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OK, a little
"cheating" was involved here ... the poster
actually says Eskys!
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From: Robert
Hainsworth
Date:
Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 7:00 PM
Subject:
Australia Day Monday
To:
cgcmem@mailmanlist.net.au
A
small but select group gathered first thing and DI 'ed
the Blaniik and IS28, took them down to 12 for the
day. Rupert Perry with 2 friends, Peter Krenskie and
Julianto Gunarno, Charles Hoch, Bob Hainsworth, Shane
Tuck, John Nestor with Anne, and Ken Mitchell. Barry
McCarthy as L2, John Knox as Tuggy and Tony Sorensen
with 2 hats. Soon joined by Neil Schaefer and Lisa
Schaefer, whose first task for the day was to join the
club and GFA. Obviously her family/friends flight with
Neil last week was not too traumatic and she has
caught the gliding bug.
Barry
and Rupert took the IS28 for the first flight of the
day for 20 minutes, the Blanik followed down to 12
after Bob completed the DI with Shane shadowing him
around the aircraft. John Nestor and Shane took the
Blanik for short solo flights while Ken and Tony
continued Ken's conversion to the IS 28. Charles and
Bob then jumped into the IS28 and managed to find some
lift, though the strong wind forced them to leave a
good thermal to head back upwind, the flight of the
day was their flight of 27 minutes. Rupert almost
matched that with 26 minutes, taking his friend
Julianto in the Blanik, Bob and Charles had another go
but only managed 19 minutes. Barry took Lisa for a
couple of flights in the Blanik, they say you should
never attempt to teach your own wife to drive, I
suppose with flying that is even more true.
Neil
Schaefer took 2 flights with Ken for simulated cable
breaks in the IS 28, after which Ken was signed off on
the aircraft, well done Ken.
Rupert's
friend Peter never got a flight, but appeared to enjoy
his day at the field. He probably would have flown,
but we had a problem with a flat tail wheel on the tug
which required a wheel change and cost us some time,
thanks to Speedy who did most of the work changing the
wheel.
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Bob Hainsworth
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