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Less Dither :: RE: Satadee Flap

Author: al giles
Subject: staying ahead of Huey
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:28 pm (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 1

could be good (cloud and wind strength permitting) but have to get going early - Freeo's 9.30 to 10 and minimal dithering. See yez there,

DD

Less Dither :: Satadee Flap

Author: Darren T
Subject: Satadee Flap
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:58 pm (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 1

Any starters for this Satadee. What time freeos?

"It Was On Like A Train" :: Never write-off the day

Author: adamp
Subject: Never write-off the day
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:12 am (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 0

The southerly change was predicted to arrive wednesday evening so thursday was looking good. The synoptic chart and BOM forecast immediately had me thinking toward flying at Merewether. Memories of flying there filled the mind and suddenly everything was all good. Merewether is the best.

Come morning the 15kt wind was already a perfectly square SE and it wasn't even 8am. 'Will it hold? Please hold'. I dashed out to get gliders and on the return run made the descent through the 'S' bends down Scenic Highway. Through the gum trees the coast came into view and immediately I was hoping the swell was from the ENE because the ships were well and truely aligned in that direction. Five minutes later I was at Dixon Park, it was 9 o'clock and the direction was 10-20 degrees off to the left. 'Bummer', it was going around or so I thought.

It looked like we had been robbed of any southerly and would probably be restricted to a short flight, if any at all. Gliders came together in a flurry in the hope of getting some airtime, any airtime, before it was definitely too late. And what the heck, a 30 second flight to the bombout is infinitely better than never getting the feet off the ground and is well worth the effort and time spent setting-up a glider.

Despite the easterly direction the air was buoyant, really buoyant, and after a negotiating the slight wind shaddow during launch there was much more lift than expected, and smooth as! 'Never write the day off' I thought with a smile. A low run to Merewether was pretty easy and there the lift between the club houses and behind the swimming pools was pumping. From Merewether and with much more altitude Strzeleki was within reach. Laps in this 'off' direction were just the ticket to put a big grin on your face.

This much of a easterly with a hint of nth would prevent easy launching let alone flying but the buoyancy was like halving the weight of you glider. Any lump in the terrain like a row of bushes or small dunes amplified the lift enough to keep you in the air. The halfpipe between Dixon and Merewther was like a cliff line.

By lunchtime there were three Sting 3s parked at Dixon with only one pilot to fly them. Then Harry turned up and took to a liking to the 154. Soon Wayne came along without a glider but he did have a harness in his car so he took it for a fly and said it is really nice. This gave H more than enough time to ride around to Buchanan St and grab his flying gear, he saddled-up, and after a good deal of professional looking soaring and some very nice top landings he had obviously developed a fondness for it. Johnboy prefered to stay with his topless and got heaps of height where ever he went, so did Don in his revamped 13.5. Dan and Tony soared from Strez.

The day finished about 4pm.
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General :: Eileens getting better

Author: JOD
Subject: Eileens getting better
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:07 pm (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 0

A big thank you to all my mates and Eileen's friends for the kind thoughts and flowers. She is doing well and will be home soon.

Thanks to club for the flowers at JH Hospital

Hope to make it to the club party and awards night.

See you then.

JOD

Notice Board :: RE: NHGC XMas Party 20th December 2008

Author: Splint
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:32 pm (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 1

The party will kick off at 6:30pm. Its a casual affair but please let me know if you are coming so I can give numbers to Monica. You can PM me or SMS or call me on 0407613701. This will also give me the chance to give you the address.

Kids are welcome and you can come earlier if they would like a swim in the pool while we set things up.

This is a hang gliding club so if the flying is on then I expect you to be late but consider sending your better halves ahead without you, we'll look after them. If that means you need a lift from the coast then call me. Sorry, no retrieves from inland but if you make it to the helicopter base, that's just down the road.

Bring everything. That is meat, grog, something to cool your drinks, fold up chairs, towels and insect spray. If you have a fold up table that would be good also. If you have a good flying DVD bring that too. A platter of nibbles would be good and dessert to share if you can manage it.

