Lets separate past and current
> On 17 Feb 2015, at 4:30 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > Send Aus-soaring mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Aus-soaring digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Blanik Flights [Was] Early X/C pilots (Christopher McDonnell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:30:26 +1000 > From: "Christopher McDonnell" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Blanik Flights [Was] Early X/C pilots > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <99778F855D9B4AE59BAAC7D2EA19317A@ownerPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > I would give the messenger refreshment after his journey and ask him why > there was nothing in his master?s envelope. > Done a bit re the master?s ?records? lately. > > From: Tim Shirley > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 2:19 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Blanik Flights [Was] Early X/C pilots > > If you want a messenger to continue delivering messages, it would be best not > to start by shooting them. > > > Cheers > > Tim Shirley > > tra dire ? fare c' ? mezzo il mare > > On 17/02/2015 2:03 PM, Christopher McDonnell wrote: > > Records are just that. RECORDS! > > From: Tim Shirley > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 12:36 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Blanik Flights [Was] Early X/C pilots > > There is a list of current records, but (to the best of my knowledge) no > archive of previous holders. > > I could be wrong. I was, once. > > > Cheers > > Tim Shirley > > tra dire ? fare c' ? mezzo il mare > > On 17/02/2015 1:10 PM, Christopher McDonnell wrote: > > Surely there is an accessible permanent archive of such matters kept by > the responsible entity. > > > > > From: Tim Shirley > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 11:44 AM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Blanik Flights [Was] Early X/C pilots > > I believe that a Blanik held the Free Distance 2 seat record in Australia > for many years. Something like Waikerie to Narromine? > > Someone with access to historical information such as old AG magazines, > (or with a longer memory) may recall better than I can. > > > Cheers > > Tim Shirley > > tra dire ? fare c' ? mezzo il mare > > On 17/02/2015 12:00 PM, Ross McLean wrote: > > There was a long standing tradition for many years that Mark Bland and > various co-pilots would fly the Blanik from Mt Beauty to Narromine and > return during Narromine Cup week. > > ROSS > > > _________________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of stephenk > Sent: Tuesday, 17 February 2015 8:38 AM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: [Aus-soaring] Blanik Flights [Was] Early X/C pilots > > > > On 16/02/2015 9:30 PM, Gary Stevenson wrote: > > ... > > > > Question: Does anybody have an idea as to the max distance a > K13/Blanik has flown in Australia? > > > > I seem to recall that a Blanik once held a World Record with a > distance flight of over 800 k. > > ... > > > > No, I don't know what the longest is, but in 1989 Port Augusta Gliding > Club won the two seater decentralised competition with two 300s and a 500 in > a Blanik. > > If my memory serves me correctly the second place getter was a certain > large club who flew long flights in a high performance glider (possible ASH25 > but my memory is hazy) including one 1000km. 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