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

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out that while the proposal was madeunder the guise of a safety measure. itwould actually decrease safety by forcingmany aircraft out of the higheraltitudes down to the already well-populatedlower airways.The frequency with which Odessa,Texas, has been the start of successfulworld records flights, I am sure. mustmake many soaring pilots feel tbat onlya few days' visit there any summer, withanything better than a Primary, will producea bag full of Diamonds, at least.But alas, in the words of the popularsong, "It Ain't Necessarily So". Odessaconditions in the summer are doubtlessvery good by British standards, but youcan't just go out and break a record anyold day. I suppose the chance of havinga 500-km. day in Britain must be aboutI : 75 in the summer, while it is probably1: lOin Odessa. But sometimes a lot ofsuccessive tens of days pass without havingthe longed-for "one". As an example,I trailered out from California to the1959 soaring camp at Odessa. needingonly the Distance Diamond. Sixty-seven'cross-country flights were made during thetwo-week period by various pilots. and theaverage distance was 151 miles. The onlyreal good distance flight was one of367 miles" made by Harland Ross, whowisely saw there was not much use startingfrom Odessa, and took a 100-miletow west, to the mountains, before startinghis flight. The best I could do was160 miles to a town called Muleshoe,Texas-about the last place I wantedto see that day. It was 3,000 miles oftrailering befor,e I got home, without aglimpse of a Diamond. That year, Marfa.at the edge of the mountains. about 150miles south-west of Odessa would havebeen a better starting-point. But thenthis year, while records were being setfrom Odessa, the Marfa soaring campwas having spotty, and definitely notrecord, conditions.HARNER SELVIOGEHE Soaring Society of America isT being guided by a new president in1965, John D. Ryan, who was theNational Champion in 1962_ He succeedsWilliam S. lvans who served for twoterms.The 1965 V.S. National SoaringChampionships have been scheduled for29th June to 8th July at Adrian, Michi-86gan, 70 miles south-west of Detroit and33 miles north-west of Toledo. The terrain,weather and a record number ofentries are expected to make for a verykeen competition.No accurate figures for overall soaringactivity in the V.S. have been compiledfor 1964. but some statistics on thenumber of badges earned through 10thNovember will give some indication ofthe level of activity. Badges completednumbered 10 Diamond, 28 Gold and 125Silver.Wave soaring is becoming more popularas new locations for this activityare explored and developed. At leastseven sites turned out over nine flightsthat exceeded 30,000 feet and another25 or more that exceeded 20,000 feel InWashington State, conical Mt. Ranier,14,400 feet high, has produced waveflights to just over 30,000 feet.One-design interest has been heightenedby revitalisation of the 1-26 Association,which specialises in promotingactivity with 4O-foot span SchweizerI-26's. Over 250 of these sailplanes havebeen manufactured by Schweizer. manyof which were kits completed by homebuilders. Owners, and pilots flying themfor hire, vie for a point championshipand for honours at various regattas heldthroughout the year.There were 30 I-26's entered at thetenth Annual 1-26 Regatta at Elmira,N.Y., and the Association has nowre!istered 18 "Flights", groups of threeor more 1-26 pilots. A growing esprit decorps indicates that 1-26 activity willbecome even more significant in thefuture.LLOYD LICHERWEST GERMANYSTATISTICS for 1964 were given atthe annual conference of the GlidingCommission on 7th-8th November bySelf Kunz. There were 25,000 gliderpilots with 2,500 sailplanes, and 190,000hours were flown from 700,000 launches.Cross-couotry flights totalled 650,000 km.(404,000 miles). Plying instructors numbered1,750, and workshop leaders1,000.In the' decentralized national contest,Reinhold Stuhr, of Bissingen, won with2,501.6 PQints, followed by Rudolph
