Cold isn't a word we use sparingly at BCS over the winter. Most use words like Bloody Freezing to cover the weather. BUT today we did have fun. As part of the Geelongs GC 75th Anniversary we were involved in a display at Belmont Common in Geelong. The display consisted of ground exhibits of the GGC DG-300, GDH and the Aust. Gliding Museums Zogling Primary. >From BCS by aerotow came the S/W Kookaburra GNZ with Caleb White and Wayne Mackleybehind the Super Cub and the Duo Discus VRD behind the Pawnee. Team Golden Eagle rigged at Grovedale, a bit closer to the Common and met Geoff Mc Donalds Auster from BCS. Everything actually worked and the formation joined up for a circuit of the Common. It looked fantastic and the crowd was suitably impressed. The crowd was good as the local paper ran a story the day before and people turned up for a look. Great day, good fun, good comraderie and free. Look for a story next VT. Cheers to the lot of you. Keep warm Ian P. ----- Original Message ----- From: " Christopher Mc Donnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Boring Report
> Leigh, > Would you please advise whether you replaced with a carbon fibre tailskid on > the Grunau as you did before? > This piece of indestructable high tech failing at the vintage regatta and > stealing several hours flying from you. > You are supposed to use the original equipment which is a cut leaf spring > from 1936 BMW Sports or a Mercedes SSK. > If you used the original part I am sure you will not experience the tissue > rejection again. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leigh Bunting" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Soaring List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, 18 July 2004 4:19 PM > Subject: [Aus-soaring] Boring Report > > > For those in the northern parts, it is bloody freezing in the southern > end of the country. > > At Whitwarta on Saturday, it might have been barely 10�C. The wind chill > factor reduced that by several more. > > It was soarable but difficult. Catherine took the club Hornet on an 75K > XC but missed out getting back by 5K because of the weather cycles. > Where it was sunny, or under an active passing Cu, there was a tight > thermal. But there was plenty of shadow and overdevelopement. > > I had mounted a new tailskid on my Grunau, so took it for a testfly. The > temperature of the 40kt slipstream, if I poked my face passed the > windshield, would try to peel the skin off your face. Under Cu, in a > weak thermal and light rain, it was pretty cool in the open cockpit > anyway. With a theoretical L/D of 17, drifting downwind very far was not > an option. > > Later on, I introduced a couple of our young pilots to some high-G turns > in the K21. Big deal - you say. These G's had a minus sign in front of > them. Heidi loved it. Andrew reserved his judgement. At least it pushed > some blood upwards and made us feel nice and warm. > > C'mon summer - so we can complain about the heat and flies. > > -- > Leigh Bunting > Colonel Light Gardens > South Australia > <Open Windows and let the bugs in> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
