Autumn 2010 Part 1
Autumn 2010 Part 2 | - Andy Davis adds to his trophies
- Leigh Wells wins 15m Nationals
- Video project needs a star
- Farewell to Georgie from the office
- Terra Firma walk leader praises club
- NYM pilots do well in comps
- 200km downwind dash to a record
- Gap trip a success
- Winter instructor to be taken on
- Pilots benefit from hydration systems and technical clothing
- Task week result
- Rockpolishers skipper bows out
- Amazing loopy Joan Meakin
- Early power flying at NYM
- Tony Gaze stars in Aussie TV show
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| Summer 2010 | - New field landings hazard
- Matt Davis "most promising Junior"
- Open day attracts 35 visitors
- So much going on with Terra Firma Syndicate
- Staverton starts hot-air balloon flights
- Quality prizes for 15m Nationals
- New tug chief
- Pat Greer in Advanced British aerobatics team
- New Bath Gap LOA explained
- Lemmy's "surprise" party
- Students launch plane project
- Gliding Down Under
- Fantastic training in the mountains
- Obituary: Tim Bradbury
- Changes afoot at Targett Aviation
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| Spring 2010 | - Spring message from chairman
- Dinner photos and report
- Terra Firma Syndicate - no CofAs!
- Weekend grid launch rota starts
- Andy Davis plans x/c coaching and task week
- Visit to club by MEP
- Caption competition
- Sid's task week for lucky 20
- Club more secure, AGM told
- Accident rate too high - CFI
- Welsh wave - and home for tea!
- Launchpoint speed-up
- Aerotowing with Tiger Moth G-AODX
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| Winter 2009 | - 20 fly on government grants
- 17 species spotted with expert help
- Scout syndicate proposed
- Matt Davis third in Junior Nationals
- Ivor Brace goes solo - picture
- ASW 19 shown off at village fete
- Bowing out after 47 fun-filled years
- Tiger Moth G-AODX remembered
- Obituary: Chris Hughes
- Natural laws for glider pilots
- The chairman writes...
- Yaw strings: room for improvement?
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| Autumn 2009 | - Andy's Nationals win boosts JS1
- Alison Mulder does it again
- Wildflowers plea
- Members' comp success
- Open day report/photos
- Pat Greer wins aerobatic title
- A 710-mile retrieve
- Giuseppe pulls in punters
- Scout for sale
- Peter Scott's centenary marked
- We don't bite - air traffic controller
- Presentation to Tim Macfadyen
- The first 300km flown from Nympsfield
- Doug Jones reviews his 50 years on the tech committee
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| Summer 2009 | - More power aircraft on way
- CFI to go after 10 years
- Terra Firma Syndicate: Not so silent spring
- Red Bull pilot's secrets
- Youngsters encouraged to glide
- Sid's Easter task week results
- Cautionary tale from a veteran
- Useful tips for early x/cs
- Can YOU help the club?
- Tackling turbulent northwesterlies
- Ralph Jones obituary
- South Hangar a labour of love
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| Spring 2009 | - New chairman's high hopes
- Trevor Stuart sweeps the board of cups
- AGM report
- Business that took off in the bar
- How do you score as a member?
- Ladder a good way to progress
- Epic flight didn't go to plan - Matt Davis
- Advanced and cross-country training
- Obituaries of Tom Bradbury and Gordon Fisher
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| Winter 2008 | - Pawnee saved at EGM
- Doug Jones has to quit power flying
- Terra Firma Syndicate: Stoats or weasels?
- Change of emphasis in club's strategy
- Volunteers get stuck in
- Scout or Robin syndicate anyone?
- Grand day out in the Alps, by Jed Barrett
- Dinner-dance details
- Stalling's out in the K-21
- Happy punters on company gliding evening
- Uninspiring day at Sutton Bank, by Graham Morris
- Roger Targett's new full-page advert
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| Autumn 2008 | - Ian MacArthur wins Club Class
- Terra Firma Syndicate
- All change as treasurer quits
- New glider pilots licence on way
- Great introduction to x/c flying
- Oz club with loads of the right spirit
- Backroom pair we owe a great deal
- Obituaries: Keith Aldridge, Alwyn Sutcliffe and Bill Britton
- Open day success
- Showers ready in time for Juniors
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| Summer 2008 | - Club trio encourage young engineers
- Cocky pheasant turns unpleasant
- Chutes problem: a survey
- Coaching ticket scheme expanded
- Members urged to help History Group
- Weekend mini courses launched
- Care for batteries, members urged
- Cross-country course a hit
- Stories behind club trophies
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| Spring 2008 | - Davis family cleans up on trophies
- More members eye up wildlife
- Keep visitors safe, members urged
- Airbus staff get glider treat
- Help needed for task week
- AGM backs officers' strategy
- New grid launch rota
- Navigator who got lost
- Golden rules for launching big Nimbus
- Tape mystery on K-21 take-off
- Adopt-a-room idea launched
- Solo - now for the beyond
- Nympsfield 50 years ago
- Alf Samuels obituary
- Grumpy old git's corner
- Try coaching with the champs - just the ticket
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| Winter 2007 | - Special drive for cadets
- No flying fees for a year
- First Solo and Beyond Pilot
- There's still life in the wild! Terra Firma Syndicate
- More trailers to get power
- Airproxes
- Parham mini-exped
- Fallling in love again (with gliding)
- New winch chutes tried out
- More stories behind club's trophies
- Task week latest
- IoW trip becomes a milk run!