Lindner, of Teek, with 2,434.2. - Aerokurier.pay 100 NF (about £7 7s.) fine for "entrywithout customs dedaration".-AerosporL.Westfly acrossGermanthe fwntiersailplaneintopilotsFrancewho'mustFIBREGLASS_SAIl.PLANE,-The productionversion of this machine (describedin SAlLPl,ANE & GLIDING for Feb., 1964,p. 25), now. called tibeJle,. has bad .itsfirst test ,flights. Its termJnal VelocItywith brakes out was 235 km.lh. (127 kL).Spinning trials with e.g. at 49'}~ chord,"o.k,". Flutter trials to 250 km./h.(135 kt.), no troubles. Brakies move easilyout and in at all speeds; no vibration.Minimum sink, between 50 and 60 cm)sec. Cl ft. 8 in.-2 ft.); Dipl.-Ing. zacherwill undertake accurate measurementslater. EUGEN HANLEINDEX TO ADVERTISERSAberdeen Glidinll Club 87Air TOllr~ng S~10P 67Air Westward Limited 26Alkcrlon }louse JBeagle Aircraft Limited 32Bristol Gliding Club 87Briti,h Avialion Ill.u~.nce Co. Lld. 70British Gliding Association 78Cambridge University Gliding Club 87Coventry Glid rg Club 48Jonathan Capc Limited 72Ciba (A.R.L.l Limited Bad; CoverClassified Advertising 62-63Peter Clillord Aviation Limited 27Colm-Slater Instrument Co. Ltd. 25Thorm. Cook & Son Limited 4Cornish Gliding Club 81Crossfell Variometers 84Derby and Lancashire Gliding Club 8'Devon and SomenCl Gliding ClubGliderwork8866Ha illS and Dorset Ca.r:avanl Service LuL 3'1rving Airehute of Gt. Britain Ltd. 36Kent Gliding Club Inside Back CoverLasham Gliding Centre 88London Gliding Club 88Midland GUd,ing ClubNorco Engincp.r ng, LimitedInsde Back Cover72Proops Bros. Limited :8PyC Telecommunications LimitedRUbery Owen & Co. Limited2414Sailplane and Gliding 51Schempp.Hirth K.G. 47Sco'tish Gliding Union Tnside Back Caver~1~c11 Mex &. B-.P. Limited Ieside Front Coverllng.sby Sailplanes Limited 2Soarlng Ins.truments 17Solicitors' ,Law Stationery Society Ltd. 22Southdown Aero Services 44~PCCQwc:11 Sailplanes 54fhrrcy Car &. Caravan Co. Limited 63crmal Equipment Limited 2IThompson-Voxey Limited 16~hree Counties Aero Club Ltd. J3V·g· Aircraft Limited 17IN . Aircraft Limited , 82Y est ~3les Grding Associatioil Ins·d.e Back CoverOr k s~lIre Gliding Ciub In.ido Back Cove'rAberdeen Gliding ClubLitterty,4 miles H.E. Turriff, AberdeenshireWhy not a Gliding Holiday?This club has successfu'ny held gliding holidays for thepast 11 ·ye.rs end' once eglin oU.r courses du,inQi July.August and Septembor. Side by side Iype Iwo so"or.Good thermal and wave site.Comfortable country holel accommodarion withex,c,~H.nl catering. AU·in chuge 17 gns'. per week.For dotails write 10 :-W. K. KI RK. Cours. Seaet.ry,53 BI"II.side Avenu., AberdeenBristol Gliding ClubNYMPSFlELD. GLOUCESTERWo oU8I eJCcellenl thormal, hill and wave sOIring at asit. on the ....stetn edge of the Cotswolds. Near SlroudFle,tinchtde$ Skylark 11, Olympia, Swanow, Pr.fod andDual Tr.ining Machines. Aerotowing available.Comfort.ble Clu.bhouse, fjrst~ct.ss c.."teen. Bunkhousoend Ba"Summer GlidinQ Holidays for .b·jn~tio Non-Members.Write 10: BRISTOL GLIDING CLUBNYMP5FIELD, Nr. STONEHOUSE, GLOS.r."'phono ULEY 3421965 COURSESCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITYGUDING CLUBMa"hII11's Aorodrome, Combridgo.Training ill K7 or oth., high ,p...formenc.e twO--Jut.r.Solo flying in S..allow, Olympia, 2b and Skylark 2.ALL LAUNCHES BY AERo-TOW16, gns. per week. not including accommodation.Details. Course Secretary, 30 Cadenza CaravanSite. Teversham, Cambridgo.,DO YOUR tOUDINtO ON 'fHE (ORNISH RIVIERATHE CORNISH GLIDING CLUBOlfo" cc uno. botween ,Jrd MAY .nd 13th SEPTEMBERon its magnificent coaslal Cliff Soaring Silein Ihe hMrt of this fa.m.d ho1iday ....B.G.A. C.tegorised I,,-,Ir"!ttqrs2i milO'S of golden un.dl, 'h. belt lurf b..lhing budies:in Ihe country - and all the usual holida.,. i!lmenilies.Visitors always very welcomeIdeal for familios a.nd friendsApply: D. BOLTON,SPINDLE conAGE, TRISP,EN,NR. TRURO. CORNWALL
