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Gliders => Scale => Topic started by: Graeme on April 02, 2014, 09:06:53 AM

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Graeme on April 02, 2014, 09:06:53 AM

Just a quick one I was asked what I fly etc.

I've been modeling from the age of 8 and i'm 58 in June.

I fly power but love gliders, I went to the US for DLG gliders for a comp in 2008.
I stuffed my sholder and can't do DLG anymore.

So into scale I love vintage best I do have some class ones.

I live in Hastings the east coast of the north island, 14k's from the sea but no good hills for slope so we do aero tow.

some photo's of some of my models.  A group photo of us all the little glider in the front is my ASK25 3.8m The glass one is a Kestrel the other is my ASK18 4m and the one that is bing built is a Jaskolka 4m also. Look at the site at the bottom.

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Graeme/IMG_4211.JPG)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Graeme/IMG_4992.JPG)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Graeme/IMG_4991.JPG)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Graeme/IMG_4536.JPG)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Graeme/IMG_4548.JPG)

Look at this site it's one of our tow meeting here at home.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodgoneflyin/sets/72157623577693210/show/

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Alan_Perse on April 02, 2014, 18:15:47 PM

Hi Graeme. Welcome to the forum. That Kestrel look nice, who is the manufacturer.

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Graeme on April 02, 2014, 19:26:19 PM

Thanks Alan,
 Sorry I can't say I got it from a guy in the south Island, and he got it from someone in OZ.
I have no wings. I'm going to bag a set  when I have cut a set, it will be a 5m ship.

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: andrew wallace on April 03, 2014, 08:40:21 AM

Hi Graeme
Welcome to our forum  :D

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Graeme on April 03, 2014, 10:33:52 AM

Thanks Andrew.
Here are another two of my models My ASH25 3.8m and my slingsby 1/5 scale.

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Graeme/Picture_008.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Graeme/TMAC_aerotow_rally_010.jpg)

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: billscottni on April 03, 2014, 15:41:25 PM

Very nice. Gotta love T tails :D

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: gerryb on April 04, 2014, 22:15:02 PM

hi graeme,

thanks for photos, looks like you have a very active group there. that k18 in particular looks a very nice model.

gb

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Graeme on April 05, 2014, 07:10:34 AM

yes the K18 was short kit from sky bench in the US, and she thermals realy well I just love it.
We are starting to come into winter now but we still fly all the way through.
We have another meeting for May 16-17.
Winter for us we don't have any snow we just have frosts and rain.

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Fred on April 09, 2014, 07:59:26 AM

Sooo.. Your winters are like our summers then?  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: stephen.shannon on April 09, 2014, 09:06:09 AM

I like where you're going with this Fred.... schedule for 2015......

January Fly In 2015...... New Zealand
April Fly In 2015....... Mt Leinster
September Fly In 2015....... Mt Leinster
November Fly In 2015...... New Zealand



 :D  :clap:  :D  :clap:  :D  :clap:  :D  :clap:

PS Welcome to the Forum Graeme

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Graeme on April 09, 2014, 20:13:12 PM

We have had rain for this past week but its been around the 23c mark.
Our summer is anywhere from 28-33c, but we can do with the rain just look at the photo of me under tow it is brown.

You guys can come down anytime we might even find a model or three for to fly.

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Roy on April 12, 2014, 03:01:53 AM

yep thats pretty brown, almost as dry as central otago,but we go from that to ice in winter.

Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Graeme on April 12, 2014, 07:43:53 AM

But thats what you get for living way down there.