- Two get Silver
- Norman Parry winds up story of trip to S Africa by Tiger Moth
- Get short-term car insurance online
- Obituary: Jim Davidson
- Colin Pennycuick, former member and ace talker, to speak at club
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| Autumn 2007 | -
Andy Davis wins Targett Western Regionals
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Changes at top of club
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X/C fears overcome
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First solo ridge run to Bath
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Task week a winner
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Glorious week for diplomas!
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Norman Parry's Dusty road to Duban - part 2
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Obituary - Bill Dean
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| Summer 2007 | - Spate of first soloes
- Josh goes solo on 16th birthday
- Terra Firma Syndicate
- Joint open day with AD
- How to cut spinning accidents
- Club rules changed
- Met updates more frequent
- Stories behind the club cups
- Norman Parry in new Tiger Moth adventure
- A wave day to remember
- Hywel's 40th marked
- Jed switches more members on to the Alps
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| Spring 2007 |
- Links with Aston Down
- Coaching Update
- AGM
- Flying the Pik 20B
- Class G Airspace
- Club Trophies
- Ridge Soaring to Bath
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| Winter 2006 |
- Big (s)miles all round - some good autumn flights
- Tow charges up
- Terra Firma Syndicate and welcome to new members
- Clouds
fail to mar anniversary party and
- How to get new 'Bath gap" opened
- Flarm - a personal experience
- Club's annual dinner/dance
2007
- End-of-season update from the chairman
- Spot on!
Measuring the PE on Skylark 2c
- My grin would hardly fit in
cockpit!
- Regionals 2007
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Spring
2006 |
- Club class Results
- Learn from lost pilot
- A day to Remember
- Top tips for Turbos
- Flying in the Italian Mountains
- Sids Task Week
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2006
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- New team off to a flying start
- Jon wins top award
- A pat on the back over conservation
- Unforgettable Talgarth trip
- How to catch that wave
- Why I'm glad I stuck it out to going solo
- In Memoriam: John Anthony Wight 1940-2006
- Cable launching - holding off for drift
- Progress with Solo2Silver scheme
- Launches down despite more flying days
- Mentoring changed to overcome problems
- Holiday courses to be phased out
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Winter
2005 |
- News from afar
- Andy at the Palace
- Christmas Goose that came early
- Old timers hear all about 'alps' milk run
- Crewing for the 2005 Junior Worlds
- Oxygen a test and refill offer
- Modellers corner
- Cable launching - Holding off the drift
- Sea breeze to boot camp
- A wartime story of sailplane soaring
- Military Gliding
- Keep your height gain logger traces
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Autumn
2005 |
- On Top of the World - Team GB takes Gold, Silver and
Bronze at the Junior Worlds
- Andy Wins STD Class Nationals
- Planting seed of an idea
- My 550+ on a 750 day - Richard Smith
- Farm Strip Special - Dave Cooper
- Your club history
- Three days winching
- 15 Year wait to go solo
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Summer
2005
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- Andy in sailplane grand prix
- Gavin covers monday to friday
- TFS annual walk
- How to me a good member
- Club launches new mile high club
- Cloud flying hints from Tim
- Congratulations to our new instructors
- Wise winching
- Beware those deer
- Help needed in the bar
- Monitor the stick (It's the thing in your right hand!)
- Red nose day
- Safety talk fills bar with....
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| Spring
2005 |
- Flying Hagar the club Viking
- TFS Syndicate update.
- History Group progress report
- News from the Workshop
- Report from the AGM
- Drinking and Gliding do mix!
- Grid Rota 2005
- Take heed of those little warning bells.
- Driving home real issues on stalling.
- A site that offers a lot.
- Powering up the trailer line.
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| Winter
2004 |
- Boost for winter flying.
- Arnhem 'vet' goes missing again.
- TFS back in the spring.
- Club chairmen get together.
- How not to winch launch.
- Safety video on the cards.
- How much do you drink?
- Want an RT license.
- To the Mynd and Back.
- Smile, worry, pray, giggle - a day out with Trevor.
- The Don Cameron story.
- Modellers corner.
- Debit cards to be tried out.
