Vintage glider rally
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:53 pmBack in May our local gliding club at Parham hosted the National VGC Rally. The weather wasn't brilliant but I decided to go up there to check it out. It's a long time since I visited this place but things don't change much. A cold, gusty northerly wind meant there wasn't much in the way of thermal activity but at least the local ridge was working. Being a weekend the club members were out in force & the two club tugs were kept busy all day. Here's a few shots to set the scene. I don't know much about gliders & had to look most of these up.
A nice EoN AP-10-460 Srs 1 being towed to the launch point.
The Pawnee tug ready for business. Who's next?
Here we go. One of the club members gets away. Not sure of the type.
I know this one.
The recently restored T.21B Sedbergh going off behind the Super Cub. A beautiful sight.
This is the Slingsby T.49B Capstan. Intended as a replacement for the T.21B.
This modified Chipmunk belongs to the RAF Gliding Association. It came in to tow a glider back home after landing out.
The two hard-working club tugs returning for more business.
I didn''t post these before as I had other things to think about. My granddaughter was born a couple of days later. 8-)
A nice EoN AP-10-460 Srs 1 being towed to the launch point.
The Pawnee tug ready for business. Who's next?
Here we go. One of the club members gets away. Not sure of the type.
I know this one.
The recently restored T.21B Sedbergh going off behind the Super Cub. A beautiful sight.This is the Slingsby T.49B Capstan. Intended as a replacement for the T.21B.
This modified Chipmunk belongs to the RAF Gliding Association. It came in to tow a glider back home after landing out.
The two hard-working club tugs returning for more business.
I didn''t post these before as I had other things to think about. My granddaughter was born a couple of days later. 8-)