Back in previous century, in the mid 1980's, I belonged
to the 'DJK Segelfluggemienschaft' in Landau, Germany.
Their fleet consisted of:

K-7
Ka-8 (Ok, I forget when to add the 'a' and when to
leave it out)
Standard Astir
ASW-15
ASW-20BL
Scheibe SF-25 (the side-by-side two seater, not the
tandem seater. I'm not sure of the model numbers.)
And the towplane was a Robin model ?? Wooden, four
seater, tricycle gear, Lycoming 180 h.p. engine.

The club required those seeking the Silver Distance
to fly wood. In this case, the Ka-8 was the ship to
be used. I think the club thought making the flight
in something like the Standard Astir or ASW-15 would
make it too easy.

I wonder if they still do that?

Let us know when you complete your Silver Badge in
the Cherokee and tell us about your other flights as
well!

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

At 14:48 29 April 2007, wrote:
Just to clarify - to get the Silver distance, you
need to get the 50
kilometers all in a single flight...

Rolling on the floor laughing here Paul. Ill have
to remember that
one!!