The trophy belongs to whichever club the aircraft launched from. There is also a
requirement that the pilot in command be a member of the club from which the launch
occurred. This covers the case where multiple clubs operate from the same airfield.
Self launch gliders are only allowed to use the engine for launch. There isn't any
limit however on the height of the launch. I guess winch operations are at a
disadvantage compared to self launch/aerotow operations ;-)
I presume in this case the trophy is now held by PAGC. We'll drop by and collect it
next weekend ;-)
Redmond
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, 22 January 2002 9:00
Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] SAGA - Come and Get Trophy is now at Whyalla GlidingClub
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 10:44:08AM +1030, Catherine Conway wrote:
>
> > I thought Port Augusta were claiming it because he launched from there....
>
> If Bordertown or Millicent want to collect the trophy from
> Whyalla, they need only to perform the first 300km of their cross
> country in a car with the glider hooked onto the towbar, then take a
> launch from Port Augusta.
>
> Even better, they could aerotow out of the Whyalla Aerodrome. It's
> less than 20km to the gliding field from there, and with a sufficiently
> high aerotow a pilot wouldn't even need to thermal.
>
> In a desperate attempt to regain the trophy, AUGC is now overhauling
> its winch, fixing up those bits which need to be fixed to make it
> roadworthy, and fitting it with a towbar so that it can take a glider
> anywhere in the state -- It'll be an entirely self-contained gliding
> club on wheels. We figure that no matter where the trophy ends up
> next, we'll be able to get it back by launching from an adjacent
> paddock. We'll use a two-seater and take a trainee, so that prospective
> solo pilots can get a taste of what cross-country flying is really
> all about.
>
> If other clubs follow our lead, some amount of coordination will be
> required: The safety aspects of half a dozen winches clustered around
> a "foreign" airfield, all trying to launch gliders at the same time
> so that their club can be the first to retrieve the trophy, are probably
> worth exploring, although the point may well be moot because by the time
> everyone gets organized the ASH25 from Balaclava will have flown in and
> collected the trophy anyway. It is suggested that the safest, fairest
> solution is to assign the trophy to clubs by means of a rotating roster
> system.
>
> - mark :-)
>
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