Hi John, I look forward to my magazine as always but... The ASK 21mi uses the Austro rotary engine... Not the Solo 2-stroke.
Regards, Tom Sent from my iPad > On 20 Apr 2015, at 1:24 am, John Roake <[email protected]> wrote: > > GLIDING INTERNATIONAL > > ISSUE MAY 2015 > > > > Expect your copy of the magazine in your mail box next week. This issue has > a wide range of exceptional stories and photographs including : > > € Finally, Schempp-Hirth has announced their answer to the 18 metre > sailplane debate. Unveiled at ¹Aero 2015¹ at Friedrichshafen, the Ventus > III is something truly to behold and if it flies as well as it looks, the > opposition has something to be wary of. We are the first to produce photos > of the Ventus III with an accompanying press release from manufacturers. > > € An official report on the German expedition to Everest and beyond headed > by Klaus Ohlmann. Some exceptional photographs. Not the every day gliding > scene. What they did was quite frightening. > > € The co-pilot of Germanwings flight 9525 had a long association with the > Westerwald Gliding Club in Germany. A review of his past gliding history > and a number of facts on Andreas Lubitz not previously made public. > > € Have you heard of the GloW sailplane. A factory has been sent up in the > United Kingdom to produce this sailplane with an entirely new self launch > feature - there is nothing like it! They are guaranteeing to be the least > expensive new sailplane on today¹s market. The first production models will > appear in September. Full coverage of the history and future (with photos > and graphics) on this project. > > € Englishman Mike Till is an inspirational gliding instructor who follows > the sun instructing at Omarama in the English winter and in England¹s London > Gliding Club at Dunstable in the New Zealand winter. With 12,000 hours in > sailplanes and almost the same in tow-aircraft, this Œgentleman¹ has had an > amazing career that will keep readers enthralled with his history. A report > from Rod Dew, famous pilot and writer on gliding affairs. > > € Aldo Cernezzi, our in house, sailplane evaluator, flies and reports on > the Stemme S6. If motor gliding interests you, you will enjoy Aldo¹s always > frank report. > > € Steve Noys comes across a pre-war designed two seater trainer used by the > U.S. Airforce in 1942. He takes on the mammoth task of restoring it to > flying status. Well illustrated! > > € A major break through in radio technology. The Pizzicato Project uses > less than 10% of current production parts in producing a communication > transceiver. Expect transceiver products to dramatically become cheaper in > the near future. Cambridge Consultants (England) are confident they have > discovered major new circuitry for our every day radio products. > > € A review of the ŒRound the World Courtesy of the Sun¹ project. Until now > few have appreciated the size of this powered glider. Detailed graphics. > > € To our pilots who always carry a camera with them, you will be extremely > interested in the new Œstick on camera to any surface¹ activated by a cell > phone. This is a new product for those who love taking Œselfies.¹ Cost > $79. > > € We devote a page to the U.S, Pilots Bill of Right Part II. The > ramifications of this project will have world-wide effects for every soaring > pilot. > > € The Wright Brother were not first. Heard of Cayley? Well he was a > hundred years ahead of the Wright boys and he proved it. Recent discovery of > Cayley graphics of 1792 will have you thinking. A remarkable story for > gliding historians and others with just a mere interest in the sport. > > € At last we can let subscribers know about the program under way at the > University of Texas in Dallas. Learning about the whereabouts of active > thermals whilst flying is now a possibility. A big funded research program > is under way. See this current issue. > > € The U.S. FAA have finally released the rules that will apply to the > aerial use of drones. A must read for active soaring pilots. > > € The Australian Airforce have applied flight restrictions on the ASK21 > Mis. > There needs to be a fix for the self launch Solo motor. > > € Major accidents world wide since our last issue: no sailplanes involved > in mid airs but two bail outs. All detailed in this issue. > > € Plus 35 other stories that will educate and inform. > > We hope you will join us. > JOHN ROAKE > EDITOR. > > NEW (or RENEWING) SUBSCRIBERS CAN EASILY EFFECT A SUBSCRIPTION BY GOING TO > OUR WEB PAGE www.glidinginternational.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
