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As it happens, we really did lose Bert a few months ago. He suffered a bad fall at home and passed away in hospital. A true legend of the sport of gliding. RIP Bert Persson 1935 - 2025

Full spin training is still part of the process of learning to fly in a glider. Any gliding club would only be too happy to give you exposure to spins and spirals and how to recognise the difference. How to recover too! Robert

Yes, l have towed gliders with the first PA-25 Autotug VH-CTA fitted with a Chevy LS1 350ci. Goes up very well and comes down like a well trimmed toolbox at idle power. Robert

Fatal to at least one RIP

Actually was a Cessna this time! But not a Challenger or Learjet. FlightRadar24 shows a C421 VH-VPY that tracked east for a while then turning around and gently drifting down to sea level. Well done to the crew for successfully ditching the aeroplane. Robert

Looks like a Piper Tri-Pacer

It is called a dipole antenna. They are used in places where there is no electrical groundplane. Picture a metal Tecnam with an antenna on top. The aeroplane becomes the groundplane for the antenna. A dipole is generally more efficient than a simple antenna. I would leave it alone. Over to you RFguy 😋 Robert See RFguy has just beat me. 🤪

114 is a lovely aeroplane. Many happy hours in VH-UGM years ago.

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Done.

Two doors. Really nice aeroplane. Not a quick as a Bonza, but very comfortable an roomy.

Yep. My first flight on type. Noice.

DG-200 glider resurrected after 6yrs storage. New panel with Open Vario nav, LX S7 vario, Colibri flight recorder. Yes, I know the yaw string is too far off centre 😏

Thread drift much?