Last week, it poured rain on the scheduled Freedom’s Wings flying, causing a cancellation. This week, the fall weather cooperated, and on Thursday the 19th, we got it in. From Doug L-L:GGC Members: What a beautiful sunny day to go glid…
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Mid-September – a lot going on!
by Bill Elliott •
On Saturday, September 14th, it was a great day!Thanks to those who supported the effort to get the gliders to/from Gatineau yesterday and today (on Saturday, club Puchacz JCZ and Jarek T’s private SZD-55, on Sunday, JCZ and club L-33 TR), for the “Win…
Freedom’s Wings day – August 15
by Bill Elliott •
From Doug L-L (President of GGC):Today was a beautiful sunny day at Pendleton, starting out with clear blue skies which were later adorned with scattered cumulus clouds. Runway 26 was in operation and the wind was not too strong but brisk enoug…
37th and climbing
by Bill Elliott •
After Sunday, we swept past Kansas and are only 650 km behind Winnipeg… 37th and climbing. 134 flights by 16 pilots… Yay us!Instead of floating around the field, why not go down to the St Lawrence Seaway and watch the freighters go by from 5,000′?
And it gets better
by Bill Elliott •
And it gets better… That only counts the Canadian km. If you select “North America” – all, we have 26,537 km, and sit at #38 of 190 clubs… With 1,200 km today, we can pass Kansas Soaring Assoc and Winnipeg!The ‘kilometrage’ in the US is Nick’s cont…
1,922 km + today – August 10th
by Bill Elliott •
From Ron Smith (Z7):Nick B. flew his LAK 17 405 km, Ulli W. flew his ASW-20 379 km, I flew the LAK 12 354 km, Martin L. flew the GGC ASW-24 293 km, Roger H. flew his SZD-55 296 km, and Dan D flew his SZD-55 195 km. Although they did not log their km…
What Do a P-47 and L-23 Have in Common?
by Bill Elliott •
During one the days earlier this week when storm cells were racing through the region, one of our members got caught off guard by the high winds and had to make an safe outlanding (a good call) in a field 3 km south of the our aerodrome. Everyone was relieved to see that the pilot made the right decision and that both he and the glider were in fine condition. However the smiles quickly turned to frowns when we found out that the glider being flown was the L-23. With only a partly serviceable trailer available, everyone knew that this would be…well…interesting.
Well, the glider came apart quickly and after three trips to bring all the pieces home, the task of reassembly began. I could go on but I think the following video clip is a better description of what was involved in “reassembly”…..
What Do a P-47 and L-23 Have in Common?
by Bill Elliott •
During one the days earlier this week when storm cells were racing through the region, one of our members got caught off guard by the high winds and had to make an safe outlanding (a good call) in a field 3 km south of the our aerodrome. Everyone was relieved to see that the pilot made the right decision and that both he and the glider were in fine condition. However the smiles quickly turned to frowns when we found out that the glider being flown was the L-23. With only a partly serviceable trailer available, everyone knew that this would be…well…interesting.
Well, the glider came apart quickly and after three trips to bring all the pieces home, the task of reassembly began. I could go on but I think the following video clip is a better description of what was involved in “reassembly”…..
6 Aug – what a day!
by Bill Elliott •
The club participates in an “online contest”, where logs from secure data recorders are shared with other glider pilots (onlinecontest.org – select Gliding, then, Canada, then, ON/QC). Gatineau now has logged over 20,000 km of cross-country flyin…
This Week @ GGC 2013-08-06 05:45:00
by Bill Elliott •
Today – Sunday 5 August – was a cracking day ay Pendleton for the Gatineau Gliding Club. The skies were crisp, clear and blue initially with myriads of cumulus clouds as the day wore on. As it transpired it was a good thermalling day for most, ev…
