Good morning John, I paid to renew my subscription digitally in July but haven't seen an edition since then. Could you please re-send the July edition?
Thanks, Patrick Barfield Sent from my iPad > On 19 Aug 2016, at 09:01, John Roake <[email protected]> wrote: > > GLIDING INTERNATIONAL > ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2016 > > > > The > September 2016 issue is in the mail and should > be with subscribers within the next few days. > The hundreds that have subscribed to the new Digital issue will get > their copy in their email box on September 4. > (We have been overwhelmed by the response to the newly announced Digital > issue. The Digital subscription is half the price of the airmailed printed > issue that continues as normal). See our web page for details. The > September > issue is another great 64 page all colour issue. > > > € How times flies - Jonkers, (South Africa) are > enjoying their 10th anniversary and the shipment of their 100th > JS1. We have a story on the history of > the company and those involved in its development. Fascinating, > educational and > informative to say the least. A company > bound for further successes. > > > > € Here¹s a story that we have > unearthed. The German Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy sponsored a > meeting of German sailplane manufacturers in February with a view to > assisting them develop new and advanced manufacturing processes. Making > Eur 1.6 million in > funds available collectively for research and development, they are > obviously > mean business. Gliding International with another first! > > > € Aldo Cernezzi provides a comprehensive report > on his test flight of the Ventus (3 ?) > Aldo is a very competent pilot and journalist and has filed a report > that tells subscribers about the many virtues of this new sailplane (and > about > some features that still need attention). > No price publicly announced yet, but the Schempp-Hirth order book is > open and that order book has started to fill). Aldo¹s photos are very > impressive. > > > € Always active and looking for new stories, > we stumbled across a report written in 1901 about the first gliding club > formed > in the U.S.A in 1894. This is a Œmust > read¹ for every American soaring pilot. > > > € A report on the dangers of high altitude > flying without a pressure suit. Our writer tells us that your blood could > boil > if you are not aware of the possibilities and dangers too often > overlooked by > the club pilot. > > > € There were four fatal gliding accidents in > June and July. We now research and > report on accidents worldwide. This > issue contains details of 15 serious accidents recorded since last > reporting. > > > € Boeing has filed for a new patent. They are planning a new concept in > sustained > flight (months at a time) that will host communications in lieu of > satellites. > A highly likely rub-off for the soaring movement. > > > € Britain¹s exit from the European Common Market > opens up the possibilities of lower priced used sailplanes. We provide an > in-depth article on the > problems and advantages of buying a second-hand sailplane and importing it > home > (wherever that might be). The article shows not only the advantages but > also > the problems with importing. > > > € Heard of ŒBondic² A new filler product with a patented > applicator that will be ideal for minor GRP repairs. > > > € A story about fitting twin > jets to a 1960 Schweitzer 1-26 sailplane. Could be done to almost any > veteran sailplane. > > > € The FES has now been fitted to over 80 sailplanes. > According to our correspondent, it is the most underrated sustainer system > yet > to evolve in the last 40 years. Major > manufacturers are starting to sit up and acknowledge their existence. > Already > available for the Ventus. > > > € There is now a camera readily available for > wing-tip mounting. There isn¹t a pilot > we know that has not already thought about fixing a camera to his/her > winglets. > The one we write about is only $US150.00 > > > € The FAA regulations have now been released > for commercial drones. We devote a page to those regs. Surprises us just > how many drones glider > pilots own. > > > € There is now as quick-build kit for a 180 hp > two seat tug which has just come on the market. An ideal club project to > beat ever-increasing > tow charges. This quick-build kit was > announced at Oshkosh in July. Full > details in our new issue > > > € The Third Class medical has been passed by > the U.S. Senate and signed into law by President Obama. FAA has one year > to effect. Full details in this issue including what > concessions will apply to you. . Question: > How many other countries will follow the USA? > > > > € > All this plus 30 other stories that will educate and inform. > > > As we have said before - our best issue yet! > > > We hope you will join us. > JOHN ROAKE > EDITOR. > > NEW (or RENEWING) SUBSCRIBERS CAN EASILY EFFECT A SUBSCRIPTION BY GOING TO > OUR > WEB PAGE For printed or Digital issue use . . . . > www.glidinginternational.com <http://www.glidinginternational.com> > > > > <default[1].xml> > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
