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Thread: [Acro] Re: First Note from AWAC Slovenia
Message: [Acro] Re: First Note from AWAC Slovenia
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From: "Paul B. Stambaugh" <pstambau at yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 14:15:47 UTC
'How bout some pictures of the "ladies attractive and scantily dressed"? --- "autotech at flash.net" <autotech at flash.net> wrote: > Hello from Slovenia, > > The first challenge will be to figure out how to > type on a keyboard that > not only doesn't have all the same letters in the > same places as we do, but > has numurous other letters and symbols that I've > never seen, such as š Ð, Ž > and so on. Oh well... > > Bob Freeman arrived a day or so ago with the > Italians, with whom he is > sharing a G200. Bob's first comment to me was > regarding how pleasant the > whole experience has been since he arrived, with > everyone being so helpful > toward having a successful contest. The Italian > team is, as usual, full of > life and joy and clearly delighted to be able to > offer an airplane to > another international competitor in the sport we all > love. > > The English team has been here all week, and booked > all of the practice > slots, so each will have had over a dozen practice > flights in the box by > the time the contest begins. They are cheerful, but > appear focused toward > winning something. Kester has already broken his > tailwheel spring, but > this is better than prior to Germany when his whole > airplane got broke. At > last count the pretty, but rough, grass field has > broken 4 tailwheels, and > only about 20% of the entrants have arrived or flown > here so far! > > Bubba, Julia, and Tony have not yet arrived from the > Czech Republic, and > are driving down. They will probably beat the Czech > airplanes, however, as > the weather all over this part of Europe is dotted > with thunderstorms, low > clouds, and fog. We watched a Russian pilot take > off in a Yak 55 this > morning on a mechanical test flight. The ceiling > was about 300 feet, so he > just pulled right up into it and went on top for his > check flight. Somehow > he kept his bearings and he popped right back on on > downwind when it came > time to land. Gives one the jitters just thinking > about it. > > Everyone is a bit concerned about the airplanes' > arrival, as the Czechs, > Germans, Poles, South Africans and me are all > depending upon Zlins being > able to get here from the weathered north. Crossing > fingers, although > clearly the jury would be sympathetic to late > arrivals if it meant that the > entry list would double. > > There is a very smart Ultimate 300 from Finland in > the contest. There have > been some amusing conversations as to how it got > onto the ½allowed½ list > but the S1-11B isn't. The gist seems to be that > biplanes with big motors > will now be considered for legal entry in the > future. > > That's all for now. The fog has lifted and practice > is under way. We'll > send more notes as news develops. > > Don Peterson > > ps - the beer is cheap, the food outstanding, the > hotel spotless, and the > ladies attractive and scantily dressed. > > DP > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > ===== Paul Stambaugh - IAC Chapter 88 Pitts S1-S N34RM "Psycho Therapy" SkyTours Aerobatics - The Ultimate Aerobatic Experience www.skytoursaerobatics.8m.com Ann Arbor, MI & Toledo, OH Phone: Days, Office (810)-986-0389, Evenings (419) 269-0626 Cell: 248-705-8495 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com