ｆｅｂ．１９９９　Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ　Ｆｌｉｇｈｔ　Ｒｅｐｏｒｔ

[member] leader Murata, Sakurai, Unose, Okamoto, Yasuno, Ogawa, amounted to 6 persons

［Jan 30〜31］
Narita 〜 Sydney 〜 Tamworth 〜 Manila
　We join MrLeeScoto of a coordinator in an airport of Tamworth.I was given support by him last year and met for a in one year． And, as for us, it was introduced Mr.David which came from Scotland with his visitor. Mr.David participates in a tour by a "hang glider" and is a flight ing together for us and one week.
　It is 40 minutes in a car .It arrives at town motel of dear Manila. 、After taking a short break ,We go to Bora mountain of the takeoff ground which wasn't able to be looked at last year. >It is a mountain of approximately 400 m high to range in the grassy plain which was about 10 km away from town 。We arrive at the summit of a mountain of very large takeoff when go up a steep road of this mountain with 4WD car of Mr.LeeSscot .
Takeoff is completed East and West and South surface anything the place .We look forward to a flight from tomorrow and descend a mountain.
　
　　　　　　　　


［Ｆｅｂ　1］
It is clouded with weather 、A forecast is a thunderstorm Disappointed !At once We go climbing a mountain procedure to one school near landing ground 。Parents of Mr.Gotfree which made a new world record of 335 km met us .
After a thing of procedure 、We rise in takeoff of Bora mountain. But it began to rain 、So that Mr.Davit flies by a hang glider 、We leave him and return to landing.Do it for a while 、By radio from Mr.Davit He failed in takeoff And having been damaged by one part of a body 、 after all We collected rise him in takeoff once again.
　
　　　　　　　　　　

［Ｆｅｂ　２］　
The cloudy much sky where it is fine where weather is passable 、At last we can fly 、
It is wind strong a little of easterly wind from the front of the east takeoff when enters takeoff 、I do takeoff in the first .
I Have done soaring of +100 m and 200 m for a while in the takeoff front, radio of Go of cross country flight enters it inward 、I run toward Western Ohira Field after putting it up +600 m with thermal. Pair place speed of Gps picked up The ground thermal in the way by 65 km or more and I landed to a spot of 13.3 km. I flew first and was cross country flight. Mr.Davit which was flight in with the hang glider and he was landing in 5-6Km point from takeoff.
　Only about other members normal fly 、The today's beer became on me.

　　　　　　　　


［Ｆｅｂ　３］
It is beautiful weather this day 、But As for the takeoff, wind is strong 、Because we can't fly, We descended a mountain.
It is possible for the flight to be a hang glider in the strong wind.Mr.Davit took off.Then, in rising to the 2000-m altitude., he there were about 13 Km flights.
All the members go for horseback riding play besides me.
We get nervous in takeoff once again at evening 、Then Mr Unose takeoff、But ,He is flown in strong wind and he landed at a grassy plain. we watched this, and the other persons stopped takeoff ，Afterwards We go to look for him 、He walked at a grassy plain and darkened late at night, and it was collected.
　
［Ｆｅｂ　4］
It is beautiful weather, south wind but to be strong from the morning today 。I did it so that we went to an airport of sale plane that 25 km included from Manila, and this saleplane got .One time of flight is 30 minutes 、I let actually steer it during a flight .Sale plane is obtained more with thermal at a stretch to cloud bottom (5500 feet) .
We were moved fantastically.
　
　　　　　　　　


［Ｆｅｂ　5］
It iwas more and more the flight last day 、We went in takeoff 、But south wind was strong, and takeoff difficulty goes. I descend a mountain temporarily 、on one's way We come across Mr. Gotfree of a new world record. We rise in takeoff once again at evening 、Wind weakened, too, and the takeoff gets possible to fly 。I did takeoff 。But,It was a short flight .Thermal began to rise in soft light, too when got nervous in takeoff once again 、It is the last flight of tour of this time 、Murata, tandem of Okamoto have raised it already to cloud bottom 、With the good opportunity of the last cross country flight when I supposed it and do takeoff. And I supported rise, cloud bottom to acquisition 1000 m with one thermal
.I go to a course of the north after informing from Mr.Lee of a start of cross country flight by radio .
All the other members run about for cross country flight, too. I flew 31 km, , Tandem of Murata and Okamoto are 14.5 km 、Sakurai was 12 km, Unose was 10 km, Yasuno was 5 or 6 km .It was each the last good flight. Beer of today was on me
　A tour of this time ,Three days ,we weren't able to fly in wind powerfully.Therefor, As for us there was irritation .　But, The last flight of the last day was reversal home run .
I wasn't completed by a flight of 100 km cross country 、But 、I was convinced about expectation and possibility to next year


　　　　　　　　


［Ｆｅｂ　6］
　Manila 〜 Tamworth 〜 Sydney sightseeing
In Tamworth, we promise meeting in Mr.LeeScot, Mr.Davit and next year. I promised Mr.Davit that E.Mail communicates.

　　　　　　　　


［Ｆｅｂ　7］
　　Sydney 〜 Narita
　It is a report of flight tour in Australia 、We went back without all the members accident safely.
Thank you 、Mr.LeeScot,Mr,Davit