LIDING AUSTRALIA G Issue 4 January - February 2012 www.soaring.org.au LAKE EYRE SAFARI ANOTHER WORLD STATE COMP RESULTS - SPEED WEEK - BEVERLEY SS TASK TIPS - VINtaGE GLIDING - GFA NEWS - JUNIORS IN POLAND PA11_EmergencyAd_HP_Aug:Layout 1 3/8/11 6:56 PM Page 1 LIDING INSIDE THIS ISSUE AUSTRALIA G 12 No. 4 January - February 2012 COVER PHOTOGRAPH: STEMME VH-GHC FLYING FROM COBAR TO LAKE KEEPIT BY GERALDINE CLARK 2 NEWS What's happening in the Australian gliding airspace. Parachutes Australia have been 8 CLUB PROFILE -BEVERLEY SOARING SOCIETY Beverley Soaring Society is a cross county and training club supplying the world with emergency based at Beverley airport in WA. parachute systems for Civilian and 11 TASK TIPS This is the first in a series of practical tips for planning and Military applications for over 40 years flying tasks from Richard Frawley. 12 VICTORIAN STATE COMPETITION The Thinback and Slimpack Emergency Parachute Systems News from the Victorian Soaring Association 2011-12 16 Championships during the week 3 - 10 December. manufactured by Parachutes Australia are designed, tested Slimpack Emergency Parachute System and manufactured beyond regulatory requirements and provide 14 MORNING GLORY SAFARI the maximum safety, performance and comfort. A Stemme flew 17,000km on a seven week safari to the Morning Glory on the Gulf of Carpentaria. • Certified under FAA TSO C23(b) with Certificate of Type Approval issued by 16 JUNIORS IN POLAND CASA together with Production Approval No. 515899 Piotr Haberland of the Poznan Aeroclub and aerobatic champion Jerzy • Manufactured from durable Cordura fabric. Makula extended an exciting opportunity to four Australian Junior • Military specification harness webbing and hardware for reliable strength and durability. glider pilots to visit Poland • Stainless Steel closing grommets and ripcord assembly. 20 COACHING - SPEED WEEK • Thin, soft pack for pilot comfort. Speed Week is a coaching week to hone the skills of existing Also available: competition pilots and to introduce others to the atmosphere and specific challenges of flying competitively and in company. • Sheepskin Accessory Option for improved comfort and hygiene. 28 • Static Line Deployment Option. 23 CALENDAR Thinback Emergency Parachute System Your February - March 2012 calendar, capturing spectacular gliding scenes. 28 LAKE EYRE SAFARI In October after months of preparation, a crew set off from Lake Keepit in NSW for an unforgettable flight to Lake Eyre. 35 OPERATIONS QUIZ Test your knowledge of flying rules and regulations for glider pilots, instructors and operators with this challenging quiz. 36 AIRWORTHIENESS - BLANIK - TRAILER BUILD Dafydd Llewellyn takes us through the Blanik modification process, and Waikerie GC build a trailer for their ASK 21. LIDING AUSTRALIA LIDING 40 VINTAGE GLIDING G GAUSTRALIA Melbourne Cup Vintage Rally 23 42 WAVE - GETTING HIGH IN NEW ZEALAND Bernard Eckey wasn’t quite ready when 'the wave was on’ at Omarama. 44 LETTERS - CLASSIFIEDS PHOTOGRAPH: PIOTR SZYMANSKI. JERZY MAKULA AND SOPHIE THOMAS PHOTOGRAPH: JUDITH ANDERRSON FEBRUARY 2012 PERKOZ BEZMIECHOWA POLAND MARCH 2012 BRUCE TAYLOR, JS1 TEMORA MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 V 46 THE STORY OF AG 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 . SPORT FOR WOMEN DAY HORSHAM WEEK 2012 VARIOUS PLACE 4 – 11 FEB 2012 VSA COACHING WEEK 28 Jan – 3 FEB 2012 HORSHAM, VICTORIA Martin Simons takes us through the history of the first 50TH NATIONAL MULTICLASS GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS 30 Jan – 10 FEB 2012 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Australian Gliding magazine. 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In my case, this This article by Shinzo mentions the use of wheel brakes during take-off and recommends easily start the engine and avoid a disclosure is generally met with horror or disbelief, closely the use of a headset. These two issues were probable causal factors in a fatal accident paddock landing! Often it is a late followed by the first question, 'Isn’t it dangerous?' and inevitably, involving the launch of a motor glider late last year. In this accident the airbrakes decision and when the aircraft is getting should the conversation continue, with the next question, 'Isn’t deployed during take-off, the pilot did not recognise this was the reason for his low. The manual says, start engine at a it expensive?' degraded climb performance, presumably because he was under a high workload at the reasonable height on downwind on to a time, and attempts to warn the pilot by radio were unsuccessful because the pilot was landable strip. Strangely enough, the reality is that they love most - gliding. not wearing a headset. these two concepts are connected. It’s In fact, the Federation’s mission Lest anyone doubt the dangers of taking off in a motor glider with unlocked airbrakes, TAKING OFF our Gliding Federation of Australian statement directs the organisation: we direct your attention to an article by Derek Piggott on the DG website at www. The DG400’s wheel brake is connected (GFA) membership fees that ensure that “To drive the development and dg-flugzeugbau.de/piggott-haken-e.html. We also recommend pilots flying motor gliders to the airbrake. Most of Alexander we are able to pursue our passion for promotion of the sport of gliding and under power to use a headset or similar device to ensure the radio can be heard and Schleicher’s gliders are the same. taking to the skies with a sense of foster excellence in safe accessible and they can communicate as required. Schempp Hirth’s wheel brake is also security and ease. enjoyable soaring." connected to the airbrake, but the hand happen during stress. If you don’t see the connection, I’d like No one person can achieve this goal lever brake is not connected to the Another time, during you to imagine for a moment your life alone. It must be done collectively and airbrake. ILEC, which is an engine control a German gliding without the GFA. through the dedicated service of a computer, has an airbrake lock sensor. If competition, I tried to Alone, you would be required to comply national organisation like the GFA. the airbrake is not locked and you try to GFA Treasurer Peter Carey at the Gliding Seminar start the Nimbus 4DM’s with all of the strict Government However the stark reality is that delivering start the engine an alarm sounds. (If a and AGM in September. engine over a city in an regulations governing every aspect of the all of these services costs money. glider does not have a hand lever brake attempt to get enough sport. There are airspace restrictions, It’s true that compared to the local complex and time consuming to be you must apply full air brake to activate height to make a finish radio procedures, maintenance football club, GFA membership seems facilitated by the few employees on the the wheel brake). I believe it is a good in wet conditions. The requirements, pilots’ qualifications, expensive. It’s equally true to say that a Association’s payroll. They can only be idea to have a warning sensor installed in engine opened, I registrations, reports and other procedures glider costs much more than a football, fulfilled with the help of many volunteers – your glider. that CASA requires every pilot to comply and correspondingly the stakes are so a situation that will hopefully give you pushed the starter but with.