Gliding in Canada
Today I went gliding at Cu Nim Gliding Club, near Black Diamond. I helped around the launchpoint in the morning, then in the afternoon was offered a flight at club rates on a reciprocal arrangement, which was very cheap. The thermals were quite weak and the vario uncompensated, but I managed to keep the glider in the air for about half an hour. Unfortunately, I sort of botched the roundout, so I had the spoilers closed on me just as I was about to touch down, which resulted in a long float down the field...
Me + Blanik + Phil (instructor) = longest flight of the day!
The tailwheel tire (sic!) went flat as I was just about to take off, so we spent half an hour or so getting a new one fitted.
One of my tasks was filling in the gopher holes in the runway. I used this little tricycle to get from gopher hole to gopher hole. It was very unstable and could tip over very quickly, but in a straight line it was a lot faster than the quad, which served as the main retrieve vehicle.
A good day out.
Me + Blanik + Phil (instructor) = longest flight of the day!
The tailwheel tire (sic!) went flat as I was just about to take off, so we spent half an hour or so getting a new one fitted.
One of my tasks was filling in the gopher holes in the runway. I used this little tricycle to get from gopher hole to gopher hole. It was very unstable and could tip over very quickly, but in a straight line it was a lot faster than the quad, which served as the main retrieve vehicle.
A good day out.
posted by Colin at
3:58 pm
3 Comments:
Hey, what a great day you must have had at the Gliding Club. How did you get it fixed up?
All's fine here, David and I cycled to town yesterday, his bike is now in for a service. He then gave me some very welcome muscle power in the garden with a bit of leaf sweeping and autumn tidying and then proceeded to beat me at German Whist in the evening! He will be glad to escape to car club today. I am off to golf later, last of the mild weather before it turns much colder and wetter. Take care. xxxxxxx
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Anonymous, At
14 October 2007 at 02:41
Trust you to get some gliding done when you are supposed to be in Canada for the winter season!!
Sounds like a really interesting day...
Only another 220 days left of "Canada Time" - dead jealous!! Such a shame that Gap Years weren't invented when I was a student!
It's fairly pleasant here in California but my jet-lag avoidance is failing completely. Up at 4 today.... grrr!
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Anonymous, At
14 October 2007 at 06:47
Hey, I think those tyres are too big for the tailwheel of that tug. - JSD
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16 October 2007 at 19:22
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