"Have you really never shared a thermal with a wedgie?" No! I always wear boxer shorts to ensure that this discomfort does not occur where I cannot correct it. Makes it easier to get to my wee birdie too when the need arises. How did I beat you on that one JR?
Seriously. Would'nt it be wonderful if we could predict flights with eagles in the way the whale watching boats have got it down to a fine art. T'would solve a lot of clubs' fiscal woes. 3 seater Schweitzer at $200 per head. Ah! Treasurer's bliss. Chris McDonnell ----- Original Message ----- From: "McLean Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV Advertising > Hi DMcD > > Have you really never shared a thermal with a wedgie? > A shame if that's the case, but please don't be so > arrogant as to to accuse the rest of us of spouting > 'nonsense' or 'false advertising' - I for one find it > quite offensive & wonder what the point of using such > aggressive & negative language is. That & the fact > that you're just plain wrong of course! > > Richard McLean > Wedgie lover > > > --- DMcD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> HA. >> I'm not sure about all this "Soar with Eagles" >> nonsense when talking about >> sailplanes. It is false advertising and people who >> believe it will get a big >> let down when they find out just how noisy most >> gliders actually are. Maybe >> we'll get sued. >> >> And sure, while there are eagles up there, and >> sometimes you can soar past >> them, but you can't soar with them in a sailplane. >> >> If you want to soar with Eagles, then try an >> paraglider or a hang glider. A >> bit more damage when they attack the glider, but you >> can fly right up their >> freckle. >> >> The other nonsense about gliding is this silent >> flight biz. Maybe "not as >> noisy as powered flight" would be closer to the >> bone. >> >> In a really quiet aircraft (see above) you can get >> so close you can touch a >> bird or look it right in the eye as it flies an >> arm's reach from you... just >> before you get pecked. >> >> HTH >> >> DMcD >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 28, 2007 10:16 PM, Ben Jones >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > A contestants mum was in the group of case >> holders and mentioned that she >> > wants to learn how to fly a glider , a brief >> discussion happened about >> > wanting to fly gliders for a long time (mum) >> ....... I'd like to soar with >> > eagles stuff... >> > >> > Then Andrew got the geeks up stairs to research >> how much gliding is >> > ....... 5 mins later ... >> > >> > Andrew announced gliding was cheep 200 bucks for a >> 45 min flight to 4500' >> > with a gob smacking "5 mins at the controls" >> > >> > then they worked out how much flying mum could do >> if the daughter won 4500 >> > bucks... >> > >> > Needles to say her daughter is poor at picking >> numbers and got stuff all. >> > >> > >> > >> > But don't ask me how I got home in time to watch >> this mind numbing TV. >> > >> > regards >> > >> > Ben >> > West Oz >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > *From:* D S Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in >> Australia.<[email protected]> >> > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 28, 2007 7:08 PM >> > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] Deal or No Deal, TV >> Advertising >> > >> > Define a "Free rap"? Do you mean that someone >> who's a glider pilot was on >> > there and mentioned it, or what? >> > >> > Dion Baker >> > >> > On 27/11/2007, Adam Woolley >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > >> > > Hey, >> > > >> > > Watching 'Deal or No Deal' at the moment, and >> they just gave gliding a >> > > FREE rap. So I'm guessing there might be a few >> more AEF's at gliding clubs >> > > the coming few weekends... >> > > >> > > >> > > Regards >> > > Adam >> > > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Aus-soaring mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > To check or change subscription details, visit: >> > >> > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> To check or change subscription details, visit: >> > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > > Make the switch to the world's best email. Get the new Yahoo!7 Mail > now. www.yahoo7.com.au/worldsbestemail > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
