Hi Ron That may be so but I have it on equally good authority that Schleicher sold another eleven ASG 29 in just under six weeks.
It seems that the gliding world is rapidly waking up. I hasten to add that the Australian competition scene proved to be clearly a step ahead of the rest. Kind regards Bernard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Sanders Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2011 8:26 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Ventus 2's I have it on very good authority that the French team has just ordered a JS1!! Regards, Ron On 17 August 2011 00:29, Future Aviation <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom > > Your e-mail prompted me to look at the results of the pre-worlds in > Uvalde, USA. > > Bruce did exceptionally well. Apparently he flew an ASG 29 and managed > to win six days out of eight. > Later today I will write to him and congratulate him on the effort. I > assume he has decided to fly an ASG 29 again at the world comps next > year. Am I guessing correctly? > > If my information is correct the German national team has also made > the switch from the Ventus 2 to the ASG 29. Feel free to have a look > at the results of the German nationals (and the other nationals in > Europe for that matter). > > Kind regards > > Bernard > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tom > claffey > Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2011 12:33 AM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Ventus 2's > > Yep, the Dwarf model Schemp is the machine of choice for 15M in crap > conditions! > After spending 3 weeks in a V2B I have a lot of respect for them, > however for numerous reasons there is NFW I would trade my 29 for one! > The 29 owners flew 18M so not many to compare. How many V2 -15s in Aus? > I would like to try a 29 in 15M, however that class is dead in > Australia for new gliders - 18M is the way to go! > Bernard may be happy with Bruce's choice of glider for Uvalde next > year! ;] Tom ________________________________ > From: Adam Woolley <[email protected]> > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2011 9:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Ventus 2's > > The e-mail I sent was literally meant to be a cheeky one, knew it'd > cause a stir amongst readers. As I saw it, the comment to not to > bother with the other classes basically meant - that most would, & > they'd see the full picture.. > > I noticed that the AS gliders were the machine of choice in 18m, they > sure are a great machine! I just didn't want to admit it :) > > > Safe Circles, > WPP > > > > ----- > Sent from mBox Mail on my iPad > http://www.fluentfactory.com/mboxmail > > ________________________ > > On 2011-08-16 10:50:38 +0000 Future Aviation <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hi Adam >> >> Contrary to your advice I did check out the results of ther other classes. >> Since you elected >> to focus on 15 Meter class I have taken the liberty to bring up the >> 18 Meter results. >> >> a) The first two places went to ASG 29 Pilots >> b) There were six ASG 29 amongst the first 10 placegetters >> c) The very first V2 (flown by an ex world champion) finished only in >> 10th place. >> >> I ask all the others for forgiveness for bothering them with this >> trivial bit of news. It would not have been necessary if a slightly >> more balanced style of reporting had been applied in the first place. >> >> Kind regards to all >> >> Bernard >> >> PS: Apparently the ASH 30 prototype left a very good impression. >>Starting the engine >> when almost everyone else got home (and getting 48 points for >>the >> effort) did not >> see it on the podium but the feedback from the pilots and >>fellow competitors was >> overwhelmingly positive. >> >> >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adam >>Woolley >> Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2011 9:28 AM >> To: AUS Soaring >> Subject: [Aus-soaring] Ventus 2's >> >> >> http://www.soaringspot.com/lsf_egc2011/results/15-meter/total/day10.h >> tml >> >> Mmmm, Ventus 2's !! >> >> Don't worry about checking out the other classes, not important this >> time around :) >> >> >> Safe Circles, >> WPP >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
