Re: Have you guys (and gals) heard of this???

[Grzechu]

Uzytkownik "acepilot" > napisal w wiadomosci
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> The Annual Blanik Boogie Festival??
>
> UN-F***ING BELIEVABLE!!!!! But, Absolutely AWESOME!!
>
> http://alto.nethit.fi/kuvat/

Ofcourse we heard. In Poland few decades ago there was even an entitlement
for glider pilots called "entitlement for ejecting a parachutist". You had
to get it to be a 1st class glider pilot.
The most popular glider in Poland for ejecting a parachutist was SZD-9
Bocian.

Grzechu/SINoo
Stallion

[tango4]

> The most popular glider in Poland for ejecting a parachutist was SZD-9
Bocian.
>

I'm not surprised people wanted to jump out of Bocians, they're even uglier
than SG's!

:-)

Ian

[CV]

> Uzytkownik "acepilot" > napisal w wiadomosci
> ...
>
>>The Annual Blanik Boogie Festival??
>>
>>UN-F***ING BELIEVABLE!!!!! But, Absolutely AWESOME!!
>>
>>http://alto.nethit.fi/kuvat/

Yep, I posted that link here in autumn 2002 if memory serves.
CV

[acepilot]

AWESOME! I should note that I've only been bitten by the sailplane bug
for about 2 months now, so I haven't seen a lot of soaring stuff on the
web yet! Had my first "real" ride in a Schweitzer 2-33A over New
Year's. Completely fell in love with soaring. Now I can't get enough
and I love pictures and videos of the EXTREME soaring. Having a guy
sitting outboard ON the wing still kills me! I think that would be a
blast!!

Scott
http://corbenflyer.tripod.com
Gotta Fly or Gonna Die!


Grzechu wrote:

> Uzytkownik "acepilot" > napisal w wiadomosci
> ...
>
>>The Annual Blanik Boogie Festival??
>>
>>UN-F***ING BELIEVABLE!!!!! But, Absolutely AWESOME!!
>>
>>http://alto.nethit.fi/kuvat/
>
>
> Ofcourse we heard. In Poland few decades ago there was even an entitlement
> for glider pilots called "entitlement for ejecting a parachutist". You had
> to get it to be a 1st class glider pilot.
> The most popular glider in Poland for ejecting a parachutist was SZD-9
> Bocian.
>
> Grzechu/SINoo
> Stallion
>
>

[iPilot]

This is old trick. But respect towards Finns who have popularised it again. We did it also last
year. Great fun. Also some Estonian gals have made it in Latvia. Pictures here:
http://www.parachute.ee/est/pics.php?cat=1&ln=est


The most extreme thing attempted that I know about was sometimes in 1930-s, when russian skydiver
stood up on top of the wing of some russian flying wing glider and opened the parachute there. So
that he didn't actually jupm, but was pulled away from the wing. Afaik this is the only time anyone
has attempted something like that.


Regards,
Kaido
www.purilend.ee



"Grzechu" > wrote in message ...
>
> Uzytkownik "acepilot" > napisal w wiadomosci
> ...
> > The Annual Blanik Boogie Festival??
> >
> > UN-F***ING BELIEVABLE!!!!! But, Absolutely AWESOME!!
> >
> > http://alto.nethit.fi/kuvat/
>
> Ofcourse we heard. In Poland few decades ago there was even an entitlement
> for glider pilots called "entitlement for ejecting a parachutist". You had
> to get it to be a 1st class glider pilot.
> The most popular glider in Poland for ejecting a parachutist was SZD-9
> Bocian.
>
> Grzechu/SINoo
> Stallion
>
>

[Shaber CJ]

>This is old trick. But respect towards Finns who have popularised it again.
>We did it also last
>year. Great fun.

Sure would be a bummer to fall off the wing early in tow.

[iPilot]

:-D

In Estonia there's been a case (sometimes in soviet period) when An-2 made a chemical flight with
chemicals-loading person sitting on top of the fin facing backwards. The reason was that radio went
silent, but nobody cared and pilots misinterpreted flight directors signs.

Despite you didn't add smiley, I think you were joking.

"Shaber CJ" > wrote in message ...
> >This is old trick. But respect towards Finns who have popularised it again.
> >We did it also last
> >year. Great fun.
>
> Sure would be a bummer to fall off the wing early in tow.

[Jarek]

Check this out:

http://aeroklub.bialystok.biz/myegallery.php?&do=showpic&gid=6&pid=930&orderby=dateD

http://aeroklub.bialystok.biz/myegallery.php?&do=showpic&gid=6&pid=931&orderby=dateD

>

[acepilot]

Looks neat, but is there a site in English?

Scott


Jarek wrote:

> Check this out:
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> http://aeroklub.bialystok.biz/myegallery.php?&do=showpic&gid=6&pid=930&orderby=dateD
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> http://aeroklub.bialystok.biz/myegallery.php?&do=showpic&gid=6&pid=931&orderby=dateD
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>

[Jarek]

No, Polish only. It is the Bialystok Aeroclub web portal.

Regards
Jarek

"acepilot" > wrote in message
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> Looks neat, but is there a site in English?
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> Scott
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> Jarek wrote:
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http://aeroklub.bialystok.biz/myegallery.php?&do=showpic&gid=6&pid=930&orderby=dateD
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http://aeroklub.bialystok.biz/myegallery.php?&do=showpic&gid=6&pid=931&orderby=dateD
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