Christmas Dinner and Trophies (2018)

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Well last night was another successful SSL event at Milang. We were blessed with a pleasant day for flying and then a magnificent dinner provided by Robert, Jennifer and the team. Roast pork, beef and chicken with roast potatoes and salads, bread and gravy followed later by Christmas pudding, mince pies, cream, custard and ice cream! All served with elegance. It was superb! Garry and his team had put up 5 gazebos and set out tables and chairs so that everyone had a seat at a table for dinner. The club trophies were presented to the winners, Mike O, Andrew, Garry and Jennifer. See the overall results in the spreadsheet attached. We had a nice table of prizes for the
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Tapanappa January 26-28 2018 (Permit Required)

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If you plan to Slope fly at Tapanappa in January, 2018 (or any other time) please ensure that you renew your permit if required. New permits last for 3 years (subject to change). An updated application form from DEWNR (Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources) can be found here (Link) , or should you require a PDF version here (link) . Also, available from Robert Gunn should you require a hard copy or possibly can’t download. If you are intending to fly you will need to send this form soon. Some of you may still have permit left from past applications as they are valid for a couple of years. Please check your existing form. The most important thing is there
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End of Year Report and Class Winners!

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Extract from Greg Potter’s (President) speech at the 2016 SSL end of year dinner: The 2016 SSL flying season has come to an end with a sweet victory in the Midway Cup – an Open Thermal competition between SA and Victoria. After being beaten twice we finally triumphed at Horsham a few weeks ago in a very closely fought event. SSL members placed 1st, 3rd and 5th to gain 100+ points more (out of 36,000) than the 3 Victorians who placed 2nd, 4th and 6th. We also outnumbered them 2 to 1 with 14 flyers from SA to 7 from Victoria. The cup will spend 8 months at the Modelflight warehouse (Jamie was 1st and Mike 5th) and 4 months
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Open Thermal and Open F5J Results (April)

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Congrats to Jamie and Trevor winning Open Thermal and Open F5J respectively. It was quite windy at Milang especially after lunch.  Very difficult conditions to read and make the best of with thermals few and far between. An excellent turnout with 17 flyers in Open Thermal and 11 in Open F5J. Open Thermal: Jamie Nancarrow (4951.1) John Tonks (4733.7) Garry Whitfield (4729.8) Full results by-round and pilot: SSL Open Thermal Overall Results April 2016 Open F5J: Trevor Schultz (2899) Mal Pring (2742.1) Andrew Meyer (2689.8) Full results by-round and pilot: SSL Open F5J Overall Results April 2016
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