glenn McLean <glenn...@bigpond.com> > > *Sent:* Monday, February 29, 2016 6:04 PM > > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > <aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au> > > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Pete Cesco on TV > > > > Thanks David. > Glenn > > On 2/29/2016 6:41 PM, David Holmes wrote: > > HI Glen > > > > Is this what you want? > > > > > http://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/2016-nsw-state-championships-lake-keepit-gld-2016/results > > Soaring Spot :: 2016 NSW State Championships > <http://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/2016-nsw-state-championships-lake-keepit-gld-2016/results> > > www.soaringspot.com > > Lake Keepit Gld, Australia, 27 February 2016 – 5 March 2016 ... > > > > > > > > Kind Regards, > > > *David* > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Aus-soaring mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au > <aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au> on behalf of Glenn McLean > mailto:glenn...@bigpond.com <glenn...@bigpond.com> > *Sent:* Monday, 29 February 2016 6:34 PM > *To:* aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Pete Cesco on TV > > > > Hi Derek, > Any idea on how to access info about the NSW State Comps? I looked at the > keepit website and it goes nowhere. > Regards > Glenn > > On 2/29/2016 4:29 PM, Derek wrote: > > Any idea why he didn’t land on the clear strip just to the right? > > > > > > *From:* Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au > <aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au>] *On Behalf Of *Mark Newton > *Sent:* Monday, February 29, 2016 1:54 PM > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Pete Cesco on TV > > > > On Feb 29, 2016, at 1:50 PM, Anthony Smith <anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net> > wrote: > > > > Which show was it on? > > > > > https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/30949880/adelaide-doctor-recovering-in-hospital-after-glider-crash/#page1 > > > > - mark > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.base64.com.au > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring > >
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