Bluenose Soaring History - from Free Flight Magazine
The following are brief articles from the Soaring Association of Canada's magazine "Free Flight" - The links are to text pages opening in a separate window.
Note: Copies of "Free Flight" are available as pdf files from the Soaring Association of Canada
| Year | Issue | Title/link | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #4 | Eastern Instructors Course | Deb Burleson becomes Glider Instructor |
| 1977 | #3 | Club News | Report of first (1976) season |
| 1977 | #5 | Eastern Instructors Course picture | Picture caption with Tom Foote and Chris Purcell |
| 1979 | #3 | Club News | 1978 report - finances good, ground school |
| 1979 | #3 | Photo of C-FOZA | George Warren winch launch in the Ka7 |
| 1978 | #6 | Club News | Winch designed and used and Blanik damage |
| 1978 | #6 | Photo of pilot | Chris Purcell at 6000 ft |
| 1980 | #1 | Club News | 976 flights and Doug Girard's Pioneer |
| 1980 | #3 | Club News | 1200 flights, x-country, Doug gets the skylark |
| 1980 | #3 | Photo of the 2-22 | CF-ACE with Gisele Berglund and Dan Morrison |
| 1980 | #4 | Club News | Flying costs and Winch wire evaluation |
| 1982 | #5 | Bluenose's Winch Operation | Analysis of a successful winch launch club (Photo) |
| 1982 | #6 | The Bluenose Astir | An article on the acquisition of a new sailplane (Photo) |
| 1983 | #1 | Checkout for the new Astir | New Procedures for a higher performance glider |
| 1983 | #4 | Tougher Checkouts | New rules after an accident |
| 1983 | #5 | First Maritime Gold Distance | Tom Foote flies C-FXGU 300 km |
| 1984 | #1 | Baie St. Paul camp report | Two Bluenose pilots enjoyed the camp |
| 1984 | #2 | Cross Country School | More training |
| 1984 | #3 | Club News | 636 dual flights, Girards adventure at Baie St.Paul |
| 1984 | #5 | A N.S. Dream Flight | Dick Vine's thinks on a flight to Cape Breton |
| 1986 | #5 | Club News, June | NBSA 2-33 mishap, 10 year anniversary |
| 1987 | #1 | Club News | 1500 launches and a gold height |
| 1988 | #2 | Maritimes Zone Report | Charles Yeates joins, Tom Foote does 400 km, N.B. club in trouble |
| 1988 | #2 | Club News | Attempt reverse autotow, Cape Breton site found, New fee structure |
| 1989 | #5 | Club News | 1374 flights and new retrieve vehicle |
| 1990 | #4 | Club News | A wet spring, two winches operating |
| 1991 | #1 | Margaree Adventure | Ridge soaring in Cape Breton Free Flight PDF file see page 6 |
| 1991 | - | Weak Link Newsletter | Long distance flights and advice - G.Graham |
For more information after 1988 please search the Free Flights Issues
- Other Items in Bluenose History
- Bluenose's Operation Manual (180 kB PDF file)
Created on ... August 13, 2006