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Volume 38, No. 3, Fall 2012 $10.00 U.S. Vintage Sailplane Association A Division of the Soaring Society of America Meets and Safety 4673 North Sapphire Drive Ho"man Estates, IL 60192 Now and beyond For inquiries contact ,WLVQRWDEOHWKDWZHKDGÀYHYLQWDJHPHHWVLQLQFOXGLQJWKH Promoting the acquisition, restoration and TXDGUHQQLDO,QWHUQDWLRQDO9LQWDJH6DLOSODQH0HHW ,960 KRVWHGE\WKH #ying of vintage and classic sailplanes and gliders and preserving their history since 1974. 1DWLRQDO6RDULQJ0XVHXPDQGWKH+DUULV+LOO6RDULQJ&RUSRUDWLRQ WKHFOXEWKDWRSHUDWHVWKH+DUULV+LOO*OLGHUSRUW0HPEHUVFRXOG VDPSOHVRDULQJDQGJOLGHURSHUDWLQJFRQGLWLRQVLQWKHKLJKDOWLWXGH President Jim Short GHVHUWWKHUPDOVRIWKHVRXWKZHVWDW7HKDFKDSL&$LQWKHULGJH [email protected] VRDULQJDQGWKHUPDOFRQGLWLRQVDORQJWKH6PRN\0RXQWDLQVRIWKH (708) 624-3576 VRXWKHDVWLQ&KLOKRZHH71LQWKHGURXJKWHQKDQFHGWKHUPDOVRI Vice Presidents East: Rusty Lowry WKH2KLR5LYHUEDVLQDW/DZUHQFHYLOOH,/DQGLQWKHWKHUPDOULGJH North: Lee Cowie DQGZDYHOLIWVPRUJDVERUGRIIHUHGXSE\WKH$SSDODFKLDQIRRWKLOOVRI South: John Hardy XSVWDWH(OPLUD1<$ERXWWKHWLPH\RXUHDGWKLVWKHVHDVRQ·VÀQDOH West: Joshua Knerr ZLOOEHDW:LFKLWD.6NQRZQIRUWDOOODWHVHDVRQWKHUPDOVDWWKH Board Members Dave Schuur $LU&DSLWDORI$PHULFD(DFKYLQWDJHPHHWVLWHRIIHUVLWVEHQHÀWVDQG Bob Ball FKDOOHQJHVDQGHDFKLVZRUWK\RIDYDFDWLRQWULSRILWVRZQ)O\LQJ Burt ComptonSSA Liaison DWWKHVHGLYHUVHVLWHVPDNHVXVPRUHÁH[LEOH DQGVDIHU SLORWV$QG Secretary Barry v. W. Crommelin EDUQVWRUPLQJIURPPHHWWRPHHWZLWKDYLQWDJHJOLGHUYLVLWLQJSHRSOH 4673 North Sapphire Drive DQGSURMHFWVLVQRWDEDGZD\WRVSHQGDQHQGOHVVVXPPHU Ho"man Estates, IL 60192 $GHGLFDWHGJURXSRIYROXQWHHUVDWHDFKVLWHKRVWVWKHVHPHHWV² Treasurer Mary Cowie 31757 Honey Locust Road -RVK.QHUUDQGWHDPDW6N\ODUN1RUWKLQ7HKDFKDSL5XVW\/RZU\ Jonesburg, MO 63351 ZLWKWKHKHOSRI6DUDK$UQROGDW&KLOKRZHH*OLGHUSRUW'DYH6FKXXU DQGWHDPDW:DEDVK9DOOH\6RDULQJ$VVRFLDWLRQLQ/DZUHQFHYLOOH Classic Division Josh Knerr and VSA News! 601 Shady Meadow Court 1HDODQG.DUHQ3IHLIIHU7RQ\DQG/HDK&RQGRQ+DUU\DQG6XH Bakers!eld, CA 93308 [email protected] &OD\WRQDQGPDQ\RWKHUVDW:LFKLWD*OLGHUSRUWDQGHYHU\IRXU\HDUV ++6&DQGWKH160DW(OPLUD7KHQH[WWLPH\RXDWWHQGDPHHWDVN Web Master Arthur Scott WKHRUJDQL]HUVKRZ\RXFDQKHOS²LWVDYHVHYHU\RQHHIIRUWDQGPRQH\ [email protected] $QGLWLVDJUHDWZD\WRKHOSSXWRQWKHEHVWPHHWSRVVLEOH3HRSOH Archivist Raul Blacksten PDNHWKHPHHWVDQG96$LVSULYLOHJHGWRWKDQNWKHPHYHU\\HDU1H[W PO Box 307 Maywood, CA 90270 \HDUZHORRNIRUZDUGWRDQHYHQWDW0RQWDJXH&$KRVWHGE\'HDQ *UDGZHOODQGPRVWRIWKLV\HDU·VVSRQVRUVKDYHLQGLFDWHGWKDWWKH\ Editors Simine & Jim Short ZLOOGRLWDJDLQ&RXOGWKHUHEHPRUHDQGGLIIHUHQWPHHWVLQRU 15232 Vaysee Court Homer Glen, IL 60491 ODWHU",I\RXKDYHWKHLQFOLQDWLRQIDFLOLW\DQGDIHZGHGLFDWHGYLQWDJH [email protected] QXWVOHW·VGLVFXVVLW Art Director and JoAnn Dawson 7KHYDULHW\RIPHHWVOHDGVXVWRVRPHLPSRUWDQWLVVXHVRUJDQL]DWLRQ Assistant Editor DQGFRQWLQXHGVDIHW\$VPHPEHUVPD\NQRZWKH96$GRHVQRW VSRQVRUPHHWV,QGLYLGXDOJURXSVRUJDQL]HWKHPDWWKHLUVLWHVDQG DUHUHVSRQVLEOHIRUKDQGOLQJLVVXHVIURPVDIHRSHUDWLRQVWRIHHGLQJ Legal Disclaimer