Shameful is what it is. It is well known that metal aircraft have two problems when they age: Fatigue and corrosion, both of which can be inspected for and rectified if required. Now it may not be economical to do the rectification but that can depend on the particular circumstances of the owner. Nothing to do with calendar life at all and an IS28 is hardly obsolete for the purposes for which it is flown. As I have noted before, an ASK21 is essentially a fibreglass IS 28. Look them up in Martin Simon's book on sailplanes 1965 to 2000. What a pity we don't have in this country an organisation dedicated to promoting the interests of glider pilots and glider owners.
Mike > On 22 Dec 2014, at 10:32 am, Brisbane Gliding Adventures > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yesterday was the last day of flying for Caboolture Gliding Club's IS-28B two > seater "Charlie Quebec Charlie". > A total of 28 members and guests took final flights in her on the day! > Quite appropriately, the honour of taking the last flight was awarded by the > CGC Committee to Bert Persson (who purchased her as a wreck from Alice > Springs and completely refurbished her for a second life with Caboolture > Gliding Club) and Lindsay Mitchell (who has been the backbone of the > maintenance team during CQC's life at CGC). > It is very frustrating and disappointing that, as a result of paperwork not > being in place prior to the manufacturer going out of business, there is no > avenue available to extending her 35 year airworthiness life when there are > so many examples of much older gliders that can have their airworthiness life > extended ad infinitum. > > Kevin Rodda​ > > <image.png> > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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