> > Maybe we should set up an online season contest for Blaniks.
When does the Blanik season open? What is the record bag for the day? Is there a catch limit or a size limit on Blaniks? I have a book with details of the old Zeppelin shoots. Apparently only the Austrians could put on a decent Zeppelin shoot. Other European races either were too stingy to field enough Zeppelins, or blasted away at them with field pieces which was hardly sporting. I could enjoy a decent Blanik shoot. With an over and under Purdey and some elephant shot. Early enough in the morning that it was cool, with time enough to clear the bits from the runway and not spoil the rest of the day's flying. I have heard a story about a chap who ran the RAF gliding club, and used to do stunt flying in Blaniks at air shows. Things like diving them into gravel pits to give the crowd a thrill as if they were watching the demise of the alfoil monster. At one show, they put an army parachutist in the back seat, who fell out at the top of a loop. Apparently that was a little too realistic for most spectators and certainly the organisers. Probably resulting in the usual grounding. The claim was also made that this same pilot rolled inverted while on tow behind a Chipmunk. The tuggie, not to be outdone, immediately inverted the Chipmunk. Perhaps that is what's missing with modern gliding. D
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