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The two K6's flew at YCAB today

Saturday 11-Jul-09

(in air pics taken from Trevor Mills' Sperber motor glider)

   
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Bert Persson finalises Form 2 documentation on Kevin Rodda's ES-KA6 (VH-GRV).
 
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Romeo Victor on tow to 12.
 
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Two K6's on the flight line at 12 ... Bert in Romeo Victor at front (getting ready for the evaluation flight) while Bernard "Speedy" Gonsalves has VH-GSR (his Ka6-CR) in line and ready to follow as soon as the tug gets back.
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Speedy in Sierra Romeo.
 
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Bert in Romeo Victor.
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Two beautiful "wood and fabric" birds sharing a thermal ... Speedy in Sierra Romeo at left and Bert in Romeo Victor at right.

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  Ingo Renner refers to the K6 as the Stradivarius of gliders ... as they waltzed through the sky together you could almost hear Tchaikovski in the background!

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Follow the leader K6 style?