George Uveges 1970 Marfa Photo Set

[Kevin Christner]

HI all,

I just uploaded a number of George Uveges photos from the 1970 World Championships at Marfa TX. I have another set that I will be uploading in the next day or two. Thanks to George for allowing these to be publicly posted and to the NSM for loaning out the slides for digitization.

I now have access to equipment to digitize just about any sort of film or video media. I would like to gather as much content as possible. Please e-mail me if you have any materials you would like to contribute.

Website here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49579078@N03/sets/72157642545270585/

Best regards,

Kevin
2C

[Whiskey Charlie]

These are great - thanks for sharing.

Some of those trailers are pretty interesting...

[Steve Leonard[_2_]]

Thanks, Kevin. Particularly like the shot of the Nimbus in flight where you can see a roll spoiler deployed from the right wing. Some wonderful People shots, as well.

[BobW]

On 3/18/2014 10:09 AM, Kevin Christner wrote:
> HI all,
>
> I just uploaded a number of George Uveges photos from the 1970 World
> Championships at Marfa TX. I have another set that I will be uploading in
> the next day or two. Thanks to George for allowing these to be publicly
> posted and to the NSM for loaning out the slides for digitization.
>
> I now have access to equipment to digitize just about any sort of film or
> video media. I would like to gather as much content as possible. Please
> e-mail me if you have any materials you would like to contribute.
>
> Website here:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/49579078@N03/sets/72157642545270585/
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kevin 2C
>

Kevin,

Majorly cool!!! Thanks to you and George U. for co-acting to help preserve
this bit of soaring history.

Kinda-sorta related, if the stars align as the unindicted co-conspirators
hope, the soaring world may soon (this year?) have access to digitized color
slides taken during the Sierra Wave Projects by an inveterate, lifelong,
photo-hound. It was a Real Treat to attend Hal Klieforth's (totally unexpected
by me) presentation at this year's Reno Convention. Real, Manly, Kodachrome
slides projected from a carousel slide projector. As for the slides
themselves, in a word, "Wow!"

Any soaring pilot/aficionado who doesn't know who Hal Klieforth is is in the
happy position of still being able to find "more good soaring stuff" to read
about. Mr. Google is your starting friend!

Bob W.

[Bob Kuykendall]

Thanks for posting these! I had to go and get the contest report from the SSA.org website to see what actually happened. I haven't started reading it, but I see that it's a Joe Lincoln report (as was the case for Marfa 1969), and it has a Gren Siebels map. Should be a pretty good read!

http://www.ssa.org/Archive/ViewIssue.aspx?year=1970&month=09

(Membership login required)

Bob K.

[Craig Funston[_2_]]

On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 9:09:39 AM UTC-7, Kevin Christner wrote:
> HI all,
>
>
>
> I just uploaded a number of George Uveges photos from the 1970 World Championships at Marfa TX. I have another set that I will be uploading in the next day or two. Thanks to George for allowing these to be publicly posted and to the NSM for loaning out the slides for digitization.
>
>
>
> I now have access to equipment to digitize just about any sort of film or video media. I would like to gather as much content as possible. Please e-mail me if you have any materials you would like to contribute.
>
>
>
> Website here:
>
>
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/49579078@N03/sets/72157642545270585/
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Kevin
>
> 2C

Thanks Kevin, those are great!

I remember the Phoebus SX being in Ephrata in 71. Full left rudder revealed a small "E" on the hingeline. It was pretty funny to a 12 year old. Good memories.

Craig

[Kevin Christner]

Hi Bob,

Do you have Hal's contact details? I digitized all these from slides at 4000dpi which is good enough to blow up to 24x36.

Thanks,

Kevin

On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:25:25 PM UTC-4, BobW wrote:
> On 3/18/2014 10:09 AM, Kevin Christner wrote:
>
> > HI all,
>
> >
>
> > I just uploaded a number of George Uveges photos from the 1970 World
>
> > Championships at Marfa TX. I have another set that I will be uploading in
>
> > the next day or two. Thanks to George for allowing these to be publicly
>
> > posted and to the NSM for loaning out the slides for digitization.
>
> >
>
> > I now have access to equipment to digitize just about any sort of film or
>
> > video media. I would like to gather as much content as possible. Please
>
> > e-mail me if you have any materials you would like to contribute.
>
> >
>
> > Website here:
>
> >
>
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/49579078@N03/sets/72157642545270585/
>
> >
>
> > Best regards,
>
> >
>
> > Kevin 2C
>
> >
>
>
>
> Kevin,
>
>
>
> Majorly cool!!! Thanks to you and George U. for co-acting to help preserve
>
> this bit of soaring history.
>
>
>
> Kinda-sorta related, if the stars align as the unindicted co-conspirators
>
> hope, the soaring world may soon (this year?) have access to digitized color
>
> slides taken during the Sierra Wave Projects by an inveterate, lifelong,
>
> photo-hound. It was a Real Treat to attend Hal Klieforth's (totally unexpected
>
> by me) presentation at this year's Reno Convention. Real, Manly, Kodachrome
>
> slides projected from a carousel slide projector. As for the slides
>
> themselves, in a word, "Wow!"
>
>
>
> Any soaring pilot/aficionado who doesn't know who Hal Klieforth is is in the
>
> happy position of still being able to find "more good soaring stuff" to read
>
> about. Mr. Google is your starting friend!
>
>
>
> Bob W.

