Lake Station gliding 16th October

 Aaron Murphy and Lionel Green dropped into Lake Station on Saturday the 16th and captured the following gliders. 
(All have been covered on this blog previously).

Rolladen-Schneider LS4-a ZK-CCX2 c/n 4482 was purchased from the USA by the Nelson Lakes Gliding Club member Jerry O'Neill in late 2011 and registered here on 10-02-2012 and then to the Club from 19-07-2012.

Rolladen-Schneider LS8a ZK-GGP3 c/n 8024 first flew in NZ out of Wigram on 18-12-1999 for Nigel Ackroyd and carried 'Carpe Diem' on the fuselage side below the canopy. It was sold to Hadleigh Bognuda of Auckland in December 2007 and gained the 'Skull and crossed swords'. 

Alonzo Kelly of Nelson took it over in February of 2020.

The Sportine Aviacija LAK-17B FES ZK-GGS2 c/n 231 was imported from the States by George Scott.

The FES in the designation refers to the Front Electric Sustainer motor in the nose. 

Note the covered propeller blade folded back along the nose.

Grob G102 Club IIIb Astir ZK-GNH c/n 5612CB originally with the Auckland Gliding Club from early 1984 was taken on by  the Nelson Gliding Club (Inc) in mid-2004 followed by a name change to the Nelson Lakes Gliding Club in October 2008.

Rotating on a winch launch was the Schempp-Hirth Discus CS ZK-GRC2 c/n 300CS as imported factory new by Bruce Drake and Jerry O'Neill in November 2002. 

Mel Blackburn acquired it in November 2006 but returned it to Jerry O'Neill in March 2012.

             Aaron and Lionel's mode of transport was the AutoGyro Cavalon ZK-RDY c/n V00216.