Cath, I have to say I didn't know you were responsible for that infamous acronym! Good one :-)
Meanwhile, the AJGC has succesfully run another successful JoeyGlide competition, thanks in no small way to comp director Heath L'Estrange and the Gliding Club of Victoria (amongst many). On behalf of the AJGC, we can't thank you enough for all your hard efforts. Whilst down in Benalla, the AJGC had its AGM, and there are a lot of ideas and energy being generated for supporting junior pilots, particularly those in the vulnerable post-solo stage and early stages of competition. Stay tuned to our website <http://www.ajgc.org.au> for news and watch Soaring Australia for upcoming articles :-) Meanwhile, the OFITTH hats had quite a showing at JoeyGlide. Many Juniors, including myself and the comp director were wearing them, mine in particular has become particularly grubby and is now looking like a true gliding hat! Surprisingly enough, it was actually very practical and managed to mop up a lot of sweat as I chugged through the sky in my lil' Libelle :-) The humour wasn't lost on the Juniors and there was a lot of interest in bringing the Terry Towelling back! Now, we still have a few of these left, so jump in soon and grab one so you can receive them before Christmas. Give 'em as presents to fellow pilots, get one for yourself, even if you just need a stylish rag, these will do the job for you. Most importantly, you will be helping young pilots into the sport and keeping them encouraged so that they can become OFITTHs themselves :-) At $25, you can't go wrong! The Australian Junior Gliding Club welcomes all members of the gliding community as members, and as usual if you want to join the club we will gladly welcome your input, and naturally you will receive a complimentary hat :-) Any questions, queries, compliments and criticisms can be directed to me at [email protected] or our smooth-talking President, Adam (Charlie) I'anson. Now, the link to your hat is here <http://ajgc.org.au/content/view/21/32/>. Safe circles! Gus Australian Junior Gliding Club On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Catherine Conway <[email protected]>wrote: > Cool > Just some trivia - did you know I'm responsible for the OFITTH acronym? > (Well actually my power instructor is). > > Years ago when I did my PPL, I had an instructor named Jonathon who was > also a hang glider pilot. This meant that the power lesson sometimes got > abandoned when there were particularly good thermals ;) > > At other times there was a lot of rivalry between the two soaring > disciplines. > > Anyway when talking about gliding to him during one flight, his response > was "Oh you guys are just a bunch of Old Farts in Terry Towelling Hats". > > I thought it was so funny, I told Emilis and others about it when I got > back...... > > -Cath > > > On 15/11/2008, at 8:00 PM, Gus Stewart wrote: > > Hi all! > > As some of you may remember, late last year a group of dedicated junior > pilots formed the Australian Junior Gliding Club, with the intention of > bringing young pilots from around the country together and promote our sport > amongst Australian youth. We are gathering speed quickly, and as a club we > now own an L-13 Blanik which has seen action down at last year's JoeyGlide > and various other places around the country. Our website is > here<http://www.ajgc.org.au>, > please feel free to have a look. > > We are raising money to fund our club and bring more young people into the > sport, and as a result we are selling an iconic piece of Australian gliding > garb - the one and only Terry Towelling Hat! > > The days of the Terry Towelling hat are back, but in *strictly > limited*supply. First in, best dressed (literally!). > > The Australian Junior Gliding Club is selling these hats to raise funds for > the advancement and promotion of Junior Gliding in Australia. They are $25, > with $5 postage, and If nothing else, this is a way to directly support the > next generation of pilots so that they can bring more into our sport. Wear > this one with pride! > > To order, please follow this link <http://ajgc.org.au/content/view/21/32/> > > Please note that membership to the club is open to all people of any age. > Any non-junior (i.e.26 or over) member that joins up will receive a free > Terry Towelling hat as a way of saying thankyou for your support and > welcome. > > Cheers, > > Gus Stewart > Treasurer > Australian Junior Gliding Club > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
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