Dear John,
Can you please change my subscription address to the following?
Unit 1 10 Kanimbla Road,
Bicton,
Western Australia 6157,
Best regards ron sanders
@johnroake.com> wrote:
>
> We are currently processing despatch of the March issue. Early because we
> want all to read before the IGC meeting next month, what the experts are
> saying about the Class structure chaos.
>
> THE MARCH 2012 ISSUE OF
>
> GLIDING INTERNATIONAL
>
>
>
> A wealth of news for soaring pilots from around the world. A 64 page issue.
>
> Stories include:
>
> 1. At last - a way of effectively reducing the membership loss all clubs
> are experiencing. How to move on this thorny problem immediately.
>
> 2. An in depth look at the IGC class structure. Too many classes, too few
> competing pilots. A situation that is a detriment to the sport. The experts
> provide an intelligent solution.
>
> 3. Schempp-Hirth’s Quintus finally flies. Some excitement in their camp.
>
> 4. Winglets are big business. Legal battle over copyright designs that
> could ultimately affect some sailplanes. A new winglet design about to be
> offered.
>
> 5. New name in electronics. The Butterfly vario. A very advanced (and
> expensive) concept about to be released to the market in March 2012.
>
> 6. A story of two halves. The story about Gliding’s entry into the
> Olympics in 1936 and how a group in England are trying to highlight the
> sport for future consideration.
>
> 7. The annual world membership report. All bad news. Down a further 1.7%
> in 2011 which makes the loss over five years to be 10,000 pilots. A
> further chart on fatalities (up again) and the increase in the number of
> sailplanes is definitely slowing down.
>
> 9. Report on a study about complacency in the cockpit that highlights the
> major causes of sailplane accidents. Sobering!
>
> 10. A Cambridge UK scientist declares we have all got it wrong and that the
> accepted theory of flight is all wrong.
>
> 11. Ritz de Luy writes about the 2012 summer season in southern hemisphere
> with details on who won and who lost and why.
>
> 12. The story about the man who has spent a lifetime building flying wings.
> His latest effort is on show. (Real smart)
>
> 13. Our staff reporters and Maria Szemplinska (our official photographer)
> present a colour section and report on the February SSA convention in Reno -
> their best ever.
>
> 14. DG flugzeugbau (Germany) have a management change
>
> 15. Pipistrel is going from strength to strength and their production
> skills are a threat to all established manufacturers. We have another look
> at just how strong they are and what they have got in the pipeline.
>
> 16. Major upgrades to G.P.S. around the corner. Accuracy will soon be
> measured in millimetres. An update for glider pilots.
>
> 17. Background story on the ‘how and why’ of Mountain High, the oxygen
> people.
>
> 18. Rumour has it that Greg Cole of Windward Performance (USA) has a ship
> in the pipeline that will compete with the Diana II.
>
> 19. A way of giving new life to older sailplanes. This story from France.
> .
>
> 20. A new paint that when applied makes your sailplane one gigantic solar
> cell. This has got possibilities.
>
> 21. We try and explain the reasons for the terrible northern hemisphere
> spring.
>
> 22 A new headset ($59) that will solve many problems for those hard of
> hearing pilots that have trouble with conventional headsets.
>
> 23. Let’s hoped U.S.A owners have caught up with the potential penalty of
> the $100 a flight tax. Bob Carlton expresses his real concerns.,
>
> 22. Our subscribers (only) now have access to buy an Icom hand-held
> transceiver at ex factory cost. (A saving of 25% on the retail price)
>
> PLUS A MULTITUDE OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL STORIES THAT PROVIDE GREAT READING.
>
>
> NEW OR RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS GO TO OUR WEB SITE
> <www.glidinginternational.com>
>
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