Trigger warning for those easily offended: At the top of the articleDan, just remember this bird is a PURIST, no stinking jet or Solo , or even a Wankel engine to get the bird home. Dinner was on the table in Tasmania and he or she made it home for dinner and a drink. I can hear Eric now saying, "Must Be Flying
there is a well known comment made by Thomas Jefferson. But the flight
of the Bar-Tailed Godwit is simply amazing!
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2023/11/bar-tailed-godwit-has-broken-its-own.html
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Dan
5J
On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:19:07 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:Conservatively"! Old Bob, The Purist
Trigger warning for those easily offended: At the top of the articleDan, just remember this bird is a PURIST, no stinking jet or Solo , or even a Wankel engine to get the bird home. Dinner was on the table in Tasmania and he or she made it home for dinner and a drink. I can hear Eric now saying, "Must Be Flying
there is a well known comment made by Thomas Jefferson. But the flight
of the Bar-Tailed Godwit is simply amazing!
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2023/11/bar-tailed-godwit-has-broken-its-own.html
--
Dan
5J
On 13/11/2023 11:14, [email protected] wrote:Conservatively"! Old Bob, The Purist
On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:19:07 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Trigger warning for those easily offended: At the top of the articleDan, just remember this bird is a PURIST, no stinking jet or Solo , or even a Wankel engine to get the bird home. Dinner was on the table in Tasmania and he or she made it home for dinner and a drink. I can hear Eric now saying, "Must Be Flying
there is a well known comment made by Thomas Jefferson. But the flight
of the Bar-Tailed Godwit is simply amazing!
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2023/11/bar-tailed-godwit-has-broken-its-own.html
--
Dan
5J
I don't think so!
The bird expended fuel (energy) during its flight, and probably indulged
in mid-air refuelling from any insects it encountered on the way.
How is that Purist?
On 13/11/2023 11:14, [email protected] wrote:According to Wikipedia: "They undertake the longest non-stop migrations of any bird, and
On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:19:07 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Trigger warning for those easily offended: At the top of the articleDan, just remember this bird is a PURIST, no stinking jet or Solo , or even a Wankel
there is a well known comment made by Thomas Jefferson. But the flight
of the Bar-Tailed Godwit is simply amazing!
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2023/11/bar-tailed-godwit-has-broken-its-own.html
--
Dan
5J
engine to get the bird home. Dinner was on the table in Tasmania and he or she made it
home for dinner and a drink. I can hear Eric now saying, "Must Be Flying
Conservatively"! Old Bob, The Purist
I don't think so!
The bird expended fuel (energy) during its flight, and probably indulged in mid-air
refuelling from any insects it encountered on the way.
How is that Purist?
On Monday, November 13, 2023 at 6:39:08 AM UTC-5, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:Conservatively"! Old Bob, The Purist
On 13/11/2023 11:14, [email protected] wrote:
On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:19:07 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Trigger warning for those easily offended: At the top of the articleDan, just remember this bird is a PURIST, no stinking jet or Solo , or even a Wankel engine to get the bird home. Dinner was on the table in Tasmania and he or she made it home for dinner and a drink. I can hear Eric now saying, "Must Be Flying
there is a well known comment made by Thomas Jefferson. But the flight >>>> of the Bar-Tailed Godwit is simply amazing!
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2023/11/bar-tailed-godwit-has-broken-its-own.html
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Dan
5J
When did you see a sailplane flap its wings (except on a heavy landing)?I don't think so!
The bird expended fuel (energy) during its flight, and probably indulged
in mid-air refuelling from any insects it encountered on the way.
How is that Purist?
Hmmm....sorta like sailplanes stop for thermals.
;-)
On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:19:07 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:Conservatively"! Old Bob, The Purist
Trigger warning for those easily offended: At the top of the articleDan, just remember this bird is a PURIST, no stinking jet or Solo , or even a Wankel engine to get the bird home. Dinner was on the table in Tasmania and he or she made it home for dinner and a drink. I can hear Eric now saying, "Must Be Flying
there is a well known comment made by Thomas Jefferson. But the flight
of the Bar-Tailed Godwit is simply amazing!