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SA LP A&GLIDIGFebruary - March 1965
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SAILPLANE& GLIDINGOFFICIAL ORGAN OF
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1965 WORLD G,LIDINGCHAMPIONSHIPSHE
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FRED SLINGSBY'S RETIREMENTANY are t
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D-34(o)D·36Polyt 3Kria7
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dead into sun, and the haze made VI
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its normal position lies very near
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well that you should understand how
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TESTING A SOVIET DISCOPLANEBy V. IV
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cursed. The designer looked despond
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SECOND NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPSHOO
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•Official rest day.three pilots a
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1965 COURSES AT LASHAMHE 196'5 cour
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LEE WAVE uGEN" FOR AEROPLANE PILOTS
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of the Sheffield gale. The other is
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IT wasn't just having to get used t
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change, my man," I sa.id grandly, a
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outes. It's all a snare and a delus
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electrical horizons 'have complete
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Finally, the turn-and-slip indicato
Page 41 and 42: 1964 KRONFELD ART EXHIBITION AND196
Page 43 and 44: Loi61U ;nOrder Pi/or Points 1964 Or
Page 45 and 46: RHODESIA'S FIRST 500 KILOMETERSBy E
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Page 49 and 50: JIy30-40506"0 70 8"0 9"0I I I I, eq
Page 51 and 52: BRITISH GLIDING ASSOCIATION NEWSCHI
Page 53 and 54: wings ar~ lewel. If you can do this
Page 55 and 56: T" T I G" I. 1.111 Y 11 74'0THEKRON
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Page 59 and 60: about 3,000 feet, at which altitude
Page 61 and 62: TRUE FLIGHT-A FABLEBy M. BIRDOOKING
Page 63 and 64: iBOOK REVIEW•Great Flights and Ai
Page 65 and 66: will go on into the foreseeable fut
Page 67 and 68: I feel that the home-made winch wil
Page 69 and 70: FOR SALE (contd.)T.3IB, C. of A. fr
Page 71 and 72: BLACKPOOL AND FYLDEP"e.~enratioll o
Page 73 and 74: which we had from the Shaw Slingsby
Page 75 and 76: able piece ef Club equipment was bu
Page 77 and 78: And still he wasn't satisfied, this
Page 79 and 80: As usual, Lasham continues to opera
Page 81 and 82: to his usual standard. The surprise
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Page 85 and 86: CHEVIOTS (Acklington)SINCE our last
Page 87 and 88: a gliding record. He made his first
Page 89 and 90: The Boomerang.from a light-weight a
Page 91: The Club's order for a Ka-6 waschan
Page 95 and 96: A Gliding Holiday io Kentwith the K
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