SAFA Skysailor Magazine

19 March | April 2023 SKY SAILOR supplied with a branded water bottle and had access to awesome new shade marquees on launch, in the bomb- out and in goal, which will be used for many years to come. HG Comps is proud to have Bendigo Bank as a major sponsor and are grateful of their sponsorship of this event. The mid-week raffle and auction night at the Tintaldra pub raised over $3300 which was donated to the Corryong ambulance service. They were astounded at the generosity of the gift and said that it would be used to purchase kit for the ambulance that Ambulance Victoria don’t supply, but which is useful for these remote areas. After many phone calls, Phillip Campbell gained permission to land at the Khancoban Mt Elliott launch Photo: Tracey Meyer Left: Photo Dustan Hansen A pilot in flight. The simulator centralises the pilot’s view before flight airport. Unusually though, this provided even more switchy landing conditions which saw a couple of our guns landing not so gracefully and requiring the Corryong ambulance service to attend. Thankfully, both were released the following day. The decision was then made to land back at the goal paddock in Corryong. Although we had clearance to 12500ft, the best heights attained were 10500ft which provided good climb rates and great glides. Jonny Durand and Rohan Taylor provided a couple of sessions on how to dismantle and inspect hang gliders. Several gliders that had landed heavily were inspected. This gave pilots a level of confidence to inspect their own gliders should they need to. We found a new resident wedgie that lives near the Hot Rocks on the northern end of Mt Mittamatite. Several pilots in the area heard