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

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Clare Averill Skylark IIIB.
Colin Handley Clipped wing Cub (Tug), Sweitzer 1-26
Harold Elliot LS-3. Slingsby Swallow.
Bruce Howard Grob 109, Salto.
Andy Smith Discus, Ask 14 (Moterglider).
Don Hauser Grunau IV, Slingsby Swallow.
Doug Anderson Sportster (Old timer) flew like a glider.
Geoff Hearn Grunau Baby (1/4 scale)
October '95 - This Victorian Slope Championships at Mt. Hollowback, Ballarat, was the last where
the event was a combination of Aerobatics and Pylon, and in future pylon events models flew ONE
at a time (F3F) because of the increased value of modern models!
Yet another article unashamedly removed from LSF Newsletter No. 2 of 1995/96, and included
because the author is a well practised and renowned Contest Director of Jerilderie and Nationals
contests fame, is female, and tells a nice story!!!
A BIRDS EYE VIEW
Sometimes I sit, sometimes I sit and think, sometimes I sit and study and sometimes I sit in a
paddock full of sheep and watch planes go round and round and round.
about the October long-weekend. NEMAC and QFS co-organised an F3B comp in Armidale. And
so off we toddle after putting Rikky dog and Tiny puss into the happy holiday home.
The field was the same as always – full of sheepy poo and sheepies, and big and flat. Civilisation
had encroached however, joy oh joy there was a loo on he field. For those of you trying to convince
your partner-in-life to come to a flying comp take my advice – having a loo on the field is a BIG
PLUS (PS. they’ll have loos on the field at the Expo too).
Dave Morgan, the local glider nut did a fabulous job organising lunches, good weather, drinks,
Saturday dinner, cut price rates at the caravan park, etc. I still can’t work it out though – all Dave
did all weekend was complain about the bad weather. For us from the nether regions of the Blue
Mountains the weather was great and certainly nothing to complain about and warm too (though I
think the Queenslanders might disagree about the WARM bit).
Temps all weekend were about 18-20c, a steady little breeze and sunny enough to ensure that the
sun got in your eyes in speed and distance and that we got a little sunburnt despite the blackout.
What happened – well many things”
The abovementioned Dave Morgan did the bonding with the son-in-law and father to be bit
with David Vels who came down from Queensland (it was sooo cute)),
David discovered that sometimes prawns can make you a teensy bit sick., but that Anzac
bikkies don’t (I still have to send you the recipe David),
4 came down from Queensland (and some of them went home with a headache.....),
David was the only local Armidalian,
4 came from the Sydney region,
Charlie Smith (ACT) forgot which weekend it was and so didn’t turn up,
we discovered that Armidale hamburgers and sandwiches are huge and too much for lunch,
and MOST notable – John Haren DIDN’T LAND IN A TREE – would have to be the first
comp in ages that I’ve been to that he hasn’t.
John was in fine form all weekend. You know he has the most amazing telepathic connection with