[BobW]

On 3/18/2014 6:07 PM, Kevin Christner wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> Do you have Hal's contact details? I digitized all these from slides at
> 4000dpi which is good enough to blow up to 24x36.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>

<Snip...>

Hi Kevin,

Prolix response via e-mail. Holler if it doesn't (hasn't) arrive(d); it shows
in my "Sent" folder, but I received an ambiguous/discouraging
"possibly-failed" sort of response upon attempting to send it.

Bob W.

[[email protected]]

These pics are priceless.

A couple of years ago someone posted a video made from old 8mm film. A lovely lady was narrating the scenes from her husbands film. I believe it was mostly Southern California glider ports in the 50's and 60's. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I would love to see that film again.

Lane

[Steve Leonard[_2_]]

On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 8:34:34 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> These pics are priceless. A couple of years ago someone posted a video made from old 8mm film. A lovely lady was narrating the scenes from her husbands film. I believe it was mostly Southern California glider ports in the 50's and 60's. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I would love to see that film again. Lane

Lane, that was June Wiberg. Check for postings form gliderbobo. 11 part series.

Steve

[[email protected]]

On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 10:31:58 PM UTC-4, Steve Leonard wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 8:34:34 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> > These pics are priceless. A couple of years ago someone posted a video made from old 8mm film. A lovely lady was narrating the scenes from her husbands film. I believe it was mostly Southern California glider ports in the 50's and 60's. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I would love to see that film again. Lane
>
>
>
> Lane, that was June Wiberg. Check for postings form gliderbobo. 11 part series.
>
>
>
> Steve

Thanks for info.

Lane

[Bob Kuykendall]

Marginally related:

Does anybody know where I could get a bio or other material about Joe Lincoln, who wrote the contest report on the 1970 Worlds for Soaring Magazine? I know he wrote prodigiously about soaring in the US, but my usual Web resources are not turning up much.

Thanks, Bob K.

[John Seaborn (A8)]

God how did they do it?

I mean no computer driven air data computers, GPS, FLARM, glide computers, moving maps or transponders? And no tracking or SPOT? Surely this was the height of living dangerously. Plus what did they have to talk about on RAS?

[darrylr]

On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:37:26 PM UTC-7, John Seaborn (A8) wrote:
> God how did they do it?
>
>
>
> I mean no computer driven air data computers, GPS, FLARM, glide computers, moving maps or transponders? And no tracking or SPOT? Surely this was the height of living dangerously. Plus what did they have to talk about on RAS?

They did it becasue they did not have r.a.s. to waste time on....

[[email protected]]

On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 8:34:34 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> These pics are priceless.
>
>
>
> A couple of years ago someone posted a video made from old 8mm film. A lovely lady was narrating the scenes from her husbands film. I believe it was mostly Southern California glider ports in the 50's and 60's. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I would love to see that film again.
>
>
>
> Lane
These movies were in a drawer at Texas Soaring Association. Wally and June Wiberg owned a flying ranch which became TSA when they moved to southern California in the late 50's. June shot most of the film and sent it to TSA late in her life.

I digitized and posted them to YouTube so we wouldn't lose this great history of the sport and to share. There are Pratt-Reads, TG-2 and 3's, a Horten IV, Lil' Doggie, the Flying Plank, late 40's and early 50's National contests, late 50's early 60's Torrey Pines; along with some great people from the Mt. Rushmore of American soaring. Part 11 is of 1936 Wasserkuppe. I hope more folks go through their, or their Dad's, slides and movies and preserve them for all to share. On Youtube, search for TSA Wiberg Part and you'll get all 11 of them.

Bob O

[Tony[_5_]]

Plus what did they have to talk about on RAS?

Prescribed Area Distance
Free Distance in contests
Gas prices
Flaps in Std. Class
Team Selection criteria

[Renny[_2_]]

On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:05:50 PM UTC-6, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
> Marginally related:
>
>
>
> Does anybody know where I could get a bio or other material about Joe Lincoln, who wrote the contest report on the 1970 Worlds for Soaring Magazine? I know he wrote prodigiously about soaring in the US, but my usual Web resources are not turning up much.
>
>
>


> Thanks, Bob K.

