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Hello all,
I was present at the airship on
both Friday and Sunday and had the great pleasure of witnessing one of the most
inspirational acts I have seen in gliding. The Victorians, and those in
attendance on Sunday will recall the very poor weather we had, 33C on the ground
and a strong (20-25Kt) Northerly wind.
I had been told by friends who attended earlier in
the week about Manfred Radius spectacular take off, rolling sharply on tow,
Manfred did not do this on Sunday.
Manfred put on his magnificent show (as usual) that
was to culminate in an inverted ribbon cut.
Nearing the end of his display Manfred announced
that the conditions were too turbulent for this final act, by this time the
ribbon had already been erected.
In front of nearly one hundred thousand people
Manfred announced that he would not cut the ribbon, he made a low pass, turned
around and landed back in to wind.
WHAT AN AMAZING MAN!!!!
For someone to travel to
the other side of the world and not complete his headline act on the
busiest day takes remarkable courage and intelligence.
Manfred is fine role model for young and for that
matter any pilot. This great act of discretion was certainly the highlight of
the airshow for me, it was truly inspirational.
I guess this proves the old theory: There are old
pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old-bold pilots.
With no disrespect intended I certainly know where
Manfred Lies.
Just something to think about
Safe Flying,
Caleb White
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