Re: [aus-soaring] avalon glider pics

[Chris Daley]

Hi Adam,   Now, what I am going to say may shock and surprise you.   I was on One Tree Hill too.  I have had a Photo Pass for the last 4 airshows at Avalon.   Most of the photographers there actually enjoy watching the gliders fly around, but, Manfred has flown the same routine for every airshow, both during the daylight shows and the night alight.  It is a very technical display and quite exciting to watch, but you can only take so many photo's of it.   Most of the guys who get photo passes go there to take photo's of aircraft they enjoy, so yes, there are a few who are only interested in the ones that make noise, but there are also a few who, like me, consider that they already have enough photo's from Manfred's display.   It's not anything against the sport.  It's just that for people who have seen it for the last four airshows, it has gotten a bit routine.   I enjoy gliding, whenever I get a chance I go to Locksley for a fly, I even had most of my first flights in the Kooka that was loaned to the ATC for their display at Avalon as it used to be owned by the Australian Air League of which I am a member.  By the way, Ian, if you read this, my friend Damian who you spoke to on Sunday night at the ASDU club at Avalon will be getting on to you soon.   Regards,   Chris   ----- Original Message ----- From: adam To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 12:47 AM Subject: [aus-soaring] avalon glider pics for those of you that couldn't make the air show i have posted a few pics of the glider at http://www.afphoto.net/page15.htm go to aerobatic section and click on glider thumbnail or enter through main page http://www.afphoto.net   a rather interesting moment happened during the routine of the glider, not what you are thinking...... i was at the photographers section out on the other side away from the public with about 30 other photographers who were all sitting down when i stood up to take some shots of the glider a comment came from the back of me "look,he's taking a photo of the glider" i turned around to see that i was the only photographer there taking a photo which struck me as quite unusual seems if it didn't go vrooom or rattle the ear drums, it was of no interest to the rest of the pack if only they knew what the pilot was going through performing his rather spectacular routine they might have some appreciation for the display and gliding, so for the rest of the event i was known as the bloke that photographed the glider   adam