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Old 14th Jan 2015, 20:22
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Last September-October Old mate flew his Falke from Tasmania to Burketown up on the Gulf of Carpentaria for the fifth year running

it's about a 7000 kms return trip for him. Up there on successive days he has contacted
the long annular bore cloud they call The Morning Glory . You take off at first light and by lunch time you are ready to drop off . Have a feed and a kip.
As you run along in front of it , often the lift is so strong you have to keep pulling her up not to go through the red line

surfing that cloud has to be one of gliding's greatest euphorias imaginable

in the Falke or the Dimona or the Ximango or the Stemme it's so good to be able
to share the side by side with another enthusiast or someone having their first taste

(that's why Nat Puffer finally got Burt Rutan to agree to Nat building the side by side Varieze , ,,. . The Cozy)

There's space available this year in a Dimona for The Glory . . .. . PM for more info




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