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First
August Friday |
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02-Aug-13 |
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"Lipstick
on your collar told a tale on you, lipstick on your
collar said you were untrue" ... it was a really big
hit for Connie Frances in 1959 but
at the pie-cart? ... all will be revealed!
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From: Judith
Smith
Date:
Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 9:20 AM
Subject:
First Friday in August
To:
cgcmemlist@vicnet.net.au
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It
was about time the weather gave us a break and it
seems August was to be the month. Fingers crossed!
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With
gliders, vehicles and van all prepared to go Barry
McCarthy and Garrett
Russell's
little band of hopeful members set off with CQC and
GYK to set up
on
06. The usual group of Bob Hainsworth, Arthur Mailey,
Charles Hoch, Ken
Mitchell
and John Nestor made sure everything was ready for the
arrival of
TOJ
but TOJ was taking its time arriving - as we had been
warned it may.
Sitting
in the sun watching the activity about us was mildly
entertaining,
so
hopes rose when Steve Bowtell brought it out for its
check flight which,
thankfully,
Steve was satisfied with.
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Glider
flights commenced smartly at 10.30 with Barry and
Garrett both
departing
in GYK for a quick check and returning with a report
that lift was
developing.
Then the rush was on to fit in further checks for our
newly solo
members
and the arrival of Shane Tuck added to the list,
keeping instructors
busy.
Kevin Dobbie also arrived to join the Club so there
was another person
to
add to the list for the instructors - keeping GYK very
busy right up to
last
light with a total of 11 flights
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New
member Kevin Dobbie with Garrett Russell (Instructor)
and Blanik GYK.
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Kevin
Rodda appeared and was soon immersed in checking the
contents of 'the port' and the money box as well as
chatting to those waiting to fly.
By
day's
end, he had two new members to add to our number and
another visitor taking away a membership application.
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New
member Neil Schaefer ... you may have seen Neil around
the Airfield (he is an instructor with GoFly
Aviation).
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CQC
had a quieter day than YK with Arthur Mailey taking a
friend, Ray
Griffiths
for a flight of nearly an hour, before Bob Hainsworth
and Charles
Hock
set off for the first of their two flights together.
Arthur's second
flight
scored the flight of the day at 1.11, giving us 4
flights in CQC for
a
total of 2.47. After that, it was taken back home and
put to bed.
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GYK's
flights started with Ken, Shane and John's checks
before they were
able
to set off for their solo flights. New member, Kevin
was keen to start
his
gliding instruction with Garrett. Then David Crocker
arrived to continue
his
time with instructors so they continued as we packed
CQC away and
eventually
put the van away too while we waited for the final
flight to
land.
By the time paperwork was done and everything was
locked up the
airfield
was deserted and dark as I left in the chilly evening
air. Great
work
Steve getting our 15 flights away after a late start.
Thank you.
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Peter
Stephenson with Jenny Thompson (ex CGC Member who now
flies with DDSC) and Garrett Russell ...
Jenny was driving by, saw the lights on and dropped in
to say "Gooday". And the photo at the top of
this page? Peter Stephenson dropped in looking very
formal but with lipstick on his collar ... all the
more intriguing when he informed us that he had just
attended a funeral!
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Judith
Smith
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On behalf
of "The Friday Crew"
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