1000 km flight from the winch at Greytown

[Bruce Hoult]

On April 1 last year Wellington gliding club moved from their site of more than half a century at Paraparaumu to a rural site near Greytown, and at the same time swapped aerotow (Tiger Moth, then Cubs, then Pawnees) for a new Skylaunch winch. Both sites are about 25 km from the same mountain chain, but on opposite sides

On Sunday February 12th visiting pilot Keith Essex made a 1000 km flight from a 1500 ft winch launch, only the 3rd 1000 km flight ever in the North Island.

http://times-age.co.nz/back-epic-1000km-glide/

Keith followed up with a 1250 km flight on Valentine's Day, but suffered a problem with the LX flight recorder.

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Great flight... I'll bet he is ecstatic. I take my hat off to anyone that can fly for that long....

Bob 7U

On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 4:19:15 AM UTC-5, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> On April 1 last year Wellington gliding club moved from their site of more than half a century at Paraparaumu to a rural site near Greytown, and at the same time swapped aerotow (Tiger Moth, then Cubs, then Pawnees) for a new Skylaunch winch. Both sites are about 25 km from the same mountain chain, but on opposite sides
>
> On Sunday February 12th visiting pilot Keith Essex made a 1000 km flight from a 1500 ft winch launch, only the 3rd 1000 km flight ever in the North Island.
>
> http://times-age.co.nz/back-epic-1000km-glide/
>
> Keith followed up with a 1250 km flight on Valentine's Day, but suffered a problem with the LX flight recorder.

[AS]

On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 4:19:15 AM UTC-5, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> On April 1 last year Wellington gliding club moved from their site of more than half a century at Paraparaumu to a rural site near Greytown, and at the same time swapped aerotow (Tiger Moth, then Cubs, then Pawnees) for a new Skylaunch winch. Both sites are about 25 km from the same mountain chain, but on opposite sides
>
> On Sunday February 12th visiting pilot Keith Essex made a 1000 km flight from a 1500 ft winch launch, only the 3rd 1000 km flight ever in the North Island.
>
> http://times-age.co.nz/back-epic-1000km-glide/
>
> Keith followed up with a 1250 km flight on Valentine's Day, but suffered a problem with the LX flight recorder.

Impossible - Fake News! You can't soar away from a winch launch! ;-)
Uli

[JS]

On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 11:21:47 AM UTC-8, AS wrote:
> On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 4:19:15 AM UTC-5, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> > On April 1 last year Wellington gliding club moved from their site of more than half a century at Paraparaumu to a rural site near Greytown, and at the same time swapped aerotow (Tiger Moth, then Cubs, then Pawnees) for a new Skylaunch winch. Both sites are about 25 km from the same mountain chain, but on opposite sides
> >
> > On Sunday February 12th visiting pilot Keith Essex made a 1000 km flight from a 1500 ft winch launch, only the 3rd 1000 km flight ever in the North Island.
> >
> > http://times-age.co.nz/back-epic-1000km-glide/
> >
> > Keith followed up with a 1250 km flight on Valentine's Day, but suffered a problem with the LX flight recorder.
>
> Impossible - Fake News! You can't soar away from a winch launch! ;-)
> Uli

And have you ever seen Keith look ecstatic?
Jim

[[email protected]]

On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 7:21:47 PM UTC, AS wrote:
> On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 4:19:15 AM UTC-5, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> > On April 1 last year Wellington gliding club moved from their site of more than half a century at Paraparaumu to a rural site near Greytown, and at the same time swapped aerotow (Tiger Moth, then Cubs, then Pawnees) for a new Skylaunch winch. Both sites are about 25 km from the same mountain chain, but on opposite sides
> >
> > On Sunday February 12th visiting pilot Keith Essex made a 1000 km flight from a 1500 ft winch launch, only the 3rd 1000 km flight ever in the North Island.
> >
> > http://times-age.co.nz/back-epic-1000km-glide/
> >
> > Keith followed up with a 1250 km flight on Valentine's Day, but suffered a problem with the LX flight recorder.
>
> Impossible - Fake News! You can't soar away from a winch launch! ;-)
> Uli

[[email protected]]

On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 7:21:47 PM UTC, AS wrote:
> On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 4:19:15 AM UTC-5, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> > On April 1 last year Wellington gliding club moved from their site of more than half a century at Paraparaumu to a rural site near Greytown, and at the same time swapped aerotow (Tiger Moth, then Cubs, then Pawnees) for a new Skylaunch winch. Both sites are about 25 km from the same mountain chain, but on opposite sides
> >
> > On Sunday February 12th visiting pilot Keith Essex made a 1000 km flight from a 1500 ft winch launch, only the 3rd 1000 km flight ever in the North Island.
> >
> > http://times-age.co.nz/back-epic-1000km-glide/
> >
> > Keith followed up with a 1250 km flight on Valentine's Day, but suffered a problem with the LX flight recorder.
>
> Impossible - Fake News! You can't soar away from a winch launch! ;-)
> Uli

All you need is 18 oz of mo gas, wind and 700 ft AGL.:) ;) More fakes-

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D25dhdQ8rbM

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On Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 4:03:57 PM UTC, wrote:
> On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 7:21:47 PM UTC, AS wrote:
> > On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 4:19:15 AM UTC-5, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> > > On April 1 last year Wellington gliding club moved from their site of more than half a century at Paraparaumu to a rural site near Greytown, and at the same time swapped aerotow (Tiger Moth, then Cubs, then Pawnees) for a new Skylaunch winch. Both sites are about 25 km from the same mountain chain, but on opposite sides
> > >
> > > On Sunday February 12th visiting pilot Keith Essex made a 1000 km flight from a 1500 ft winch launch, only the 3rd 1000 km flight ever in the North Island.
> > >
> > > http://times-age.co.nz/back-epic-1000km-glide/
> > >
> > > Keith followed up with a 1250 km flight on Valentine's Day, but suffered a problem with the LX flight recorder.
> >


> > Impossible - Fake News! You can't soar away from a winch launch! ;-)

Allyou need is 18 oz of mo gas, wind and 700 ft AGL ;)
See-



https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D25dhdQ8rbM

[Sean Fidler]

Fun!