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| Autumn
2004 |
- Tribute to Bob Williamson
- Lemmy speeds to Records
- MP in Talks
- Home from Land of Vultures - Nancy Barrett
- Bid for the Meyer Trophy - anon
- Fixed Price to Solo and Beyond - Juan Toledo
- Modellers Corner - Dave Cooper
- We need to know who you are
- Check Flights
- Beer and Meals
- What to do when the tug stops tugging - Kevin Neave
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| Summer
2004 |
- Winch Shake up - Steve Parker
- Duty Pilot - Tim
- Nature Just Gets on with it - Nancy Barrett
- Stop or Go?
- Dave Bland Writes
- Filling a Gap
- How a glider flight beat a womans fear of heights
- Our first Hill Site - Ken Brown
- In the Picture. - History Group
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Mike Strathern wins the NZ
Nationals
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Terra Firma Syndicate - is one
of our species in decline? - Nancy Barrett
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The early days at Lulsgate -
Eric Smith and Ken Brown
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Ramblings and observations by
Larry Landout
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Round the 'Horn - Paul Ivens
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Another Worlds… -
Andy Cunningham tells how he took part in his first World Glider
Aerobatic Championships in Hungary
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- Our Pawnee gets some TLC - Dust Monkey
- Modellers' corner - Dave Cooper
- Nympsfield - a view from abroad... - Bruno Zijp
- Tale of a Silver X/C - Fred Ballard
- Leszno - the last day - A dream fulfilled - Andy
Davis tells how he won the last day of the Worlds - and the World
Champion crown
- 'Our' badgers had reinforcements. The Terra Firma
Syndicate - Nancy Barrett
- My X/C baptism of fire - Simon Kelly
- Just when I thought it was all over... - Jim Wilson
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- Well done, Andy
- Club's future discussed
- Midnight on the Mendips - Club History Group
- Shivering pilots no good at spotting birds! - Nancy
Barrett
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- Terra Firma Syndicate: A swift start to summer -
Nancy Barrett
- Tips to help get your claim right - Sid Smith
- Let’s get ready to rumble… -
Mike Strathern on the NZ Nationals
- Mentees' corner - Rob Thompson
- Briefing: PFA Rally at Kemble Airfield 11-13 July -
Andy Davis
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- Was it worth it? You bet! - Andrew Turner describes
Aboyne in September 2002
- A good 12 months for our Terra Firma Syndicate -
Nancy Barrett
- Modellers Corner - Dave Cooper
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- By Moth to Oz - Norman Parry Sums Up
- Proposed Nympsfield Advanced Mentor/Mentee System -
Tim Macfadyen
- Buying ones own - Andy Charters
- Modellers Corner - Dave Cooper
- Your Club Needs You! - Bob Williamson
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- A non-flying evening - even for the birds - Nancy
Barrett
- Soaring in Southern California - Bob Page
- Six ways not to do a 750 - Richard Smith
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- I know it's sacrilege, but... - Chris Hughes
- There's such a lot for Terra Firma Syndicate members
to see - Nancy Barrett
- A last-minute crisis - Norman Parry continues his
journey across the world by Tiger Moth
- Wild Wales - Richard Smith
- Brize Norton CTR access by gliders
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- Use of Parachutes - Sid
- Terra Firma Syndicate can open your eyes - by Nancy
Barrett
- Australia at last - Norman Parry continues his Tiger
Moth adventure
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- Juniors: Breeding ground for champs - by Sam
Morecraft
- The SG38 revisited - by Eric Smith
- How mentoring will work
- The Terra Firma Syndicate - by Nancy Barrett
- Breakdown, but it's fun - Norman Parry continues the
story of his trip Down Under by Tiger Moth
- It's too quiet round here - by Julian Rees
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- A TFS treat not to be missed - Nancy Barrett
- One day in May - Dominic Conway (CZ)
- Spanish Fly - A trip to Fuertemilanos - Sid
- The highs and lows...Norman parry continues the story
of his epic Tiger Moth flight to Australia
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- You've caught the wave - now what? - Chris Hughes
- Buying your own glider - Julian Rees
- Joys of the Terra Firma Syndicate - Nancy Barrett
- How Governor saved me from another fleecing
- Norman Parry, who flew his Tiger Moth to Australia and told about the
first part of his trip in the last issue, takes up the story.
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- Plugging The Gap - Chris Osgood
- Annual General Meeting
- Up the creek without a paddle - taking part in the NZ
nationals - Mike Strathern
- Jottings - Eric Smith
- 105km Silver Distance - Alison Mulder reports from Oz
- Come and enjoy the Rockpolishers
- The Terra Firma Syndicate - Nancy Barrett
- Fleeced cold in Alex - Norman Parry reports on a trip
Down Under in a Tiger Moth
- Syndicate versus Club glider - Rob Thompson
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