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Australia/Tocumwal;
Today I saw one of the gliders from the first hour depart out of the hangar. The ISB 29 FT was collected by Doug Baker , who specially drove up from the Bleu Mountains to get the vintage glider.It will be flying now from Temora airport.It arrived in the hangar in 1974 so more then 30 years it was in Sportavia’s vintage WW2 hangar
. They had their own hangar- cupboard for loose items to not loose.A bit of a sad moment !!!

The weather is great with lots of sunshine and nice great and high looking clouds. Just what we want for gliding……but……
Luckily there was a tough wind which would have spoiled a nice afternoon.

Ingo Renner was there in the afternoon to welcome all of us. Diana and George and Dundee and I are at the camping area.Jari from Finland is coming soon too. Let’s see what is going to happen. Nobody knows exactly what’s on and we all wait for the auction and the last minute decisions from some people still involved in negotitiations.

The work shop people are in full action to have all gliders and 4 scouts ready for next weekends auction on the 28th. Everything is prized ans has numbers. On my washing machine was a sticker too but luckily no number, I would not have liked to bid on my own “old but still goodworking machine” . I saved in the end my technics stereo set!!! Will keep you informed! Cheers Ritz