The club will provide some salads, potato bake and bread rolls. This is why we need to know numbers. There will be two BBQs and you can cook your own.

This is also the club's awards night so there will be a small presentation.

We look forward to seeing you there.
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Notice Board :: NEXT MEETING 28 JAN 09

Author: Splint
Subject: **** NEXT MEETING 28 JAN 09 ****
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:28 pm (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 0

We don't have a meeting in December as the last wednesday of that month is too close to Christmas so the next meeting will be 28/1/2009 at 7:30pm. We'll have a report on Corryong 09.
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"It Was On Like A Train" :: Salt Bush to James Boag

Author: Splint
Subject: Salt Bush to James Boag
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:59 am (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 0

more....
Great day yesterday, although it did not start out well for me.

At 8am I rang Ebbs and we agreed that there had probably been too much rain around for the Wattagans to be any good and, in any case, the forecast was for SW winds which narrows down the launch options considerably. We decided to hook up on the coast if it came on.

I got to Merewether at about 10:30 and it was SE and threatening to go further round to E. The sky was full of CUs and sunshine. There were a few paragliders out the front and they seemed to be pointing more S but the flag wasn't. Brett arrived from checking out Strezzi but being a restricted pilot he could not launch there. I advised him to get off Merewether while it was still launch-able and we both went and got our gliders.

Conrad showed up with a Malibu to test fly and was soon in the air. Next was Brett and apart from a slight lifting of the left wing he made a good take off and was soon out on the front face for the first time.

While I was still setting up Conrad landed and pointed out the fact that Brett was skying out and that I should get in the air but I had to go and taxi the family home from the madness of Westfield Xmas shopping. When I got back Ebbs had arrived and the wind had gone further east. I had launched in that direction before but it was in a Sting and not quite as light. I decided to get off the hill before it went round any further.

What I should have done was PACK UP. Past that point I did just about everything wrong that you could. There was a guy with a telescope sitting right on the edge of the take off. I took off to the right I him. I should have asked him to move.

I did not run from far enough back. I must have let my left wing come up a bit and this pointed me even more to the right. Away from the lift. Because the wind was coming from the SE-ESE there was only a narrow lift band and I was launching to the right of it.

Well I don't think I even got above the hill. I ended up flying down the hill at the height of the bushes until I met one that I could not knock over with my base bar. I managed to get a bit of a flare in and the glider rotated about 15 degrees as the right side hit first. This was enough for my body to pendulum into the left upright and bend it. I had previously sleeved it otherwise it would have snapped. No other damage to the glider luckily, only scratches on my legs and face.

Brett, Ebbs and Conrad were soon with me in the bushes and Conrad found the camera I had mounted on the wing. I'll post the photos tonight. We had the C4 back on the launch in no time and while we were all looking at the bent upright Ebbs placed his foot on it and with the brutality of a orthopedic surgeon straightened it. We all stood back in awe at the fact that it was perfectly straight. Ebbs just smiled.

Ebbs helped me pack up and we headed for Strezi where Les had it all to himself. Mark Kenny was setting up and the streamer was square on. We did however pass a park full of hang gliders that had landed and sure enough as I finished setting up the wind went around to the E. It was about 15 degrees to the left and still launch-able but there was not a lot of lift around.

I stayed up long enough to get some shots from my wing mounted camera using a remote control. It's an older camera I bought on eBay for $45. This was my mission for the day and then I landed with all the other pilots in the park. Too many to mention except for Adrian who kindly provided a carton of refreshment and Dan who provided a big serving of chips. When asked about my bleeding legs I said I had cut them shaving but no one was buying it.

So for me it was a "Rags To Riches" day or should I say "Salt Bush to James Boag".
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Notice Board :: Party Time!

Author: Monica
Subject: Party Time!
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:21 pm (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 0

Hi everyone,

It's that time of the year again.....Yes that's right it's nearly my birthday!! I am having a little get together at my place on Sat 6th December from 'bout 6.30pm onwards. BYO stuff to burn on the BBQ, drinks & chair.

