Slingsby T45 Swallow vintage glider circuit gliding / sailplane pilots view

[peterwilkinson121]

Hi, The Swallow had gone by the time I joined the club, but we still have a Ka 8 which is also white with blue wing tips (and I have spent many happy hours in!). also the club has two Ka 13's and a Ka 21. Thanks for watching!

[smoothlennie]

Thanks for showing this! It was the first single seater I flew in 1977 at the Bath & Wiltshire GC, then at Keevil airfield in Wiltshire.

[peterwilkinson121]

@smoothlennie Hi, Glad it brought back fond memories. Are you still gliding?

[smoothlennie]

@peterwilkinson121

Hi Peter. Yes, still gliding - instructing mostly now, all aerotow at the Canberra Club, pity that. I used to fly at Southdown GC and I note you are probably at Ringmer!

[zip187]

nice glider i have one model of this that im converting to rc i also fly other gliders like a k13 and AS k21 where do u fly ????

[peterwilkinson121]

@zip187 Thanks, its a great glider to fly and I've had some nice long flights in it ( tho' this one was a bit short! I also fly the club K13 or 21 when training, at East Sussex Gliding Club ( please take a look at our web site). Good luck with the RC conversion.

Regards, Pete

[ZKMX7]

@peterwilkinson121 I flew the Swallow quite a few times at the East Sussex Gliding club in the early 1980s! It was nice to fly, with a much better rate of roll than the 2-seaters I remember. The one they had there at that time was all-white apart from dark blue wingtips. I wonder if it is still flying.

[peterwilkinson121]

Thanks, I hope I have a better soaring season this year so I can get some more video on for you.

Regards, Pete

[buellsteven]

nice,your Slingsby is becomme more and more a classic.Meaby you can post also a external vieuw movie?...