[Frank Colver]

That photo of me and the Skysail must have been taken in early 1972, not '73 as noted, because I had switched to tip drag rudders after the first time a turn was tried in very early '72. The same goes for the Skysail model.

One attempted turning flight at Norco showed a problem with my "up-only" ailerons. The glider would pitch up before any roll had begun. There was no reason to continue with this roll method.

Frank Colver

[JoeF]

Notice on dating: I put circa 1973 or 1973 circa at most points in order to signal that the date for an image at the posting was not determined upon posting; feel free to determine precise dates within the "early 1970s".

synonyms: approximately, around, about, roughly, something like, on the order of, or so, or thereabouts, more or less, in the region of, give or take; informal; in the ballpark of "the year of his birth is circa 1612"

Much thanks to Doug Morgan for his sharing his art.
And to all who will post studies and stories and comments and dating surrounding the images.
Ask questions in posts. Who? What? Where? Why? When? Specifications? etc.
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Who was that child in the little wing?
Who owned the HG that Joe was trying out?
Who are the spectators in a particular image?

[JoeF]

Dick Eipper launching off Dockweiler dune or bluff:

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Photo by Doug Morgan

[JoeF]

Self-Soar Association event Photo Fly for centerfold of Low & Slow #12
Photography by Doug Morgan

[JoeF]

Thistledown footlaunch sailplane by Richard Miller
concept of hope is held in model form at the Photo Fly event of December 1971.

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[JoeF]

Detail clip from Photo Fly of December 1971:
Christopher Talbot-Jones (RIP)

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Photo by Doug Morgan

Special production video related in core to Chris:

[Frank Colver]

Joe, I understand the use of the word "circa". But because that configuration of the Skysail was so short lived, I felt it was important to identify the time line more closely. I didn't want anyone in the future to think that method of roll control, I experimented with unsuccessfully, lived on to anywhere near to 1973. It was probably gone by February of '72.

Thanks for posting that movie film by Chris. It's too bad the film had deteriorated so much.

Frank

[JoeF]

Detail in Photo Fly of Dec. 1971.
Top right: sitting adult and child;
child seems to be giving attention to a toy stringed-kite wing.
Who is the adult and child?

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[JoeF]

Detail in Photo-Fly photo:

Steve Elliott, Taras Kiceniuk, Katherine Kiceniuk, Tom Dickinson

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[JoeF]

Photo-Fly image was published first in Low & Slow #12 in year 1972.
Some caption material was published in that same issue:

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1972

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Doug Morgan slide set offered to others via an ad in Low & Slow #12 in 1972
had caption titles written by editor:

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