Yes but Kym, you also fly clotheslines with engines on them. Flying clotheslines. =)
Dion 2008/12/24 Kym <[email protected]> > > I just completed the last requirements for my 'C' certificate the other > weekend (and did a 1 hour 21 minute solo soaring flight) - flying our > club's > only 2 seater - the Blanik! > I really like flying that aircraft! > Kym Z. > > -- > www.riverland.net.au/~kym <http://www.riverland.net.au/%7Ekym> > > > --------- Original Message -------- > From: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > <[email protected]> > To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Blanik Bashing > Date: 24/12/08 10:44 > > > > > > > > > > > Terry > > wrote > > > > > > > > For > > many years the Blanik gave Australian clubs (and probably some of those > elsewhere > > in the world) an excellent two seater training aircraft which was strong, > > reliable, forgiving, and had the ability to bite when requested - i.e. > spin > > when mistreated, > > > > > > > > > > ………………………………...for > > those who have moved on to DG1000 etc may need reminding that there are > still > > clubs out there relying on Blaniks, we sold our last one because those > who > wanted > > to fly her could not maintain her and those who could maintain her did > not > want > > to fly her. I am happy to report that she is now with a club who has > members > > who love to do both - the legend lives on. > > > > > > > > Merry Christmas to all. > > > > > > > > > > SDF > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Terry > Neumann > > Sent: Wednesday, 24 December 2008 > > 9:21 AM > > To: Discussion > > of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Blanik > > Bashing > > > > > > > > > > > > simon holding wrote: > > > > Maybe we should set up an online season contest for Blaniks. Then > we'dsee some proper flying. Any one can do a beatup in a modern glider > -takes real guts to try it in a Blanik. Back in the days when real > menflew gliders, Bert Persson flew 500km in a Blanik in the 70's out > ofAlice. > > > > Brian Underwood and Don Nottle flew the first 2 seater > > 500 km triangle in Australia > > from the Balaklava field in the Blanik > > GXM. They had a few attempts before they finally > succeeded, > > but succeed they did. > > > > I have to say (again) that I really am surprised how poisoned some minds > are > > against the Blanik. This can't be healthy - not in the season of > > goodwill! > > > > For many years the Blanik gave Australian clubs (and probably some of > those > > elsewhere in the world) an excellent two seater training aircraft which > was > > strong, reliable, forgiving, and had the ability to bite when requested - > i.e. > > spin when mistreated, without the need for something special to be done > prior > > to takeoff. Frankly, despite somewhat exaggerated suggestions to > the > > contrary, they looked good as well. At a time when the fastest and > > meanest looking device around was a Boomerang (in some respects they > still > hold > > their own) the Blanik was a sleek, sophisticated (if over engineered) > aircraft > > which was light years ahead of anything we had at the time. Oh yes, > they > > were relatively inexpensive too. > > > > Well before someone discovered that they had a nominal service life, one > with > > twice that number of hours was being thrown around the sky over Waikerie > in > > January 1974 by one of the Polish team members in a very memorable > aerobatics > > display at the World Gliding comps. Surely this proves > something. > > > > For mine, the Blanik was still one of the nicest handling aircraft of the > relatively > > small number of types I have tried over 40 plus years. Some of them > I did > > not care for at all. (We won't go there now - not at Christmas). > > > > OK, Blaniks were not at all nice to work on. Point > taken. > > Agreed! Accepted! People get upset at the mention of their > name. > > (OK won't I say the word again....)! > > > > However I'm quite comfortable for them to be lumped in the same category > as the > > EH Holden. Both were classics. I had a lot of fun in an EH as > well > > (We won't go there either ;-) ). > > > > Happy Christmas to all, safe and adventurous flying for 2009, and for > those who > > desperately need it, a Blanik free new year. > > > > Regards, > > Terry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Imagine what is going to be said about the ASG 29 on this forum > inanother 50 years? Will it be as great as the > > Blanik?Simon _______________________________________________Aus-soaring > mailing [email protected] 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 > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > sent by Webmail @ Riverland Internet > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > -- <timmo> you know what i hate <timmo> errors that wont go away <Guilty> So you dislike children too
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