May 6, 2009
The May issue of “Out of the Blue” is now available. Coming Events… the Hangar Ball, what the committee is working on, planning for the Multiclass in January. “How about 750 on a 650 day”, a riveting read from Craig Vinall. Well done on the 750, too!
March 5, 2009
The March issue of “Out of the Blue”, the club newsletter, is here (PDF, 230 kB). Coming events – Hangar Ball, Music on the Murray, AGM, planning for Multiclass competition. Another of Morgy’s exciting “You should have been there” stories. Thanks Greg!
February 25, 2009
Horsham Week Expeditions members Peter Paine, Greg Jackson (Share LS4) Craig Vinall, (ASG29E) and crew Lesley Snell, John Ridge Friday 6th Arrived at Horsham around 1400 local time, we had planned to arrive earlier and rig the LS4 and ASG29E however we had a small problem with a trailer wheel in Murray Bridge – The …
February 17, 2009
The 42nd tasting of yet another vintage Horsham Week was conducted at the Horsham Aerodrome and Wimmera Lakes Resort from the 7th to 14th February under some of the most severe tasting conditions ever recorded. The competition saw Waikerie Gliding Club ably represented by pilots Craig Vinall, Greg Jackson and Peter Paine assisted by Leslie …
January 14, 2009
by Dion Baker Before Christmas, while I was organising going to Waikerie, I made a bit of a resolution. In the past, I’ve done long flights, and a few cross country flights, including a couple of 300km ones, but I’ve never been one for declaring and claiming badge flights and the like. So, with this …
January 11, 2009
Weather looked much more promising: with a blue sky, much better heating was expected, and bigger task was set. 3 hour AAT, Waikerie – Meribah (20 km circle) – Lake Cullulleraine (20 km circle) – Loxton (10 km circle) – Waikerie. Min distance 270km, point to point 337 km, max distance 412 km. Launching was …
January 11, 2009
Friday 9 Jan 09 – a task was briefed, but when it was time to grid, the sky was overcast and it was cooler than wanted. The task was scrubbed. A few people flew anyway: Pete Paine went around the task, and Dion Baker flew a 50km to Loxton and back. As the overcast thinned …
January 9, 2009
There’s been some difficulty with scoring, but here are the results after four flying days: Aggregate scores up to end 8 Jan 09: Terry Cubley 4000 Haidyn Dunn 3203 Bjorn Rechinger 3179 Nigel Zimmerman 2848 Andrew Horton 2829 Greg Jackson 2759 Craig Vinall 2735 Pete Robbo 2688 Anne Philcox 2193 Day 4 scores, 8 Jan 09 Terry …
January 8, 2009
Day 3 of the SA State Comps was another late start – awaiting the trigger temperature for convection. The AAT task set for the day was Waikerie- Alawoona (25k radius), Notts Well (20Km radius), Kingston Winery (15 k radius) and return to Waikerie, a minimum distance of 130 Km, a scratch distance of 233 Km …
January 6, 2009
The SA State Comps commenced at Waikerie on Saturday 3 January with a non-compulsory practice day, which coincided with the last day of Coaching Week. There are 9 entries – Haidyn Dunn (Pik 20), Craig Vinall (AS G29), Nigel Zimmerman (Astir), Anne Philcox (Libelle), Greg Jackson (LS-4), Terry Cubley (LS-3), Bjorn Rechinger (Discus), Peter Robinson …
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