Camphill, Glider G-CJOZ

"Netko" wrote in message
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On Tue, 27 May 2008 19:47:28 +0100, Andrew B wrote
(in message ) :

Firstly a correction to my post, the registration should have read
G-CJQZ.

You were right the first time - it is in fact G-CJOZ.

I understand from a search that it is a Schleicher K8B but I don't know
the
age.

It was built in 1971 and is one of 58 K 8Bs (and one K 8C) on the
UK register.


I do seem to have trouble with the register system, I thought I had worked
out with the three letter BGA system and then these G-*** registrations
appeared. Marking the craft JQZ on the tail and then G-CJOZ on the body
didn't seem right so when I found JQZ in the BGA system I thought that I was
misreading the letters on the body.

Thank you for the correction and the information regarding numbers
registered.

--
Andrew B (Cheshire, England)

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president Royal Society, 1895.)

On Wed, 28 May 2008 15:18:26 +0100, Andrew B wrote
(in message ) :

I do seem to have trouble with the register system, I thought I had worked
out with the three letter BGA system and then these G-*** registrations
appeared. Marking the craft JQZ on the tail and then G-CJOZ on the body
didn't seem right so when I found JQZ in the BGA system I thought that I was
misreading the letters on the body.

The BGA's 3-letter code was normally used as the last three when
gliders had to be registered. However, the letter Q is not
permitted in UK registration marks so the next available letter was
allocated instead - in this case, confusingly, the letter O.

Unless, of course, the owners deliberately reserved O to spread
confusion and doubt.

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"Netko" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 May 2008 15:18:26 +0100, Andrew B wrote
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Unless, of course, the owners deliberately reserved O to spread
confusion and doubt.


Worked for me, but then I can get to doubting things rather easily :-)

--
Andrew B (Cheshire, England)

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president Royal Society, 1895.)