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From: David
Guzzwell
Date:
Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 10:26 AM
Subject:
Saturday's report.
To:
cgcmem@mailmanlist.net.au
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Arriving
at YCAB at 0830 saw a small but growing group of
members preparing to retrieve a Blanik.
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By
the time we left with trailer in tow, the group
included Garrett Russell, David Higgs, Mick Moloney,
Steve Chapman, Karl Bodi, Kevin Rodda, Lindsay
Mitchell, Rod Wilson, Bert and Speedy. We were
met at the site by Arthur Mailey, who had gone ahead
to ensure that we could access the aircraft on private
property.
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The
retrieve was straightforward and we were all back at
the airfield by about 1100.
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A
check of hands for interested aviators, now including
potential new member Ben Shillong, then led us to the
preparation of CQC and respective owners took to their
K6 aircraft GRS and GRV while our Tuggie, Steve
Chapman readied SPA. Runway for the day was 12
and our first launch - Garrett Russell in GRS -
occurred just before 1pm.
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With
the skies actually improving as the afternoon went on,
we managed 6 launches including a 22 minute
introduction to gliding for Ben Shillong who has some
300 hours in powered aircraft.
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Flight of the
day, by Kevin Rodda, began at 1347 and lasted about 2
hours with the usual light banter about whether it was
actually 1:58 or 2:02. Lindsay Mitchell managed
1:10 from a 2 O’clock launch in GRS. Rod
Wilson and Mick Moloney went looking to join the
soaring K6s but were back in 23 minutes, unable to
sustain in the light, choppy lift and the day was
wrapped up with a spin recovery training flight for
myself with Mick Moloney in the front seat.
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Many
thanks to all who attended for making the day’s
activities easy.
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David Guzzwell
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DUTY PILOT
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From: Garrett
Russell
Date:
Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 12:22 PM
Subject:
Saturday's report.
To:
cgcmem@mailmanlist.net.au
Great
report on what turned out to be a surprisingly good
day.
It
should be noted that the retrieve crew also included
Tony Sorensen, continuing his duty as Friday’s duty
instructor.
Kevin
Rodda was appointed to hold the fort back at the
airfield while the rest of the team was absent (and
I must add how good it was afterwards to see the
ES-KA-6 sister ships sharing thermals in the
afternoon’s superb soaring sky)
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Garrett Russell
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