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From: Robert
Hainsworth
Date:
Sat,
Jan 4, 2014 at 8:59 AM
Subject:
Very
big first Friday of the year!
To:
cgcmem@mailmanlist.net.au
Hi
all, this is my first email to the new members list,
using it as a test, maybe Kevin will confirm receipt
when he doubtless copies the text into the website
along with Garrett's Photos.
The
day started early as usual with a clear blue sky,
already very hot, with most of the Friday crew
present. Judith and Bob Turner were conspicuous by
their absence, but also present were Rupert Perry
with friends Anthony Burns and Peter Krenske, Robert
Hart, Dan Kershaw, Prospective new member Louis
Tumminaro from America, Shane Tuck who was expecting
the arrival of 4 family and friends, and finally
Peter Ousby who was unsure what he wanted to do. In
no particular order of arrival, it got far too
confusing to keep track of that. The 2 seaters GYK
and CQC were DI'ed and the pie cart taken down to
30, which the power pilots were using, there was
very little wind. Arthur Mailey stayed behind to DI
the Libelle. Garrett Russell and Ken Mitchell took
the first launch at 0926, followed by John Nestor in
the Blanik, both for impressive 18 minute flights,
while I helped Louis complete the membership
application forms, he knew what he wanted to do!
We
all thought that had set the pattern for the day's
flights, but the Libelle arrived at the flight line
and somehow Robert Hart jumped in ( must have been a
rare moment of inattention from Arthur), and
returned 1 hour and 1 minute later. This was by far
the flight of the day, after that nobody achieved
more than 24 minutes. By this time there was wind
and the decision was made to relocate to 06, where
we remained for the rest of the day with variable
light winds. It was decided to give all club members
a launch while the prospect of lift was still being
demonstrated by Robert, and before Shane's guests
arrived, so Rupert took his friend Anthony up in CQC
for17 minutes, while Dan Kershaw soloed in GYK for
14 minutes, then Charles Hoch and myself had a
mutual in CQC for a recorded time of 24 minutes,
though I believe the time keepers were kind to us.
Then Louis, who is a power pilot back home, had his
first flight with Barry McCarthy in the blanik for
20 minutes. |
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Friday
regulars missing from this scene areCharles Hoch and
Arthur Mailey (putting GJY to bed), Bob Hainsworth
(in the Pie Cart office) and Tony Sorensen (in the
Tug office). Central to the scene are Shane Tuck and
members of his family who accounted for a
quarter of
the day’s flights. [photo and captioj courtesy of
Garrett Russell] |
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By
this time the Libelle was back and was seized by
Arthur and flown for a glorious 18 minutes, and
Shane's party arrived, 3 charming young ladies
answering to Nix, Pixie,and Bex, and 1 boyfriend,
Simon Ward. Simon was taken up by Speedy in
CQC as he was a well built lad pushing the 110 kg limit,
for 21 minutes. Meanwhile Peter Ousby completed a
temporary GFA form and was taken up in the Blanik by
Barry for 24 minutes, though he still did not seem
to know whether he really wanted to join the club.
Robert then took Rebecca Tuck (obviously Bex) in CQC
for 19 minutes while Garrett took Peter Krenske in
the Blanik for 16 minutes.
Next
Steve Bowtell got Tony Sorensen to fly the tug while
he took up Carla Reynolds (Pixie, by elimination)
for 18 minutes, while Shane soloed in the Blanik for
14. Garrett then took Nicole Warren (Nix, obviously)
for 21 minutes in CQC, completing the flights for
Shane's group. Ever the optimist, Arthur decided to
try again in the Libelle, a tie down flight so maybe
a low launch, but after 13 minutes he and Charlie
were putting her to bed. |
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Shane
with loved ones Nix, Pix, Bex and Simon, whose
smiles say it all about their day flying with us.
[photo and caption courtesy of Garrett Russell]
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Meanwhile
Wayne Burgess arrived at the pie cart after an
absence of some years, and re- introduced himself,
stating that he would like to resume gliding and
needed a an annual check. A small problem was lack
of current GFA membership, but he got on the phone
to them and eventually managed to renew his
membership with immediate effect. John Nestor took
GYK for a solo flight of 16 minutes while Dan
Kershaw and Rupert Perry took CQC for a mutual
achieving 19, after which Steve Bowtell doubled his
tally of glider flights for the year to date by
giving Wayne his annual check. Wayne does not appear
to have lost the knack, he passed and his landing
looked very good to me.
Finally
Peter Ousby made a decision, deciding that he would
not join the club after all, and paid for his AEF
flight. As he left he hedged his bets saying maybe
we would see him again next week, so perhaps he had
not made a decision after all. A very long hot day
ended with Barry and Ken flying CQC for 14 minutes
to the tie down, and Garrett taking Peter Krenske in
GYK for 11 to the tie down area. I escaped from the
still hot sun into Kevin's hangar to complete the
paperwork while the others sweated putting
everything away, it wrapped up about 5.00 pm with
some cleansing ales.
The
Stats:
Libelle:
3 flights totalling 1 hour 32
IS
28: 9 flights, 2 hours 51
Blanik:
9 flights, 2 hours 30 |
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