Volume 16 No 1 Feb 1965.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

The Club's order for a Ka-6 waschanged to a Ka-8, and delivery is expectedin Al?ril nex.t, with olive-greenfuselage and Ivory wmgs.The use of our present ground-controlradio, between t.ake-off point and towcar.is discontinued forthwith. It seemstnat the frequency used was illegal, sotwO new radios have been ordered, toconform with the Department's wishes!Our venerable Tutor has been presentedto the Air-Scout Troop in Dun.Laoghairc, to help promote an interestin gliding among the youngsters (shadesof Wally Kahn!). Needless to say, it wasaccepted with greal glee!The possibility of hold,ing a Rally orCompetition at the Curragh next Augustis being investigated. With our own newtug, our new Ka-6, a Kite, and two twoseaters,the New Year should bring sOmeinteresting developments. Meantime,good luck for the New Year to allreaders!e.G.ITALYURIBEL C is a 15-metre tYpe with. Eppler 257 wing section, and 16.2aspect ratio. It nas a V-tail. Emptyweight 205 kg. _(452 lb.); all-up weight315 kg. (694 lb.); max. wing loading22.8 kg./sq.m. (4,67 Ib./sq.ft.). Max.speed in calm air, 200 km./h. (108 kL);in rough air and on tow, 134 km.fh.Best gliding ratio, between 30 and 32at 80-90 km,fh.; sink 2 m./sec. at 100km./h., 2 m./sea. at 130 km./h.Volo a VelaPOLANDTHE death of Marian Gorzelak at theage of 35 is reported. Gorzelakfinished third in the 1956 World Championshipsin France. In 1953 he becamethe 20th pilot in the world to earn allthree Diamonds.Aero RevueSOUTH AFRICAA GLIDING camp is to .be orga.nisedat Odendaalsrus dUring January.The French journal A viasport mentionsthe possibility of getting an Edelweissand a Breguet 904 over there to try fornational records.SPAINAFLYING accident has led to the- death of Julian Sevillano, who tookpart in the 1948 World Championshipsin Switzerland. There he made a spectacularsafe landing, in almost impossibleconditions high up in the Bernina Pass.Aero RevueSWITZERLANDBADGES earned in 1964 up to IlthOctober are: 6 Hejght Diamond, 20Goal Diamond. 22 Gold C and 66 SilverC. Figures for previous year were 10Gold and 60 Silver.Winner of the 1964 DecentralisedCon,test, which closed on 30th September,was Kurt Baumgartner with 78,300points, followeo by Rudolf Seiler(75,125), and Bernhard MUllet (60,420).Swiss Aero RevueUNITED STATESUNLESS he is a careless smoker, the. glider pilot's last won'-y is fire inthe air. However, an unfortunate D.S.pilot set his glider on fire when it becameentangled in high-voltage powerlines while attempting to land. The pilotluckily slipped down a wing to safety,while hastily summoned fire departmentunsuccessfully tried to put out the blazein the suspended aircraft. It was a totalloss.Many pilots in other countries envythe D.S. soaring pij.ot~ bec;lJ,lse of theirrelative freedom fr.om airways and airtraffic restrictions. However, these freedamsseem to be subject to a gradualerosion, and it sometimes takes a lot ofeffort to just stand stilL The V,S.government recently proposed to lowerthe tloor