Dear Neville, Gary was trying to be helpful. Therefore you should try to be more gracious in your reply.
Yours Peter Champness On Aug 27, 2013, at 12:55 AM, Neville Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > On 24/08/2013 10:21 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:21:09 +1000 >> From: "Gary Stevenson" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] ScratchBuild >> To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" >> <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: <001501cea089$be24ce90$3a6e6bb0$@com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Neville, >> The old saying goes that "you have to learn walk before you can run." In >> your case you need to first of all learn how to crawl! My guess is that you >> haven't the slightest idea on WHAT modern gliders are made of, let alone >> HOW? >> >> I suggest that you become a LOT more familiar about the sport itself, before >> even THINKING about trying to build a glider. >> >> If you want to gain some experience with working on wooden gliders, I >> suggest that you contact the Vintage Gliding Association, and volunteer you >> services, say 1 or 2 days per week. After you have done that for a year or >> two you will have a better idea of the magnitude of the task, the skills >> that are needed, and -let's face it - the plain stupidity of your idea! >> >> If you are not convinced, here is another tip: Google "Concordia Project" >> and follow the links. You will note that the first requirement is to be a >> multi-millionaire! >> >> Gary >> >> >> >> > WOW thanks Garry for the support > Let me start of by saying how disappointed I was reading your response and > Basically calling me Stupid > You have absolutely no Idea who I am or background!! > I just might be the Multimillionaire you speak of!! > > Yes you have to walk or crawl before you can run > And part of the crawling processes is RESEARCH > Hence the original question > I assumed that is what this forum is basically for HELPING others and asking > Questions for RESEARCH > > I just Finished reading the flight and the systems manuals for the airbus A330 > That does not mean I am going to jump into the pilots seat and fly it > > As far as Scratch Building from plans go Might I suggest you look around you > People are building all sorts of thing from Plans these days > Cars Helicopters Airplanes Boats even Houses > But no not Gliders that's apparently Stupid???? > > Sure Inspections testing etc from Authorized people is Mandatory (I learn > that doing RESEARCH (You Know crawling)) > > And I have contacted the local Gliding club and received an email weeks later > telling me the local club is no longer in existence > Said one day they might bother resurrecting it > (Might be able to buy a cheap glider as they owned 2) > I am also hearing around the traps that the sport is dieing > Can I assume there are others with the same dogmatic attitude turning people > away > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
