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Read all about it!

I’ve finished a bumper edition of the Southern Cross Gliding Club Journal. It includes lots of interesting articles about the gliding camp in January. I enjoy putting these things together but it is a lot of work. It’s a good … Continue reading

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I fly 1600 kilometres in a glider

Yes, 1600k is a long way to fly. But that was over four flights, not one. I spent nine days this month at the NSW country town of Cootamundra where my gliding club was holding its annual camp. We had … Continue reading

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You can’t escape your past – I’m editing again

I’ve been persuaded to take on the job of editing and producing the Journal of the Southern Cross Gliding Club. As usual with these club productions, the hard part is getting people to write stuff. The Journal was a simple … Continue reading

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It’s an ill wind . . .

Wednesday was a washout – windy, low cloud, showers and cold. Sigh! The forecast for the rest of the week was not good so we decided to call it a day. We packed the glider into the trailer in between … Continue reading

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The weather factory

A cold southerly wind was blowing at Bunyan today. Early reports were saying that there might be some wave later in the day. I got the glider ready early, checked the oxygen, water supply, muesli bars, GPS, GoPro, outlanding kit. … Continue reading

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