volume xlii No3 Jun-Jul 1991.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

YOUR LETTERS
"How I did 300km, 400km, 500km" etc, etc,
and, good heavens, there's even an heroic
2000km this month for our delight.
My wife won't let me have a parrot so I
wonder if our cat can detect some nice wave
right above the clubhouse. I fear, however, that
the provision of an on board pussy toilet would
prove to be a daunting task. Nice one Howard.
DAVID TOWNEND, Henbury, Bristol
A SHAGGY BIRD STORY
Dear Editor,
Having just read the April issue I feel I must
put pen to paper to avoid disaster. Publishing
the story of the parrot was a great mistake and
could result In the decimation of the African
grey parrot population should III informed
readers rush out to buy one.
The article is obviously a spoof, my friend
Vernon and I spotted It ,immediately. Vernon
has Inlsisted that I point out that the African
grey parrot is not equipped for soaring because
of its low aspect ratio and high wing loading
and would therefore be unsuitable for the task
inferred.
I hope you will publish this letter to avoid a
catastrophe on the scale of the dodo tragedy! A
copy of this letter is on its way to the RSPS.
ALAN CLARK, Portsmouth Naval GC
P.S. My friend Vernon the vulture is my
constant soaring companion. a
We wetcome your tetters but ptease
keep them as concise as possibte and
inctude your futl name and address.
We reserve the right to edit and
setect.
Sa'ilplane &Gliding CANADA
THE WORLD'S OLDEST AIRWORTHY GLIDER
Michael Beach photographed with the Scud 2, BGA 231, Reg AAA, he has been restoring for the last 15
months (so far about 1500hrs work). He hopes to have it ready for the Historic Sailplane Group meeting
at Dunstable during the first two weeks ofSeptember. Michael says that the Scud was originally thought
to have been built by Slingsby's in 1935, but restoration has shown its original colour to be green which
links it positively to the glider built by Abbott-Baynes in 1932 and flown at the first National
Championships at Sutton Bank in 1934. It has passed through many famous hands and although its
history is rather unclear during the years around 1935, Michael adds that it is exceptionally important in
the history of British gliding and is generally considered the world's oldest airworthy glider. Photo:
Michael Oakey.
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