VGC News/Newsletters - Lakes Gliding Club

After the rally the T31 was flown from Lasham to Keevil, adistance of 78km, by Ray Whittaker and Julian Ben-David.They could have gone further but were too cold even though,on the ground, it was a hot, summer's day. (Is this the longestcross-col/nil)' that a T31 has done? Ed)Our thanks go to the Lasham members for their hospitality(and to Ray Whi/laker for arranging the rally) and we hopefor better weather and a massive turnout next year for the 50thBirthday Rally for the Olympia which will be held atLasham from 24 May to 1 June inclusive and all Meise variantsare welcome. Ray Whittaker.SLINGSBY WEEK, YORKSHIRE GLIDINGCLUB, AUGUST 24 - 31.Those who attended, for all or some part of the week, arelisted below:Slingsby GlidersT6 Kite IT6 J(jte 1T6 Kite IT8 Cadet TX Mk2TI2 Gull IT21 SedburghT31T34 SkyT41 Skylark 2T4S Swall'owTSO Skylark 4TSl Dart ISOther DesignsNord 2000HarbingerScud 3K-6ECirrusASW 15MosquitoNimbus 2Bob BoydPeter Underwood & familyMike and Tony MaufeJohn BrooksTony SmallwoodYGC SyndicateNeil ScullyPeter TeagleBrian GriffinYGC SyndicateChris DearmanB. Owens/John Gamage.Barry SmithBob Sharman, Austen Wood, GeoffHarrison.Ted HullJim HillChris HughesMike BeanGeorge DayIan DunkleyIan King, Mike Hodgson, Peter Woodcock and Geoff Moorealso appeared during the week.As usual, bottles of wine were given as prizes for pointsscored on a handicap system - one for .distance or duration,another for gain of height.The Chairman of the YGC, Jim Hill, presided at briefingeach morning.Sat 24th Arrival Day. Some hill soaring at 400 to 600ftwas just possible by late afternoon in the T2~ in which thelongest flight was by Tony and Mike Maufe, (23 mins). ChrisDearman also ftew in his Skylark 4Sun 25th Good cumulus but some with very strong, roughthermals and showers. Chris Dearman won the most points forhis 160 km distance and the longest flights were by NeilScully and Bob Sharman, 2hrs SO mins, in the T31, foHowedby Tony Maufe, 2hrs 41 mins in the Kirby Kite. This was thebest soaring day of the week and 22 hours were flown byvintage gliders.Monday 26th Two flights only, Brian Griffin doing 26mins in the rain in his Skylark 2.Tuesday 27th Strong S.E. wind. No vintage flying.Wednesday 28th Four flights only, the longest being byBarry Smith in the Swallow - 27 mins from a tow to SOOOft!Thursday 29th At briefing a special prize was given toJohn Brooks for his accurate and immaculately restored CadetTX Mk2 (Tutor). No flying, with heavy rain in the afternoonwhen a visit was made to the Europa light aircraft factory atKirbymoorside.Friday 30th Weather was still poor. There were three aerotowswith the longest flight by Bob Boyd in his Kite. Sixgliders took part in a spot landing competition from winchlaunches which was won by Bob Boyd at Sft 9in - afterde.p10lishing the marker. Mike Wood actually landed on themarker but, as a professional, he was disqualified!Saturday 31st Good soaring weather again. A task wasset, Sutton Bank - Pocklington - Harrogate. The only one toachieve this was Chris Dearman, but everyone else had somegood local soaring and Ted Hull had by far the longest flight atIhI' 49 mins in his Scud 3, its only appearance at the rally.Our thanks go again to the Yorkshire Gliding Club for theirhospitality and to Jim Hill for his briefings.Mike MaufeTHE 2ND INTERNATIONAL LUIGI TEICHFUSSVINTAGE GLIDER RALLY28th June to 7th July 1996This was the second Luigi Teichfuss Commemorative Rallyand Italian National Vintage Glider Rally. The first one hadbeen held two years ago at the same site. 80th these rallieswere organised primarily by our members, Vincenzo Pedrielliand Frederic Fischer, who are aeromodellers, and by AntonioCarlo Zorzolli. Excellent organisation was achieved by theClub Aero Pavullo, the members of which could not havetried harder to make the rally the great success it was.Antonio Carlo Zorzoli who gave the daily briefings atPavullo, and much //lore besides. Photo Chris Wills.6