Volume 15 No 6 Dec 1964.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

IRELAND (Dublin)
T
HE recent Clonmel safari proved an
enjoyable diversion for all concerned.
but produced no five-hour flights. Most
et our Silver C aspirants now aim to
complete their big flight in wave, now
t;1at this season has started here.
Martin Mulhall. the CIonmel c.F.l.,
recently achieved 14,000 ft. in "our"
wave. flying his own Ka-g. He was preceded
by Graham Liddy and Mike Slazenger
in our Ka-7 at the same height.
Incidentally, his Ka-g has delighted all
pilots who, through his generosity, have
sampled its handling and performance.
Other clubs who use a car-aod-pulley
launching system, as we do, may be interested
to hear that our Secretary,
Gerry Connolly, recently received a
3.40o-ft. launch in a 20-knot wind. off a
6;000-fl. runway, while flying our Ka-7
solo. Howzat for 9's? (Of course, aerotow
remains the ultimate!)
The C. of A overhaul for the Bergfalke
is now well under way, and we
have decided to build our own trailer
for the Ka-7. The Tutor is getting a new
C. of A. to be ready for next season's
first solos, and we have ordered a new
Ka-7, and two Ka-6's.
Our preparations for the World
Championships are well in hand. Transport,
radio, teams and aircraft have
already been arranged. An Appeal Committee
has been formed to raise the
necessary finance, with Captain J. e.
Kelly-Rogers, O.B.E.! F.R.Ae.S., as
President. and six dtstinguished Vice­
Presidents_ Also, one very welcome item
of interest emerged from the welter of
activity. The pilots selected to fiy have
agreed to be responsible for organising
our own National Competition afterwards-a
noble gesture! It also seems
the fairest way to give some Competition
experience to those other members who
must be left behind.
We were recently privileged to see a
16-mm. film on gliding, produced at the
London Gliding Club by Ken Murphy.
of Telefis Eireann (one of our new
members), and approved by Ann Welch.
ThIS excellent "short" entitled "Silent
Flight", should help the gliding movemen.t
in this c.ountry a lot, if Ken
reallse~ his 'Imbition to have it shown
on TV here.
e.G.
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ITALY
W
INNER of the National Championships,
held from 2nd to 12th
August at Rieti, was a German visitor,
Rolf Spanig, flying a Zugvogel (not Ka-6
as originally intended). Leading' Italian
pilot was Leonardo Brigliadori, who took
second place with an M-lOOs, the type
flown by most of tbe Italians. Three
Skylarks took part; Antonio Ferrari
came seventh with a Skylark 3, Giorgio
Orsi 19th with a Skylark 3F, and Adele
Orsi 20th with a Skylark 4, among a
total of 35 competitors. Rudolf Seiler
from Switzerland was fifth with a Ka-6,
Mariano Gorzelak of Poland 30th with a
Foka, and the expected Yugoslav pilot
did not turn up. There were seven contest
days;
August 2nd, 102-km. Triangle.-Poor
meL conditions, with a high overcast
over the second leg; Ferrari (Skylark 3)
did best, followed by Vergani, Manzoni
and Brigliadori; G. Orsi and Huber were
not recognised at the tumiIlg·point.
August 4th, flight to Monte PetraJIo
then Free Distanee.-Spallig won (taking
the overall lead), followed by Ferrari
and Bertoli (M-lOOs); Gorzelak came
18th and Seiler 20th. Cumulus and strong
wind.
August 5th, Goal-and-Return Assisi
147 km.-Post-frontal air mass. Course
completed by 18; best speeds, Spanig
58.1 km./h., Pronzati (M-lOOs) 54.7
km./h., followed by Vergani, Perrari,
Brigliadori, ete. Seiler (Ka-6) averaged
48.9 km./h.
August 6th, 204·km. Triangle.-Completed
by 27 pilots. Spanig won at 73
km./h., followed by Pronzati at 65
km./h., who thereby took the Italian
200-km. Triangle record from Vergani.
Adele Orsi set up an Italian feminine
record of 57.98 km./h. in her Skylark 4,
and Seiler beat the Swiss national record
with 62.2 km./h. Lead'ing overall were
Spa-nig, then Vergani, then Ferrari.
August 7th, Free Distance.-Best performances:
Brigliadori (M-lOOs) 392.5
km., Spanig 354, Seiler 325, Pronzati
303. Ferrari came 9th, and sank to 5th
place overall.
August 10th. 141.6-km. Triangle.­
Conditions were difficult. especially on
the second leg (Foligno-Todi). Spanig
did best, followed by Vergani and Brigliadori.