Volume 32 No 1 Feb-Mar 1981.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

Gold h~ights for Whitson Bush, Mick Dry,Peter Sowden and Martin Lawrey, Martincompleting his Gold C,Our bus winch launches are in demand and,there has been flying and occasional soaringmost weekends and on some weekdaycour'ses, wilh Jackie, Hymers having a thelmalflight of 21-2hrs in November. A few moremembers have gone solo including a 852 piloton a visit and Mick Alexander and Mick Dryhave become full Cats.J.W.CRANWELL (RAFGSA)PIK-20E HIGH PERFORMANCE"FLAPPED 15" MOTOR SA'ILPLANE• GOOD TAKE-OFF PERFORMANCE (300m)• GOOD RATE OF CLIMB• EARLY DELIVERIES• DEMO AIRCRAFT AVAILABLE• IN FULL SERIES PRODUCTIONBALL ELECTRIC VARIOMETERSSole UK Agency• Latest models instock• Very low batteryconsumption• All self-contained ­no awkward bottles• Standard sizes 3Vaand 2% inchavailable• Netto, cruise,variable gain,variable damping,averager availab'leAnd of course:Mode/400/6• FIBREGLASS TRAILERS FOR 15 METRE SAILPLANES• GOOD RANGE OF INSTRUMENTS• REPAIRS TO ALL SAILPLANES WHATEVER MATERIAL• C;s of A• WOODEN TRAILERS BUILT TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONJOHN HU'LME'BOTTISHAM, CAMBRIDGETelephoneCambridge 811323We have had a good autumn with first solosfor Doug Ramsey, Sally Youngs, Ted Scarborough,Peter George, Nigel Olding, JohnGunns and MalcolmScott. Vicki Garndonand Robin Simpson have resolv~d after longlay,olrs; Bill Barker has his Bronze C; DickKenny silver height and Ken Pick Silverheight and distance.lan Barrow (K-8) climbed to 10000ft inwave but couldn't continue as oxygen wasn'tfitled. The Tutor is flying again after its C ofA and recoverimg and the l.-Spatz is in thehangar naked, ready for a recovering job.Our new bus winch is on line and givinggood. efficient launches and has launched theK-8 to 3000ft. (J.R. again.)Dave Almey has his j:nstructor rating butwill be busy repairing our Eagle which wasbadly damaged. We held our AGM and fancydress party and it looks as though we will behosting the Vintage Glider Club ear,ly in theseason. Finally, best wishes to Ken Pick andhis family who have been posted to Germany.G.A,B.FENLAND (RAF Marham)Our expedition to Portmoak was quite successfulwith Gold 'heights for Ken "Shirley"Reeves and Stll Lawrence, who ,both reached12 000ft. Sue Smith and Mitch Page gainedSilver heights. Mitch al'so gelling· his fiveMITY LINKSThe new stainless weak link as deSCribedin theApril/May issue. Complete with threebuller discs and TWO pairs ofslaples(please state whether 900 or 1100lbrequired).1 to 9 £&.36 each plus VAT101035 £5.72 each plus VAT36 up £4.71 each plus VATCarriage paid UKJohn Astley and Son:s LldGosford Street, Coventry CV1 5DJ0203·2077138 SAILPLANE & GLIDING