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After years of frustration and failed attempts to repaint, something Ian said on TS today must have flicked the switch

GDS, a Schleicher Ka7 was probably most well known as "The Pink Panther" around Tauranga... I can claim a few hours in her before she was sold to Ben Clarke and is currently undergoing a full rebuild.









Still a few spots to tidy up, and awaiting some photos to add the Pink Panther tail-art that the old girl has

Well - blow me down! The Ka-7 was the first "real" glider I solo'd in - went like a little rocket! ! Many years before that, I solo'd in a T-21 Sedbergh.

Sadly, I just haven't been able to afford to keep it up - and daren't even show my face at a gliding club in case I burst into tears ... I just don't want to get "hooked"!

I love it.....no problem spotting you if you land somewhere unexpected....well done, great shots Alpha.

Great way to break the ice!
A whole new dimension of flightsim awaits you...
If you haven't already, splash out and get FSRepaint, it makes life so much easier.

What scenery is this?

Neat repaint too

connor wrote:

QUOTE (connor @ Dec 20 2010, 12:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What scenery is this?

Realnz Tauranga

I can almost hear the whooooooooooooh off the air slipping past the canopy , you would,t want to hear a Meowllll , the would really get on ya nerves

Well, she's all done... If I wanted to get pedantic, there were chips of paint missing from the fiberglass nose section...
Thank god I haven't tried the ex-Matamata Ka13 - That skewered a sheep during a out-landing a few years back

Naki wrote:

QUOTE (Naki @ Dec 20 2010, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Realnz Tauranga

Think I might have to buy the Real NZ FSX collection, after I get VLC though . You can't beat that sort of value (Wellington, Malborough, Southern Lakes, Rotorua and Tauranga for $99). I can get a further 20% off the FSX Collection if I buy the Auckland Supercity at the same time!