-----Original Message----- From: simon holding [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 2 December 2007 1:55 PM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Soaring with eagles No, no, nooooo. The Blanik went to 30050' before the altimeter gave out. I have seen the photo with mine own eyes. The real height was well above that. Blaniks can fly above the eagles. Simon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JR Sent: Sunday, 2 December 2007 1:34 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Soaring with eagles I thought it was a Blanik that was attacked, ( even they dont like them ) or maybe I wasnt listening when the tail was told. regards JR ----- Original Message ----- From: simon holding <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'Discussion of issues relating to <mailto:[email protected]> Soaring in Australia.' Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Soaring with eagles Yesterday I was talking with Tom Bird about flying with eagles in Alice Springs. Apparently in 1960, when they used to fly along the Mt John range (in town), the resident eagles used to get a bit niggardly toward the gliders. Some bloke in a T51 on his third solo flight was attacked in the customary fashion. Standard procedure was to wait until the eagle was committed to the attack, and to turn hard either way at the last second. Old mate got it a bit wrong, and the eagle ended up in the back seat of the T51. Still alive, it started getting a bit nasty, and left a few claw marks in the cockpit. It got sick of leaning on the stick (poor instructor style) and decamped the scene to continue flying. The young solo pilot never flew again. A few years later Bert Persson landed with three broken claws in the leading edge of a timber glider. The bird had attacked from behind, and grabbed the leading edge. It took five minutes of Bert's best flying to dislodge his dissatisfied appendage. Now that we fly at Bond springs (25 km North) we have a much better relationship with the birds, as it appears we are not intruding into their nesting area.
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