The photo is of the Canberra Gliding Club's Tug and
Puchacz taken some months back. I was in the tug VH MLS. Oh and
there is a VW Bora in it somewhere...
The photographer had the rough job of
driving the pristine Bora from Sydney to Charlotte's Pass to do
some promotional shots. We just happened to be operating on the day,
and spent about an hour aligning things. He was paranoid to avoid
reflections of anything and getting sunset. We assisted in getting his
desired shot and a bit of promotion also.
Takeoff could not occur as shown, there is
not enough runway, and there was photographic
license.
Things we do in the name of
promotion.
Alan Wilson
02 62316 404
Would rather be above 8,000
than on the ground talking about flying.
See also www.canberragliding.org
PS The Canberra Gliding Club
has its 40th birthday dinner FRI 1 MAR should you be in the vicinity and
want to be among friends. $30 to club Pres Stuart Ferguson before the
day pls....
G'day from
sunny SA,
Our local weekly Balaklava tabloid currently features a promo fill-in
on the "new" VW Bora V5. Curious, since I don't think a new VW has
been permanently resident in Balak since about 1965 and the nearest dealer
would be at least 90Km away. (This here is Falcon and
Commodore country folks .....). Normally it wouldn't rate a
second glance.
However the photo which heads the report shows said vehicle with a
glider and tug in the background, presumably awaiting launch, and an
attractive ridge behind them promising prolonged silent aviation at low
cost. A pleasing scene if ever I saw one .....
I'm curious to know if anyone can claim knowledge of the aircraft
concerned and the location. The glider looks for all the world
like the Platypus (It's a sad reflection on my gliding currency that I
can't be totally confident about this - it's been a while since I saw
it). The tug is clearly a good ol' Pawnee.
Anyone know anything about this shot and therefore able to fill in the
remaining details please ??
Regards,
Terry