Think of this as a warm up for the Christmas Party on 20th December (more on this to come soon).

Hope to see you all there!!

Less Dither :: RE: ebay dither

Author: Dawson
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:19 pm (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 1

So, you're a starwars fan are yo Mo?
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Comps :: RE: Gulgong rumours ? Anyone?

Author: PaulyMaggot
Subject: excellent
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:59 am (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 2

thankyou...

exactly what I needed,
all I could get from OZ REPORT
are the 'irrelevant' results.

Still haven't heard from Donny,
have you?

XXX

Comps :: RE: Gulgong rumours ? Anyone?

Author: Bruce
Subject: Gossip for Maggot
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:10 am (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 2

I have some gossip for you Maggot. Dave May and Trent Brown and "Edd" are really bad. Stay away from them or you will not be able to fly the next day. Although it doesn't seem to affect Steve E.

Also Biggus Dickus has a new RS and apparently it flies well, not that I'm jealous or anything. He calls it New Yella after his last glider Old Yella.

Ian Duncan has a new girlfriend called Claudia. She's quite sultry which was suitable for the weather conditions. He left his wallet and sunglasses at her place. Meanwhile the rest of us went for a fly in a nice 12 seater Beechcraft B200 and beat up the strip- faaaaark. Flown by hangie Guido Gehrman who flew it in from Austria (just passing, thought I'd drop in!). Keep your eyes peeled for pics and you tubes coming soon. Chris Jones can report on their refuel flight to Dubbo. I expect there are many hangies besides Jonny who appreciate Dietrich Mateschitz's (Mr Red Bull) philanthropy. I do.

We also did some hang gliding.

Bruce Maggot

PS Yeah Donny, what's goin' on?

Less Dither :: ebay dither

Author: HangyMo
Subject: ebay dither
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:41 pm (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 1

Be sure to check this glider out HERE on ebay. Pay attention to the questions being asked down the bottom

Comps :: Gulgong rumours ? Anyone?

Author: PaulyMaggot
Subject: Gulgong rumours ? Anyone?
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:13 am (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 2

Hello,
does anyone have an idea, or have a 'link' to keep
up to date with whats going on in Gulgong?
OZ Report has some stuff, but it's pretty lame...

cheers...

P.S.- Donny, why aren't you on 'Pilot List' for Corryong yet?

Buying and Selling :: CLIMAX C4 13

Author: Gary H
Subject: CLIMAX C4 13
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:47 am (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 0

Very Good Condition.

New front and side wires.

$4150 or Offer. ph: 0401 77 2289

Cheers,

Gary

Notice Board :: lost and found battens

Author: scottb
Subject: lost and found battens
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:43 pm (GMT 9)
Topic Replies: 0

I still have 3 spring type tip battens for an Airborne square tip glider found at Dixon park.
My guess is that they are from someone who does not fly much. When you eventualy work out that you don't have all of your battens, drop around to pick them up from my place, they are just inside the staircase to my front door.

NHGC

Less Dither :: RE: Satadee Flap

Less Dither :: Satadee Flap

"It Was On Like A Train" :: Never write-off the day

General :: Eileens getting better

Notice Board :: RE: ** NHGC XMas Party 20th December 2008 **

Notice Board :: **** NEXT MEETING 28 JAN 09 ****

"It Was On Like A Train" :: Salt Bush to James Boag

Notice Board :: Party Time!

Less Dither :: RE: ebay dither

Comps :: RE: Gulgong rumours ? Anyone?

Comps :: RE: Gulgong rumours ? Anyone?

Less Dither :: ebay dither

Comps :: Gulgong rumours ? Anyone?

Buying and Selling :: CLIMAX C4 13

Notice Board :: lost and found battens

Notice Board :: RE: NHGC XMas Party 20th December 2008

Notice Board :: NEXT MEETING 28 JAN 09