That is my Grunau Baby 2 (ex-GLC), which has spent the last 20 years in the rafters of Bill Raynes shed in Walliston. Unfortunately, Bill is now quite ill, and had to sell his property quickly, so Bullcreek were delighted to take it on as a restoration project. Unfortunately a swarm of bees had taken up residence in one of the wings, so the recovery of the aircraft was one of the most frightening things I've done in gliding. I tried to de-bee it myself initially with a borrowed bee-suit and an insecticide bomb, but I was lucky not to get stung. But they got quite angry,(well you would if someone was trying to gas you out of a comfortable home) and the buzz was on a par with a jarrah mill. Just how scared I got is between me and the washing machine. In the end, I persuaded an apiarist to do the deed for me, but the Museum has to get rid of about 25kgs of contaminated wax and honey from the wing. Hope to give you better news about the aircraft soon.
Regards, John. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Quinn Sent: Monday, 25 July 2005 5:24 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliders in WA museum <Snip> There is also another glider awaiting restoration. It is in pretty ragged condition. I didn't recognise the type, however it was a single seater, wood/fabric, high wing, strutted machine. Redmond _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