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2023/11/bar-tailed-godwit-has-broken-its-own.html
--
Dan
5J
On 11/13/2023 3:39 AM, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:That should be "turn east" for the Pacific Godwits, or maybe Hawaii and Guam are the
On 13/11/2023 11:14, [email protected] wrote:According to Wikipedia: "They undertake the longest non-stop migrations of any bird, and
On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:19:07 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Trigger warning for those easily offended: At the top of the articleDan, just remember this bird is a PURIST, no stinking jet or Solo , or even a Wankel
there is a well known comment made by Thomas Jefferson. But the flight >>>> of the Bar-Tailed Godwit is simply amazing!
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2023/11/bar-tailed-godwit-has-broken-its-own.html
--
Dan
5J
engine to get the bird home. Dinner was on the table in Tasmania and he or she made it
home for dinner and a drink. I can hear Eric now saying, "Must Be Flying >>> Conservatively"! Old Bob, The Purist
I don't think so!
The bird expended fuel (energy) during its flight, and probably indulged in mid-air
refuelling from any insects it encountered on the way.
How is that Purist?
to fuel they carry the greatest fat loads of any migratory bird so far studied, reducing
the size of their digestive organs to do so."
It is amazing what this bird can do. It flew 11 day without so many things we'd use for
the same flight: a copilot, night vision goggles, GPS, autopilot, inReach/Spot, weather
forecasts, constant communication with ground crew, coordinated inflight refueling...
I do wonder what the Godwit success rate is. Can it do this flight and the return 5
years in row without ever "landing out", in which case it'd be flying as conservatively as
Old Bob? And what is their backup plan if the winds or other problems make it impossible
to complete the journey? Maybe they just turn west to reach the Americas.
Eric G
On 11/13/2023 3:39 AM, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:Well Eric, once again the motorglider guys are coming out of the closet to opine on the success of the Godwit claiming that it has a motor which makes the Godwit Safari possible.
On 13/11/2023 11:14, [email protected] wrote:
On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:19:07 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote: >>> Trigger warning for those easily offended: At the top of the article
there is a well known comment made by Thomas Jefferson. But the flight >>> of the Bar-Tailed Godwit is simply amazing!Dan, just remember this bird is a PURIST, no stinking jet or Solo , or even a Wankel
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2023/11/bar-tailed-godwit-has-broken-its-own.html
--
Dan
5J
engine to get the bird home. Dinner was on the table in Tasmania and he or she made it
home for dinner and a drink. I can hear Eric now saying, "Must Be Flying >> Conservatively"! Old Bob, The Purist
I don't think so!
The bird expended fuel (energy) during its flight, and probably indulged in mid-air
refuelling from any insects it encountered on the way.
How is that Purist?According to Wikipedia: "They undertake the longest non-stop migrations of any bird, and
to fuel they carry the greatest fat loads of any migratory bird so far studied, reducing
the size of their digestive organs to do so."
It is amazing what this bird can do. It flew 11 day without so many things we'd use for
the same flight: a copilot, night vision goggles, GPS, autopilot, inReach/Spot, weather
forecasts, constant communication with ground crew, coordinated inflight refueling...
I do wonder what the Godwit success rate is. Can it do this flight and the return 5
years in row without ever "landing out", in which case it'd be flying as conservatively as
Old Bob? And what is their backup plan if the winds or other problems make it impossible
to complete the journey? Maybe they just turn west to reach the Americas.
Eric G
On Monday, November 13, 2023 at 9:22:39 AM UTC-5, Eric G wrote:Bob, Bob, Bob: nobody said it had a motor, but someone did say it was a self-launcher.
