Quite right Joe, it is a Carl Goldberg Sailplane. I had it listed as a Cumulus but it's obviously not a Cumulus. I have corrected the listing.
I had a good session at the flying field yesterday. My English trainee is making good progress and I flew Bertie, the RAF Baron, for the first time since the crash. He flew very well with an OS 48 FS Surpass replacing the OS 52 FS which was damaged in the crash. I have managed to source a used cylinder head and rocker box for the 52 but the bloke wants 70€ for it. Thats £63 or $79 US. As these engines are no longer made, and because spares are hard to find, prices have gone up. Guess I'll just wait until my pension is paid then bite the bullet. Mind you, my afternoon was spoiled a little when the throttle trim on my Spektrum DX9 decided it wanted to play fun and games. It allowed me to reduce the trim but when I tried to push it forwards it would stick. Two of my clubmates, both electronic engineers are coming round this morning to look at it. They claim that it might be dirt or oil getting into the works caused by my love of glow motors. I'm getting a bit disillusioned with Spektrum. The DX9 is quite an expensive transmitter but it's caused me more problems than any of the other transmitters I've ever had.
That picture of the Sailplane was taken in 2012 at a Vintage meeting which I organised within my club. It was quite windy but we all flew. I've attached a few more pictures of the event below. Some of the men seen sitting down, miraculously without cups of tea, have died within the last seven years, but Derek James, seen here with his Aeronca Sedan and his 1977 Ford Escort Estate car, is still with us albeit minus some of his liver. Derek is a Rolls-Royce trained engineer.
Seize the time gentlemen, seize the time.
