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Volume 8 No 3 Jun 1957.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

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A.S.l. ,out of action" but Alan told me thathe found it quite easy to fly by feel andsound only as apparently the lift was quitesmooth. The maximum height gained was11,400 fe but unfortWlately he hadn't abarograph 4lld so his gain of height of10,600 ft. cannot be confirmed for hisGold C.The other flights were by Ian. Paul, whotook the Kite Il to 5,600 ft. during aI hr.5Q' min. flight, Andy Coulson who waslaunched at 3.39 for what turned out to be athree hour flight during which he wanderedover the countryside and finally ended upo,er Woolsington airport before he returnedto Usworth. Doug Collinson alsogot into the duration stakes, by staying up inthe Olympia for I} hours.SATURDAY, 20TH APRIL -There were only two f1i~hts wOithy ofnote" one by Leo Cullinan and MalcolmSanderson in the T21 who reached 4,000 ft.and were airborne for 68 mins. and DougCollinson again in the Olympia who stayedup for I! hours. 'EASTER SUNDAYThis was the most miserable day we'vehad for quite a while and as there wasnothing but rain (in spite of the T.. V.weather man's prophecy) there was noflying at all.PERKINSILAC.T is only a few months since we threatened<strong>Club</strong> News with talk of barographs andother wonders. This Was airy.fairy andlight-hearted and then we wouldn't haveknown a barograph from an isobar.Relentlessly our <strong>Club</strong> progresses. Th

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