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This Month from the Calendar
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1st Sep
New World Glider height record
Steve Fossett has reached a height of 50,669 feet in a DG505M. Details from the Perlan Project website
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20th Sep
It had to happen
Read this short article on the dangers of Paragliders and Models sharing the same lift
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20th Sep
Counting sheep
Who can work out the instructions for this unusual game of keeping sheep off the runway? Answers in the forum please!
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21st Sep
Stemme Down-under
Martin Simon sends in a selection of photos of John Copelands engineering miracle. Click here for the photos and more details
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1st Sep
Mid -air collision
A Schleicher ASG 29 on its very first flight in the US collided at 13,000 feet with an executive Jet. The Glider pilot bailed out and landed safely whilst the jet did a safe wheels up landing at a nearby airfield with a piece of the glider still embedded in its nose. More news and pictures here
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1st Sep
Movie Mania
Check out Bob Carltons Silent Wings Airshow for interesting Jet powered glider movies, including aerobatics in the dark ! ! !
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1st Sep
Pro Scale teaser
A new Australian company is about to take to the Air. Here is an announcement from another Forum :
"We are proud to announce that we are only 2 months away from launching a new company on the market, Pro Scale RC. We will be specializing in top quality wood kits and ARF of your favourite sailplanes/gliders. We will initially be releasing three 1:4 scale kits which will also be available in ARF. Each kit will be produced from the finest Laser Cut balsa, ply and spruce. They will include only the best hardware from Dubro and Robart, and all canopies will be made from hand-laid clear fiberglass. Options will be available fort each kit, including instrument panels, detailed cockpits, tow releases, tie-down gear and more."
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20th Sep
Bijave photo pack
Download this file of photos for the popular French glider
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25th Sep
Dg 1000 Build photos
In Germany, Michael Hermann has produced a photofile of building details for his 1:3 scale DG 1000. There are 122 detailed photos showing tips on such things as canopy hinging and locking and retract installation.
Access the photo page here then click on a picture. Note that they can be enlarged to a full screen display and also shown as an auto scrolling album.
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25th Sep
New Lords Hill website
For those who were wondering where it had gone, the new Lords Hill site is now on the web and can be found here
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