Caboolture Week at DDSC

Monday 12-Oct-09

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The Sheik's from Scrubby Creek (Peter Stephenson in the Ventus eager to set off on a 500 klm task with moral support from fellow skin-cancer crusader Barry McCarthy).

Gliders out and ready for daily inspection and off to 30 (it was a little windy until mid-morning ... see the wind-sock on the hangar roof in the background).

The wind had settled and the day was starting to look more promising.

Reflection of Kevin Roden's fingers and camera as he takes a pick through the rear-view mirror of one of the Puchacz'z on ground tow.

Mark Thompson doing a great job in the front seat of one of the Puchacz's (doing 45 knots banked at 45 degrees approaching 5,500 feet and climbing in a 7.5 knot thermal). The knee in the rear seat is attached to Kevin Roden.

Mick Moloney waiting patiently for a launch in MV (the Hornet in the background).

Kevin Rodda next to launch in the ES-KA6 (having a fair bit of difficulty locating his right upper seat-belt).

Tony Redsell (Blake's dad) is again this year doing an excellent job of Duty Pilot duties and hopefully will not get too many outlanding retrieve calls (Romeo Victor launching in the background).

David Higgs in the Mosquito (QD) took this photo down his wing over McCaffrey Field with Kevin Rodda thermalling below in RV.

Another photo from David Higgs in QD - this time over Dalby Airfield. The quilt-like patterns made by the paddocks when viewed from the air are an intriguing feature of Southern Downs landscape.

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