The Fall edition of the club meeting will be held on November 23 at 7:00 PM at the Aviation Museum. Please note your calendars. LzNet members can indicate...
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Claude Montpetit
claude@...
Nov 25, 2000 5:50 am
Test - Testing the mailing list... 1..2..3.. testing ;-)...
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Andre Nadeau
andre.nadeau@...
Nov 25, 2000 3:23 pm
Greetings to you all. I am proud to be the first user of this mailing list and many thanks to Claude for making it possible. There was an interesting...
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Claude Montpetit
claude@...
Nov 25, 2000 4:49 pm
My opinion on this is that the actual tow operation is only a fraction of all the risks encountered when flying. Thus, it may be an illusion to think that we...
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Paul Morris
pmorris@...
Nov 25, 2000 6:59 pm
To All, Here is the text (from the minutes of the last executive meeting Nov. 16) of the matter under discussion which Andre requested me to post. Please note...
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Claude Montpetit
claude@...
Nov 25, 2000 7:24 pm
I was not at the executive meeting. Is it possible to explain to all how the numbers were determined (20 flights per year, 10 students max)? And why are these...
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Andre Nadeau
andre.nadeau@...
Nov 26, 2000 1:39 am
I had my longest paraglider flight of the year today with two hours of airtime - gloat, gloat. Now that this is out of the way, I am looking for an explanation...
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Andre Nadeau
andre.nadeau@...
Nov 26, 2000 2:01 am
Calude makes some very valid points here and some that are less valid. My comments are as follows: 1 - The tandem lauches from the mountain 1.1 The tandem has...
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Paul Morris
pmorris@...
Nov 26, 2000 2:30 am
In response to your questions Claude, the limiting numbers of flights and students are approximately double the past usage numbers that were given by Antoine...
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Andre Nadeau
andre.nadeau@...
Nov 26, 2000 7:35 pm
If anybody is interested in a flying holiday in Mexico, please respond to this list with the dates that would interest you. I have heard that there is some...
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Jeremy Val
jval@...
Nov 26, 2000 9:08 pm
I am interested in going... The date does not matter to me. I would rather go for two weeks....
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Siamak Mardani
skyadventure@...
Nov 26, 2000 9:49 pm
This is in response to the sad development blown out of proportion in our club lately. I am deeply disturbed and offended by the attacks made on my profession...
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Andre Nadeau
andre.nadeau@...
Nov 27, 2000 2:21 am
I am sorry to see that Siamak took this personally. He was also guilty of selective reading because I have expressly said that I was reserving my own opinion...
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Michel Bourque
mbourque@...
Nov 27, 2000 2:15 pm
Any way shout your mouth and vote Liberal. and praise The Lord too Michel Bourque to old for hang gliding but still enough good for fucking 8 day a week....
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Claude Montpetit
claude@...
Nov 27, 2000 2:59 pm
Was the wind coming from South East? ... From: Andre Nadeau [mailto:andre.nadeau@...] Sent: November 25, 2000 8:30 PM To: flyohpc@egroups.com Subject:...
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jimr@...
Nov 27, 2000 5:01 pm
Let's be careful of the personal comments made in this discussion as they can sometimes "hurt". In the end, each one of us would go out of their way to help...
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Siamak Mardani
skyadventure@...
Nov 27, 2000 6:24 pm
Democratic decisions, fair discussions and voting I have no problems with. Cheep snapshots and patronization I will not stand for and have lots of time to...
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John & Laura Hogg
hogg@...
Nov 28, 2000 12:40 am
Let me begin with a plea to all: peace. We all share a common love. We have different perspectives, but this is not a zero-sum game. We have to work...
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Andre Nadeau
andre.nadeau@...
Nov 28, 2000 1:32 am
Yes. There was an east component, maybe 15 km/h that you could detect through drift when flying. However the wind was straight in at launch. Andre ... From:...
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Jeremy Val
jval@...
Nov 28, 2000 2:15 am
I found some links on paragliding in Mexico: A club web site. Looks up to date, but all in Spanish: http://www.termica.org A web site on Valle de Bravo: ...
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Claude Montpetit
claude@...
Nov 28, 2000 2:49 pm
Thank you John for the good words of peace. Before I go on expressing my point of view, I would like establish that I see two issues being brought up these...
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Andre Nadeau
andre.nadeau@...
Nov 28, 2000 9:37 pm
The discussion about winch operation took the most time at the last meeting. We have a few months to resolve it but we should begin now while the discussion is...
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Andre Nadeau
andre.nadeau@...
Nov 28, 2000 10:09 pm
I disagree with Siamak's interpretation of what a waiver is good for. I have my own interpretation that I present here. Again, I am not a lawyer so my...
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Andre Nadeau
andre.nadeau@...
Nov 28, 2000 10:16 pm
I believe Claude approach is the right one. What he is proposing is to identify the sources of risks. That is the first step in a risk assessment and...
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Dr.J.Auer
jmauer@...
Nov 28, 2000 11:47 pm
???early January 2001...
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Jim Ramsden
jimr@...
Nov 29, 2000 2:52 pm
There are 2 issues here: 1) safety 2) liability Safety should be our first concern, then we can address the liability that flows from whatever measures the...
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Jim Ramsden
jimr@...
Nov 29, 2000 10:32 pm
Thanks Andre for bringing this up. Initially we hoped that we could get a large enough cadre of pilots trained to operate the tow winch. This would allow us...
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Kimberley K. McMahon
mcberley@...
Nov 30, 2000 2:49 pm
... respond to this list with the dates that would interest you. I have heard that there is some interest but nothing concrete as of yet and time is running...
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mlaroche@...
Nov 30, 2000 3:03 pm
Good day everyone I like the idea of this system. My job permits me to go fly on weekdays, and I hate to see beautiful flying days waisted because there is no...
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Michael Ogletree
hal9000@...
Dec 1, 2000 10:24 pm
I think plans are being made for the club with a short-term view. The club seems focused on towing in the 2001 season. If things are made difficult for the...
