Sailplane & Gliding 1966 - Lakes Gliding Club

home, their story worked out to describe
their heroic battle against impossible
odds and how they would have got
it if only . . . but you've heard them
yourself.
And then, at the top of the scale, the
pundits - pretending not to care, of
course, are streaking nonchalantly. in
ever lengthening legs across the land
dreaming of Gold distances while they
pretend to us lower mortals, they only
intended to go to Stokenchurcb in tlie
first place. Far be it from me to disclose
how far that is and anyway you can
look it up on the map. Suffice to say
that Gold distances have so far eluded
them all.
The new collectors' pot is hanging in
the bar waiting for the first member
from the Swindon Club who cares to
come and collect it. Not that we intend
him to keep it for long. And if you want
any more news, the best way is to
declare Booker as a goal and come and
see for yourself. R. M. W.
SERVICE NEWS
BANNERDOWN
TT is doubtful whether farmers around
~ these parts are any different from any
others, but locally they are never satisfied
with the weather and neither are
gliding types! Just as launch rate varies
(inversely!) with temperature, weather
requirements vary with site; when we are
about to batten down the cry is "Get
out the bunjy~ at the Mynd.
Speaking personally, your sClibe is
sorry that S. & G. can DO longer print
club personal pars; "naming names" is
a guarantee of circulation and of survival
for example of local newspapers.
Personal achievement is the best form
of publicity for movement and club
alike, so here's to our achievers this
month which includes you all on account
of the record 130 launches on 4th June,
of which 123 were circuits.
In League 2 Phil Hutchings flew
locally for 5 hrs. 41 minutes on 18th
June and in League I George Lee
attempted a 300 km. triangle which
somehow gave him a 365 km. "diabolo",
three turning points, no "leg", 7 hours
410
odd in the air, and corns. There was
also an occasion when the Danielsl
Willson hot ship rolled out for a 100 km.
record but without luck this time. But
the big story is C.F.r. Tug WiIlson's near
miss in the Western Regionals. After
finishing in front on two days and
second, third and fourth on the remaining
three he lost first spot on account of
a low score on day four. And this after
"winning" two QO contest days as well!
Recently we lost the s.ervices of
"Mac" Macintyre and D. Coilins as instructors
and welcome the present
Bicester course on which, as we go to
press, three of .our aspirants are sporting
themselves - Bruce Coutts, George Lee
and Bob McGinn.
Thinking back to the instructors
away on course coping with the new
syllabus prompts us to remind post-solo
graduates up to 20 hours that they must
not regard it as infra dig to go back
to the Barge from time to time for
advanced instruction. No one knows it
all and the mark of a good gliding type
is his wilIing.ness to learn. All our archangels
would give a lot for expeTience in
daily sea breeze effects, mountain flying,
rotor flow, wave flying and Texan "fermals".
and graduates should be equally
anxious to progress with repeated instruction
and practice in cross winds,
aero-tows, turbulence, spin recovery,
thermal soaring, instrument flying, field
landings, difficult situations, use of calculators
et al. P. H.
FENLAND
A
UGUST is a busv month for us at
Fenland. Starting' with two soaring
weeks. then an ab initio week, and
finally DO less than six of our members
are representing their Commands in the
R.A.F. Inter-Comrnand Championships
on the 22nd August.
Due to postings, two changes of personnel
have taken place. "Mac" McMillan
takes over as Secretary from John
O'Dwyer Russell, thank you John, and
on his arrival at Fenland, Geoff BarreIl
is able to relieve the C.F.I. of the
·'Treasury".
New equipment is expected very soon
in the shape of a Bocian in exchange for
a T-21 and a Ka-6E for OUT current
Ka-6cR.