Christopher,
That is an excellent idea, does anyone have a contact number. One point, I
think mine is actually a K6 canopy !?
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher McDonnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, 6 March 2001 22:15
Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] BORING NQSC
> David, Harry Schneider may still be able to provide an Arrow canopy. I
have
> one as insurance and suggest you take out the same policy.
>
> Chris Mc Donnell
> VH-GQG (The Arrow with Boomerang wings)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Olsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, 6 March 2001 6:38
> Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] BORING NQSC
>
>
> >NQSC members were expecting the first good day for several weeks on Sat
(we
> >now fly Sat) with good thermals to 5000 ft expected. I had planned my
> silver
> >distance in the Arrow but the weather did not seem to want to cooperaate.
> >Eventually Ray Squire got away in his Libelle GCJ so I launched and
joined
> >him in a climb only to find it top out at 2000 ft only 5 minutes after
Ray
> >got to cloud base. Not another climb to cloud base could be found, and I
> >needed that to get away. Eventually I got a reasonable climb and looking
at
> >the conditions figured I could do better to the west. Unfortunately I
could
> >not stay within the working band I had hoped, and found myself struggling
> >down low on several occasions. On one such occasion I got down to 1200 ft
> >and scrached away in 1/2 to 2 knots of very broken and narrow thermal,
only
> >to loose the climb and find myself contemplating another outlanding.
> >
> >Paddocks previously selected were scanned and an approach made into what
> >appeared the best, newly disc-ed paddock. Only on late final did I see
that
> >it was composed mainly of clods of clay that seemed destined to destroy
my
> >beloved glider. A well held off landing finished with full brake saw me
> roll
> >only a few metres and the little Arrow saved from the worst. A bad day
> >turned slightly better I thought, untill we cracked the canopy while
> >de-rigging "DOH!"
> >
> >Lets hope next week is a boomer, not looking forward to connecting those
> >controls up again, in the half light with sweat in my eyes, trying to
hold
> >felt, rod ends and control rods. One good thing, I can rig a lot faster
> now!
> >
> >Cheers all
> >
> >David Olsen
> >VH GNK
> >NQSC
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Williiam Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: 'aus-soaring' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 9:17 AM
> >Subject: [aus-soaring] BORING @ Benalla
> >
> >
> >> After what has been a mediocre soaring season we had a good run of XCs
> >through last Thursday to Sunday. Each day came good with great fields of
> >cumulus, cloud base on occasions reached 9500' with lift sometimes in
> excess
> >of 10 kts. There were some difficult spots in the task areas but everyone
> >made it home. Tasks included,
> >>
> >> Benalla - Holbrook - Mt Bogong 380kms
> >> Benalla - Deniliquin - Rand 413kms
> >> Benalla - Mt Youngal (south of Khancoban) 380kms
> >> Benalla - Hay 500kms
> >>
> >> We were a weary bunch by Sunday evening, but oh so happy.
> >>
> >> Bill Anderson
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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