UDYHQRXVSLORWVDQGIULHQGV5HJXODUFRQYHUVDWLRQVEHWZHHQWKH The VSA has made every e"ort to insure the correctness and completeness of material RUJDQL]HUVDQGWKHPHPEHUVZKRDWWHQGWKHPHHWVZLWKWKHLU printed in this issue. However, use of any material VDLOSODQHVDUHNH\WRVDIHW\DQG,DPSOHDVHGWRVD\WKDWLQPRVW published herein will be deemed your release of FDVHVSUHPHHWGLVFXVVLRQVDQGSRVWPHHWGHEULHÀQJVKDYH the VSA and its personnel from liability for any UHVXOWHGLQSURJUHVVLYHO\EHWWHUPHHWVRYHUWKH\HDUV injury, damages or losses claimed to be caused from the use thereof. 6DIHW\LVDELJFRQFHUQDQGPHPEHUVVKRXOGVHHNWKHRSSRUWXQLW\ WRWDNHFKHFNÁLJKWVWREHFRPH RUVWD\ IDPLOLDUZLWKWKHVLWHDQG Editorial Policy and Deadlines WRPDNHVXUHWKHLUNQRZOHGJHRIWKHJHRJUDSK\DQGRSHUDWLRQDO Articles, news, letters and calendar events must be SUDFWLFHVRIWKHVLWHDOOGRYHWDLO6LQFHDOORXUVLWHVGLIIHUWKHUHLV submitted by February 15 (spring), May 15 (summer), August 15 (fall) or November 15 (winter). Electronic SOHQW\RIRSSRUWXQLW\WROHDUQQHZDLUSRUWVFRQGLWLRQVDQGORFDO format is preferred. When sending electronic photos SUDFWLFHV%HLQJIDPLOLDUZLWKRQH·VVDLOSODQHDQGEHLQJFXUUHQW use the highest dpi to ensure the best !nished product. DQGFRPSHWHQW EHIRUHJRLQJWRDQHZVLWHLVFRPPRQVHQVH%HLQJ Submissions may be edited for clarity or space as necessary. Front Cover: 1952 or 2012? Phil Westcott's award winning Schweizer 1-23B graces the brow of Harris Hill Bungee Cord (ISSN 0194-6889/USPS 47-430) is the quarterly during IVSM'12, much as it did before competing at the Internationals at Madrid, Spain, sixty years ago. publication of the Vintage Sailplane Association, Inc. a nonpro!t Jim Short photo. organization for the preservation and operation of vintage motor- less aircraft. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be Back Cover: Mary Cowie helps launch her son Leland's Mü13D3 during the 2012 Midwest Regatta in reprinted without written permission form the editor. Lawrenceville, IL. Lee Cowie photo.

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Classic Libelle 201B Returns to Flight During the annual inspection of my Std. Libelle 201B S/N 181, a crack was discovered in the weld surrounding the main spar spigot on the left wing. The issue was uncovered in March and the repair completed in August. The Libelle is now airworthy and #ying again. I have described the details of the repair and #ight test in , so that other Libelle 7KHYROXQWHHUMRERIKDQGOLQJDOOWKHGHWDLOV owners may inspect the area of concern RIPHPEHUVKLSUHQHZDOVLVGHPDQGLQJ during their next annual inspection. DQGWKHFRVWVIRUODEHOVSRVWDJH t.JDIBFM3FJE DQGSRVWFDUGVLVPRUH WKDQRQHWKLQNV6R WRNHHS\RXU PHPEHUVKLS FRVWVGRZQ UHPHPEHU96$LVD HELP KEEP MEMBERSHIPWUXO\QRQSURÀW SOHDVHUHDG COSTS DOWN WKHPDLOLQJODEHORQ\RXUPDJD]LQH HQYHORSHQRWH\RXUPHPEHUVKLSUHQHZDO GDWHDQGUHQHZDWRUDKHDGRIWLPH:HZLOO H[WHQG\RXUPHPEHUVKLSLI\RXUHQHZDOLWWOH HDUO\:K\QRWUHQHZIRUWZRRUÀYH\HDUV DQGVDYHDEXQFKRIUHQHZDOFRVWV8VHWKH DSSOLFDWLRQEODQNLQBungee CordRUUHQHZRQ line at ZZZYLQWDJHVDLOSODQHRUJ!Thanks!

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