Well done, James - I'm very impressed with your efforts to turn Adam into a dedicated Schleicher fan! For years I have tried to get sense into him but unfortunately without success.
Bernard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Dutschke Sent: Saturday, 25 January 2014 7:49 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Experimental category Schleicher got on this one quickly!! Sent from my iPhone > On 25 Jan 2014, at 18:45, "Derek Ruddock" <[email protected]> wrote: > > "How about some no-water-ballast contests" > > Club Class anyone? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim > Staniforth > Sent: Saturday, 25 January 2014 5:30 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Experimental category > > Here's the glider you're after Adam. > Dick Butler's first ASW22, serial number two. > Tried to attach a pdf but it was too large, here's just the Wil > Scheuemann article on water ballast from Soaring, June 1984. > Jim > > -------------------------------------------- > On Fri, 1/24/14, Adam Woolley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Experimental category > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, January 24, 2014, 7:36 PM > > I like your > thinking Mike :) > On 25 Jan 2014, at 13:18, Mike Borgelt > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Well you could fly something that looks like one but isn't. > > > Buy ASW22. > > > Make molds from it. > > > Build glider in those molds. > > > Nothing to stop you using pushrods, hardware etc out of the one you > bought. > > > Call it the AW1 (or Superpuppup). > > > Put 850 Kg on the gross weight when you apply for the Amateur built > Experimental certificate. > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > At 12:32 PM 25/01/2014, you wrote: > > I'm a Schempp-Hirth fan, through > & true - but I can't let that get in the way of the ASW22BLE (now a > poor mans open class glider), a glider I've always dreamt of owning! > > > > You heard it first here Bernard :) > > > Sadly the ASW22 that is for sale (at AU$70k landed in AUS), is sn29, > so a small wingspan & limited to 750kg. > > > An offline response suggests pretty clearly I couldn't fly it at > 850kg during a competition. > > > In the mean time, Schempp-Hirth all the way! > > > > > Cheers, > > WPP > > > P.s. Ventus 3 (three), mmm > > > > > > > >> On 25 Jan 2014, at 5:50, "Future Aviation" > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> Hi Adam > > >> You don't need to go experimental, mate! The later ASW 22 models are > already > > >> approved for 850 kg. > >> I'm just a little worried that the ASW 22 might be a little too > slippery for > > >> you. > > >> Kind regards > > >> Bernard > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > > [ > mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adam > >> Woolley > >> Sent: Friday, 24 January 2014 7:58 PM > >> To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > >> Subject: [Aus-soaring] Experimental category > > >> If I could get enough water in the wings of an ASW22 that is limited >> to > a > >> MTOW of 750kg... > > >> Could I fly it at 850kg under an experimental category glider within > the > >> GFA, & at an AUS Open Class Nationals? > > > >> Cheers, > >> 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 > > > Borgelt > Instruments > - design & manufacture of > quality soaring > instrumentation since 1978 > > > > www.borgeltinstruments.com > > tel: 07 4635 > 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 > 5784 > > mob: 042835 > 5784 > : > int+61-42835 5784 > > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, > visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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
