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Forthcoming Events<br />
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Proposed Airspace Changes<br />
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Flying in Slovenia<br />
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<strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Airsports</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
<strong>Latest</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
Issue 62, January 2009<br />
New Hangarge Rates<br />
Page 3<br />
SAC Celebrities<br />
Page 4<br />
Video Contest<br />
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Contents<br />
Forthcoming Events<br />
Annual Lads Hanggliding Trip to Lanzarote: 29th January - 5th February 2009<br />
The usual deal. Leave the bleak <strong>Scottish</strong> winter behind for sun, thermals and glorious conditions for hang gliding. 2<br />
weeks on Thursday, so don’t hang around if you haven’t got your tickets yet.<br />
Proposed Airspace Changes<br />
Take the Mick out of the Irish<br />
Page 5<br />
Epic Lanzarote Flying<br />
Page 5<br />
The National Air Traffic Service has sent out the following letter to interested parties about their plan to change some<br />
of the airspace near Thornhill from Category E to D (i.e. from “you can fly in it” to “you can’t fly in it without ATC permission”)<br />
<strong>Latest</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
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Flying in Slovenia<br />
XTC Paragliding are running Hang Gliding trips to Slovenia this year. Here’s what they say:<br />
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From Sue:<br />
For 2009, the new rates are as follows:<br />
New Hangarage Rates<br />
<strong>Airsports</strong> <strong>Club</strong> membership - increased from £60 to £80 a year<br />
covers use of airfield and facilities and free landings, but not hangarage for one year.<br />
Airfield daily member - no change at £10 a day<br />
covers use of the airfield and facilities (but not hangarage)for a single day use for non-<strong>Airsports</strong> <strong>Club</strong> members. It is a<br />
daily fee for anyone who wishes to drive in and rig their hang glider , microlight, FLPA,paraglider, or paramotor.<br />
Single landing fee - no change at £5<br />
applies all to non-members (PPR is necessary)<br />
<strong>Airsports</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Associate yearly member - increased from £10 to £20<br />
open to anyone interested in the activities of the sports club - may attend events in a non-flying capacity and receive<br />
newsletters.<br />
Hangarage yearly rates:<br />
Hang glider wing in bag - increased from £60 to £80<br />
FLPA - increased from £60 to £80<br />
Rigged flexwing microlight - increased from £790 new hangar / £740 old hangar to £960 new hangar /<br />
£790 old hangar<br />
De rigged flexwiing - increased from £395 new hangar / £370 old hangar to £480 new hangar / £395<br />
old hangar<br />
De rigged fixed wing microlight - depends on size<br />
All microlights must be on sturdy and easily moveable trolleys.<br />
No trailers.<br />
All those who wish to fly from and use the Thornhill Airfield Facilities must be members of the <strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Airsports</strong> <strong>Club</strong>.<br />
The membership year runs from the 1st February each year and all fees due, including hangarage are payable to the<br />
ʻ<strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Airsports</strong> <strong>Club</strong> ʼ in advance by the 1st February 2009. For any hangarage or membership queries, please<br />
contact Sue Ellcome on 01786 870262 or ellcome@yahoo.co.uk<br />
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From Sue:<br />
<strong>Latest</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
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SAC Celebrities<br />
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http://www.veoh.com/videos/v17061807ZxXDwmjP<br />
<strong>Latest</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
<strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Airsports</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
Video Contest<br />
David Aldrich takes the Acer Aspire One Netbook hang gliding at Andy Jackson Flight Park, San Bernardino, CA, USA.<br />
I’m not sure what he’s actually doing with the laptop in mid-flight. Possibly reading the latest edition of the <strong>Scottish</strong><br />
<strong>Airsports</strong> <strong>News</strong>letter? If you fancy putting together your own entry, you’ve got until 20th January. Enter at<br />
http://WantOneContest.com<br />
Take the Mick out of the Irish<br />
...before they do it to us - time for a pre-emptive strike! The following is from Colin Fargher at Skywings.<br />
Epic Lanzarote Flying<br />
It seems that Henry Blackshaw and his chums have been getting some epic flying in Lanzarote this Christmas.<br />
First of all Henry and co found themselves on Famara in wave at 5000 feet on 27th December at sunset. Oh and if<br />
any airport officials start asking questions, then it was only 3000 feet, OK?<br />
The on 8th January, Tom Weissenberger, who’s the only person ever to have flown from Lanzarote to Fuerteventura,<br />
managed to fly from Famara to the top end of the island and then on to the very bottom end of the island - 82km in<br />
just under 4 hours.<br />
See the details here: http://xc.dhv.de/xc/modules.php?name=leonardo&op=show_flight&flightID=66557<br />
Nice one Tom!<br />
There’s a hang glider in this picture - can you see it? (In<br />
the blue sky near the edge of the wave cloud about ¼ of<br />
the way down and 1/3 of the way across from the left-hand<br />
edge)<br />
<strong>Scottish</strong> <strong>Airsports</strong> <strong>Club</strong>, Easter Poldar Farm, Thornhill, Stirling, FK8 3QT<br />
www.scottishairsports.co.uk<br />
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