Spring is in the Air!

Blossums are heralding the begining of spring and the return of good thermal days. Ridge running and wave is Ok????? but a tad boring really. Anyway thats my view.

Many thanks to the SRC committee members who have pointed out that at the AGM Contest pilots meeting 6 intrepid souls carried the day in a motion to re establish the PW5/World Class

For those of you who dont religiously seek out such information on the GNZ website look up (I admit I am a prodigous reader but this one eluded me.)

http://www...gliding.co.nz/racing/pilots-meeting-minutes

I look forward to seeing all the new rules which should be out in a few weeks time.

Trev Terry advises that Airspace changes are going thru the final stages having passed the scrutiny of CAA and Airways policy dudes. We only need the "consultation" with other airspace users to be completed and then we are "sweet as".

Construction/demolition is underway at Taupo with the "old" office having been destroyed and a new bigger and better version being built. Will try and visit next week and get you some photographic feedback of whats happening.

Had some reports from a pilot trying to land an F16 at Taupo (Google earth flight simulator function) after a trip round the local area. He reports buying a joystick as the mouse control was not "natural" to him.

Personally, set up a final glide from Rangatieki back to Centenal park. In a previous competition had "bottled out" of starting this as I figured it was all tiger country. Actually not quite the case but the flight simulator glide was both informative and entertaining. Yep I would have made it in the trusty ASW20 if I had bigger dangly things.

Keep it up!

Roy