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From: Robert
Hainsworth
Date:
Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 5:51 PM
Subject:
Fabulous Friday
To:
cgcmem@mailmanlist.net.au
Hi
All,
I
started my day at the field by reconnecting the
battery of the "new" white Barina, which I
left disconnected last week as part of the diagnostics
effort of Karl Bodi and myself to find out what has
been discharging the battery. As expected after
reconnection the car started and we used it all
day. This shows that any problem is with the vehicle,
not the battery. I left the battery connected when I
parked the car and I would like it to be used over the
weekend. I would appreciate feedback, especially if it
is yet again found to have a flat battery. Also I
puffed some graphite lubricant into the locks which
should make them easier to open with use.
All
the vehicles were low on fuel, and there was only one
jerry can full, we put half of it into the most empty
cars but not the Ford which only tows the van out and
back. By all means use the rest of the fuel in the
can, but before putting it into the first vehicle seem
to be low check all of them and put it where it is
likely to be needed most. It would be nice if, in the
absence of John Nestor who is recovering from an
operation, someone else would refill the two jerry
cans over the weekend.
To
the flying:
Barry
McCarthy was Level 2, ably assisted by Tony Sorensen
and Bob turner who had to leave early. John Knox
started towing and was followed by Neil Schaefer.
Simon Fallon launched first at 9.30 in CQC with Barry
for an instructional flight, and they stayed up for 55
minutes. This spurred Shane Tuck to jump into GYK to
attempt to get that elusive hour, but no luck, he was
back in 32 minutes. Meanwhile Arthur Mailey showed us
all how it was done by taking the Libelle for 2 hours
and 4 minutes. Knowing Arthur's propensity for 2 hour
flights Charlie Hoch and I decided to take CQC for a
mutual while the lift was still around. Our first few
clouds were very disappointing, lift but each attempt
to circle led into sink. At 2000 ft I took the
controls and made decision to head for some
other clouds some way away, reaching them at 1400 ft
and thinking we would have to join the circuit, but it
worked and soon we were back at 3500ft. Keeping
between 3000 and 3500ft we managed to keep aloft until
the hour turned over. Knowing there were 2 pax on the
ground we decided to land, but then lift every where
was doing its best to prevent us, we managed to put
the glider on the ground after a flight of 1 hour 12
minutes.
By
this time the sea breeze had arrived and we were
moving to 06, the usual Caboolture blue hole began to
appear. One of the passengers, Darryl Bailey had been
taken up in the Blanik by Barry while Charlie and I
were flying, and had a good flight of 53 minutes. Tony
Sorensen took Ken Mitchell's friend Gilbert Bergen up
in CQC and was back in 31 minutes. Barry took the
other passenger, Glenn Bailey, up in GYK to 3500ft and
was back in19 minutes.
Around
this time I was standing near the Blanik talking to
someone when we heard a loud Pop, which was also heard
at the pie cart and had everyone looking around. We
found that the tail wheel tire of the Blanik had
burst, while it was sitting on the ground. We replaced
the wheel, and selfishly left the removed one on the
bench in the container to be repaired later. Ken
Mitchell took CQC for an 11 minute circuit, Tony
Sorensen took Shane up for another back seat training
flight of 8 minutes, and finally Barry took Glen up in
CQC for 12 minutes for a freebie as his passenger
flight had been so short.
Also
present was Judith Smith who kept the flight log, and
plied us with sugar snakes, but did not fly.
The
stats: CQC 4 flights 3.01, GYK 4 flights
totaling 1,52, and JY 1 flight of 2 hour and 4
minutes.
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