I remember when the Great Outdoors did Waikerie a few years back. They said so many$ for a normal soaring flight and so many $ for an aerobatic flight. The poor fella instructing did 20-something aerobatic flights in one day.
Spent a full on day with crew Channel 9 Brisbane which they show in
Queensland "Saturday Afternoon" at 5.30 (probably 1 Sat July but will advise). They got some wonderful footage but it will probably be 4 minutes - cameras everywhere and much air to air. I think it could be a good promotion for gliding especially SE Queensland so keep a lookout for same. For the record the glider in the show is Grob G103c III SL has an ellipsoidal wing plan at first glance you may think it is a duo discus. The III has L/D 37:1 from German tests,18m span and our club's is self launch. I would have to say it is one of the sweetest gliders I have ever flown (have flown in excess of 100 types) and that includes a Duo (sorry one of the few I have not flown is the DG1000 so no comparrison there). Please never compare to the Twin Astir or even the Grob G103 II - they are totally different. Any club looking for a good value 2 seater which could be a trainer or a great cross country glider I could only recommend same. There are zero cast fittings and no ADs!!! and clear inspection holes everywhere under the wing and in fuse. I have never been a fan of Grob gliders over the past 30 years but I have changed my views with Grob G103 III. If you want another positive opinion ask Brad Edwards. And also for the record myself as well as Mark Laird and Giles Taylor and 35+ other members are from Byron Gliding Club Inc while there is a another separate operation at our entrance called Byron Bay Gliding Pty Ltd. Yes it is confusing Ian McPhee (skype macca304) Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia Tel +61(0)2 66847642 mob +61(0)428847642 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.mrsoaring.com _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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