THE HISTORY OF V.A.R.M.S The Annual Diary 1990 - 2009

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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS (To quickly access a topic, hold CTRL and click on desired item) TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................2 1990 - 91 .....................................................................................................................4 Scale Gliders at the Bendigo Nationals ..........................................................6 The Flight Of The U-2........................................................................................8 1991 - 92 ...................................................................................................................10 The Flight Of The U-2 – 2 ND Stanza ...............................................................10 A Tribute To John Vanderwolfe .....................................................................12 1992 - 93 ...................................................................................................................13 Aspectivity Visits – Stan Mason (VARMS 36) ............................................13 Aspectivity Visits –Peter Mather (VARMS 6)..............................................13 Special Mention: The THIRD and possibly LAST flight of the U-2..............17 1993 - 94 ...................................................................................................................19 The 8 th & Last EXPO .......................................................................................21 A Tribute To Martin Briggs by Charlie Lambeth...........................................22 1994 - 95 ...................................................................................................................23 A Tribute to Stan Mason by Ralph Learmont ...............................................23 The R. C. G. A..................................................................................................25 1995 - 96 ...................................................................................................................30 1996 - 97 ...................................................................................................................39 1997 - 98 ...................................................................................................................43 The U-2 - A Postscript ....................................................................................43 FAI & ASAC .....................................................................................................45 1998 - 99 ...................................................................................................................48 1995 - 1998 LSF (USA) Nationals Nostalgia Sailplane Event Rules............49 1999 - 2000 ...............................................................................................................54 General Club Rules - Brigg's Field (15/8/99) .............................................55 Powered Flight Operations ............................................................................56 Glider Solo Rating...........................................................................................57 Power Solo Rating (Including Electric) .........................................................57 2000 - 01 ...................................................................................................................58 2001 - 02 ...................................................................................................................67 2002 - 03 ...................................................................................................................70 Bronze Wings for GLIDERS (2 May 2005).............................................71 Gold Wings for GLIDERS (2 May 2005)................................................71 2003 - 04 ...................................................................................................................74 Opening Of State Field – Darraweit Guim.....................................................76 2004 – 05 ..................................................................................................................81 A World Championship for Australia & VARMS...........................................82 AspectivitEE in Colour ...................................................................................84 The death of “The Tree” at Camperdown .....................................................85 JERILDERIE – Scale - 2005 ............................................................................85 THE DEMISE OF THE “VARMS Membership Number”................................91
3 2005 – 6 ....................................................................................................................92 2006 – 7 ..................................................................................................................101 A 2 nd World Championship for Australia & VARMS...................................103 Aerotowing. A "How To Get Started" guide.............................................105 LANDINGS YOU CAN WALK AWAY FROM.................................................109 2007 – 8 ..................................................................................................................123 The DLG.........................................................................................................124 VARMS to CELEBRATE 40 TH ANNIVERSARY ...........................................128 How High Is My Glider?................................................................................129 VARMS 40 th ANNIVERSARY.........................................................................132 2008 – 9 ..................................................................................................................142 THE END .........................................................................................................................143
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Page 27 and 28: 27 BEFORE JERILDERIE Once our team
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Page 31 and 32: 31 Harold Elliot. Sunday dawned wit
Page 33 and 34: 33 his plane. Would you believe tha
Page 35 and 36: 35 Airborne 140 of February 1996 in
Page 37 and 38: 37 a 4 wheel drive vehicle which ha
Page 39 and 40: 1996 - 97 The Committee President T
Page 41 and 42: 41 LAUNCH HEIGHT As the general str
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Page 49 and 50: 49 13 December 1998 - Inaugural "No
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53 this area. The Council is curren
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55 G 1. G 2. G 3. G 4. G 5. G 6. G
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Glider Solo Rating. (a) Situational
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59 much of the tail's effects are d
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61 Chris Williams (Noted English Sc
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63 27 - 28 January 2001 - Camperdow
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65 contest of piloting skills. What
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67 2001 - 02 The Committee Presiden
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69 Aspectivity 344, May '02 reflect
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71 Bronze Wings for GLIDERS (2 May
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73 Knut Neuman Discus Denis Hippers
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75 everything we needed with male a
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77 model friends has never seen the
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79 the size of Camperdown and gener
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83 September 2004 - The minutes of
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85 November 2004, Aspectivity No 37
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87 Safety considerations. Power and
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90 Tim Lennon - should not focus on
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92 2005 - 6 The Committee President
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94 Aspectivity 384/Dec.’05 report
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We were recently asked what our pas
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98 the contest. All ballast must be
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100 June Aspectivity 389 reflected
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102 association of radio model soar
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106 3. Try not to let the glider ge
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108 Tug tow hook can be anywhere wi
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110 to the front of the queue and t
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112 3. Greaser: No description requ
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... and even more scale happenings
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116 It is with great sadness that w
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118 H.L.G. (Hand Launched Glider) T
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120 Jeez it looked good in the air.
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122 ... and from the June Aspectivi
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... and of course the following sca
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126 The Dance of the DLG!!
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128 ..... a typical December Twi-fl
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130 Gauge View of plane through Gau
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132 VARMS 40 th ANNIVERSARY AN INVI
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