January 2007 pic in SSA calendar

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Are my eyes playing tricks or is there no wing tape being used on
Ventus 2 "GV", which is quoted as competing in the Sports Class
Nationals. I've heard of circling in sink to mess with the competition
but no wing tape?

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Black wing tape - its cheaper and butt-ugly. No kidding.

On Jan 15, 7:05 pm, wrote:
> Are my eyes playing tricks or is there no wing tape being used on
> Ventus 2 "GV", which is quoted as competing in the Sports Class
> Nationals. I've heard of circling in sink to mess with the competition
> but no wing tape?

[Andy[_1_]]

wrote:
> Black wing tape - its cheaper and butt-ugly. No kidding.

George is different! Maybe he prefers the black.

Andy

[JS]

wrote:
> Black wing tape - its cheaper and butt-ugly. No kidding.
>

And we all know that pilots who can afford to spend so much on a glider
have got to save the three cents on wing tape.
What a reputation to keep up.
Jim

[Ray Roberts]

Hey guys, lighten up!!!
It's much more likely that he ran out of white tape and the black stuff was
either what was still at hand or what was locally available to be purchased.
It's entirely appropriate for a contest pilot to have priorities higher than
the color of the tape!
Ray Roberts
(who has had occasion to fly with gray tape).
Ventus 2cM "Q"

"JS" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> wrote:
>> Black wing tape - its cheaper and butt-ugly. No kidding.
>>
>
> And we all know that pilots who can afford to spend so much on a glider
> have got to save the three cents on wing tape.
> What a reputation to keep up.
> Jim
>

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Nah, I think he likes using it. It looks like it's on the gear doors
too

Ray Roberts wrote:
> Hey guys, lighten up!!!
> It's much more likely that he ran out of white tape and the black stuff was
> either what was still at hand or what was locally available to be purchased.
> It's entirely appropriate for a contest pilot to have priorities higher than
> the color of the tape!
> Ray Roberts
> (who has had occasion to fly with gray tape).
> Ventus 2cM "Q"
>
> "JS" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> >
> > wrote:
> >> Black wing tape - its cheaper and butt-ugly. No kidding.
> >>
> >
> > And we all know that pilots who can afford to spend so much on a glider
> > have got to save the three cents on wing tape.
> > What a reputation to keep up.
> > Jim
> >

[John H. Campbell]

When I crewed for Sean Franke some in the mid '90s, he varied the color
of his wing tape like a sports fetish -- "I win with the green tape"...
--JHC

Andy wrote:
> wrote:
>> Black wing tape - its cheaper and butt-ugly. No kidding.
>
> George is different! Maybe he prefers the black.
>
> Andy
>

[Doug]

Hey, if the black tape keeps the wings on as well or better than white tape
and you can save a few cents in the process, why not? ;>)

"JS" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> wrote:
>> Black wing tape - its cheaper and butt-ugly. No kidding.
>>
>
> And we all know that pilots who can afford to spend so much on a glider
> have got to save the three cents on wing tape.
> What a reputation to keep up.
> Jim
>

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Doug wrote:
> Hey, if the black tape keeps the wings on as well or better than white tape
> and you can save a few cents in the process, why not? ;>)

Maybe he saves enough on the black tape to afford the glider.
Priorities, priorities.....

[Nyal Williams]

Black/white; doesn't matter. Just don't use red; I
did and had to land in a corn field.


At 02:36 18 January 2007, wrote:
>
>Doug wrote:
>> Hey, if the black tape keeps the wings on as well
>>or better than white tape
>> and you can save a few cents in the process, why not?
>>;>)
>
>Maybe he saves enough on the black tape to afford the
>glider.
>Priorities, priorities.....
>
>

[Michael Ash]

Nyal Williams > wrote:
> Black/white; doesn't matter. Just don't use red; I
> did and had to land in a corn field.

I used red a couple of weeks ago and it held the wings on fine, and the
landing was accomplished at the airport. But it wasn't a contest flight.

Come to think of it, my landing was not particularly good, maybe you're on
to something.

--
Michael Ash
Rogue Amoeba Software

[ContestID67]

We should never say in print the "the tape holds on the wings". I had
someone come onto the field, looked at me taping my wings, wondered
aloud how that would hold them on, and was never seen again.

A good friend told me that Americans are famous for their sarcasm but
.... watch out ... it doesn't translate (between languages or in print).


- John