On 11/13/2023 3:39 AM, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:Well Eric, once again the motorglider guys are coming out of the closet to opine on the success of the Godwit claiming that it has a motor which makes the Godwit Safari possible.
On 13/11/2023 11:14, [email protected] wrote:According to Wikipedia: "They undertake the longest non-stop migrations of any bird, and
On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:19:07 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote: >>>>> Trigger warning for those easily offended: At the top of the article >>>>> there is a well known comment made by Thomas Jefferson. But the flight >>>>> of the Bar-Tailed Godwit is simply amazing!
Dan, just remember this bird is a PURIST, no stinking jet or Solo , or even a Wankel
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2023/11/bar-tailed-godwit-has-broken-its-own.html
--
Dan
5J
engine to get the bird home. Dinner was on the table in Tasmania and he or she made it
home for dinner and a drink. I can hear Eric now saying, "Must Be Flying >>>> Conservatively"! Old Bob, The Purist
I don't think so!
The bird expended fuel (energy) during its flight, and probably indulged in mid-air
refuelling from any insects it encountered on the way.
How is that Purist?
to fuel they carry the greatest fat loads of any migratory bird so far studied, reducing
the size of their digestive organs to do so."
It is amazing what this bird can do. It flew 11 day without so many things we'd use for
the same flight: a copilot, night vision goggles, GPS, autopilot, inReach/Spot, weather
forecasts, constant communication with ground crew, coordinated inflight refueling...
I do wonder what the Godwit success rate is. Can it do this flight and the return 5
years in row without ever "landing out", in which case it'd be flying as conservatively as
Old Bob? And what is their backup plan if the winds or other problems make it impossible
to complete the journey? Maybe they just turn west to reach the Americas.
Eric G
On 11/13/2023 10:10 AM, [email protected] wrote:Eric, I was worried about you and some of the other motorglider guys here on RAS, after reading some of the replies I thought that maybe you guys had ordered some of those mushrooms that are being advertised. OBTP
On Monday, November 13, 2023 at 9:22:39 AM UTC-5, Eric G wrote:Bob, Bob, Bob: nobody said it had a motor, but someone did say it was a self-launcher.
On 11/13/2023 3:39 AM, Tim Newport-Peace wrote:Well Eric, once again the motorglider guys are coming out of the closet to opine on the success of the Godwit claiming that it has a motor which makes the Godwit Safari possible.
On 13/11/2023 11:14, [email protected] wrote:According to Wikipedia: "They undertake the longest non-stop migrations of any bird, and
On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:19:07 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote: >>>>> Trigger warning for those easily offended: At the top of the article >>>>> there is a well known comment made by Thomas Jefferson. But the flight >>>>> of the Bar-Tailed Godwit is simply amazing!
Dan, just remember this bird is a PURIST, no stinking jet or Solo , or even a Wankel
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2023/11/bar-tailed-godwit-has-broken-its-own.html
--
Dan
5J
engine to get the bird home. Dinner was on the table in Tasmania and he or she made it
home for dinner and a drink. I can hear Eric now saying, "Must Be Flying
Conservatively"! Old Bob, The Purist
I don't think so!
The bird expended fuel (energy) during its flight, and probably indulged in mid-air
refuelling from any insects it encountered on the way.
How is that Purist?
to fuel they carry the greatest fat loads of any migratory bird so far studied, reducing
the size of their digestive organs to do so."
It is amazing what this bird can do. It flew 11 day without so many things we'd use for
the same flight: a copilot, night vision goggles, GPS, autopilot, inReach/Spot, weather
forecasts, constant communication with ground crew, coordinated inflight refueling...
I do wonder what the Godwit success rate is. Can it do this flight and the return 5
years in row without ever "landing out", in which case it'd be flying as conservatively as
Old Bob? And what is their backup plan if the winds or other problems make it impossible
to complete the journey? Maybe they just turn west to reach the Americas. >>
Eric G
And, if you can call it a PURIST, we can call it a motorglider 8^)
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