Bob,
Here's the URL to some very basic info on Joe Lincoln:

http://harrishillsoaring.org/doc/lincoln.htm

Also, you can read a lot more in the July 1975 issues of Soaring (this can be found on-line via the SSA website. There is a memorial article about Joe Lincoln beginning on page 24 called "Remembering Joe Lincoln."

Thx - Renny

[Jim - 77]

On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:51:30 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 8:34:34 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> > These pics are priceless.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > A couple of years ago someone posted a video made from old 8mm film. A lovely lady was narrating the scenes from her husbands film. I believe it was mostly Southern California glider ports in the 50's and 60's. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I would love to see that film again.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Lane
>
> These movies were in a drawer at Texas Soaring Association. Wally and June Wiberg owned a flying ranch which became TSA when they moved to southern California in the late 50's. June shot most of the film and sent it to TSA late in her life.
>
>
>
> I digitized and posted them to YouTube so we wouldn't lose this great history of the sport and to share. There are Pratt-Reads, TG-2 and 3's, a Horten IV, Lil' Doggie, the Flying Plank, late 40's and early 50's National contests, late 50's early 60's Torrey Pines; along with some great people from the Mt. Rushmore of American soaring. Part 11 is of 1936 Wasserkuppe. I hope more folks go through their, or their Dad's, slides and movies and preserve them for all to share. On Youtube, search for TSA Wiberg Part and you'll get all 11 of them.
>
>
>
> Bob O

These old movies are priceless...thanks for posting...I am amazed at how well June remembered all the people, not to mention all the old glider makes and models

Jim P

[Dan Marotta]

....And when you drop your sectional chart, it doesn't break!


"John Seaborn (A8)" > wrote in message
...
> God how did they do it?
>
> I mean no computer driven air data computers, GPS, FLARM, glide computers,
> moving maps or transponders? And no tracking or SPOT? Surely this was the
> height of living dangerously. Plus what did they have to talk about on
> RAS?

[[email protected]]

Wow. People were so much younger and thinner back then. The gliders by contrast have hardly changed.


On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 9:09:39 AM UTC-7, Kevin Christner wrote:
> HI all,
>
>
>
> I just uploaded a number of George Uveges photos from the 1970 World Championships at Marfa TX. I have another set that I will be uploading in the next day or two. Thanks to George for allowing these to be publicly posted and to the NSM for loaning out the slides for digitization.
>
>
>
> I now have access to equipment to digitize just about any sort of film or video media. I would like to gather as much content as possible. Please e-mail me if you have any materials you would like to contribute.
>
>
>
> Website here:
>
>
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/49579078@N03/sets/72157642545270585/
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Kevin
>
> 2C

[Andrew Brayer]

On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:09:39 PM UTC-4, Kevin Christner wrote:
> HI all,
>
>
>
> I just uploaded a number of George Uveges photos from the 1970 World Championships at Marfa TX. I have another set that I will be uploading in the next day or two. Thanks to George for allowing these to be publicly posted and to the NSM for loaning out the slides for digitization.
>
>
>
> I now have access to equipment to digitize just about any sort of film or video media. I would like to gather as much content as possible. Please e-mail me if you have any materials you would like to contribute.
>
>
>
> Website here:
>
>
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/49579078@N03/sets/72157642545270585/
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Kevin
>
> 2C

is there anywhere anyone knows of where you can get a print of the shot where george is flying the nimbus?

[Dan Marotta]

All this Marfa talk reminded me of meeting Billy Shurley there and being
invited to his ranch home. These days I fly his Ag Wagon at Moriarty (it
has a plaque on the panel). I knew he was a nice man, but reading his
obituary was an eye opener:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50845870

R.I.P, Billy.


"Andrew Brayer" > wrote in message
...
On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:09:39 PM UTC-4, Kevin Christner wrote:
> HI all,
>
>
>
> I just uploaded a number of George Uveges photos from the 1970 World
> Championships at Marfa TX. I have another set that I will be uploading in
> the next day or two. Thanks to George for allowing these to be publicly
> posted and to the NSM for loaning out the slides for digitization.
>
>
>
> I now have access to equipment to digitize just about any sort of film or
> video media. I would like to gather as much content as possible. Please
> e-mail me if you have any materials you would like to contribute.
>
>
>
> Website here:
>
>
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/49579078@N03/sets/72157642545270585/
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Kevin
>
> 2C

is there anywhere anyone knows of where you can get a print of the shot
where george is flying the nimbus?

[[email protected]]

Thank you!