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If You've Flown a FLARM Stealth Contest, Vote Here by [email protected]
Lots of earnest opinions, some more strident than others. Lots of confident statements about what works, doesn't work, is possible, is futile, is inevitable. So let's keep it simple: if you have flown in a contest at any level where stealth was mandated (not necessarily mandatory FLARM, but if...
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December 24th 15 01:33 AM
by Robert Dunning Go to last post
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RIP Tomas Reich - SGP Chile by Paul Agnew
From Facebook: Sad news from the last race day; Local Chile pilot Tomas Reich had an accident on the ridges south of Santiago. The Chile SAR recovered Tomas and took him by helicopter to the hospital in Santiago. Unfortunately Tomas died during the evening from the injuries he sustained during the...
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February 2nd 18 06:15 PM
by Jonathan St. Cloud Go to last post
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Best performing Vario? by Craig R.
In your opinion, what was the best performing vario you have ever used? Specifically, the one that got you centered in and to the top of the thermal in the least amount of time. Let's ignore products because they have the latest "bells and whistles" add ons, latest technology, sexy appearances, or...
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February 21st 13 03:26 AM
by JS Go to last post
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Train Wreck by XC
Dang! Got drawn in again! I’m ashamed to admit I have been following Sean Fidler’s “why didn’t I get chosen” rants on Facebook. It is hard to look away from a train wreck I guess. I am embarrassed for him. I've never seen someone take a decision so badly. So much misinformation and so...
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November 17th 17 04:05 PM
by Dave Leonard Go to last post
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Gliding risk.... by [email protected]
For those who haven’t seen it.... https://chessintheair.com/the-risk-of-dying-doing-what-we-love/
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December 11th 19 06:25 PM
by john firth Go to last post
141 7,704
In wave, in blue hole at cloud level, hole closes, in IMC, then what? by son_of_flubber
So I'm flying in a blue hole in wave lift of 5 m/s, trimmed to 50 knots, in clear air with a cloud layer upwind and downwind, cloud top above and cloud base below. Suddenly I find myself in IMC. What are my options? My glider is capable of benign spiral. I open the spoilers, (already trimmed to...
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April 29th 15 03:51 AM
by Eric Greenwell[_4_] Go to last post
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Glider Crash - Minden? by Mitch
Heard there may have been a glider - biz jet crash in Minden? True or False? -EX
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September 13th 06 07:31 PM
by Ron Natalie Go to last post
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New trainer from SZD Bielsko by [email protected]
SZD Bielsko is in the final phase of testing of "new" 2 seat glider designed for initial and advanced training. It will be fully aerobatic with 17.5 m wings and with 20 m wings it becomes pretty good x-c sailplane with L/D of 41.8. The reason I am saying "new" with quotation marks is that the...
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July 24th 07 02:32 AM
by Frank Whiteley Go to last post
139 5,996
Concealed Carry In MY ASW27 by Bob Youngblood
What a surprise, just today my son brought me a great gift to fight off the flaming liberals at the gliderport. It is a Bulgarian AK47 with 2000 rounds of ammunition. Thank god that I raised this kid correctly, educated him and he achieved the status of a Structural Engineer, PE. He advised me to...
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July 8th 20 11:32 PM
by CindyB[_2_] Go to last post
139 5,611
Some good news by Karl Striedieck[_2_]
The Mt Washington wave camp last week was a great success with plenty of wave flights, one of which (Evan Ludeman) reached 31K. On another day a couple gliders were in wave when a slug of moisture closed the windows trapping them on top. One turned down wind and rode the undulations to drier air...
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January 6th 16 11:50 PM
by BobW Go to last post
137 9,314
Best option for electric self starting glider by Magnus
Hi experienced glider pilots, I am a newly retired ex glider pilot that is updating my license and want to do some serious soaring and distance flights in Europe now that I have plenty of time. I live in Lausanne (member of Montricher gliding club) and as well member in Landskrona gliding club in...
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January 20th 21 10:15 PM
by Magnus Go to last post
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Debunking Glider Spoiler Turns Causing Spin Thinking by [email protected]
Either a large majority of us are unaware that we are on the verge of death every time we adjust our spoilers while landing, or some people are being taught this and causing them to unnecessarily fear spoilers and using them to their full degree of helpfulness and effectiveness. Here's a video I...
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January 7th 18 04:01 AM
by John Foster Go to last post
135 6,356
An ADS-B In Question by Dan Marotta
Hopefully Darryl will respond to this but anyone with the knowledge will be appreciated. I have a home-grown ADS-B system consisting of a Raspberry Pi 2 and a couple of software defined radios feeding Avare on my smart phone. I have line of sight to the ADS-B tower on top of Sandia Peak, on...
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February 12th 16 01:38 PM
by Andy Blackburn[_3_] Go to last post
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Puchaz Spinning thread that might be of interest in light of the recent accident. by Al
http://www.gliderforum.com/thread-view.asp?threadid=167&start=1 This might be of interest when discussing the Puch and its spinning. Condolences to the family and friends of the victims of the recent crash. Regards Al
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February 9th 04 04:44 PM
by Robert Ehrlich Go to last post
134 6,502
Is the 200ft below Min Finish Height Rule Working? by Sean F (F2)
I thought the viewpoint below (not mine) on the US finishing rule was very interesting. Interesting enough to share with the broader pilot community and start a discussion about it. I am all for safer soaring, but after hearing this argument, I see circumstances (and direct .igc examples) where...
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January 30th 14 06:51 PM
by A Wormburner Go to last post
133 2,247
Battery switching without tears by 2G
On one of my flights last year I had to switch between my avionics battery and engine battery when the avionics battery voltage dropped too low (I had left the master on after the last flight and could only partially charge the avionics battery before launching). The switch over seemed to go okay,...
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April 18th 20 11:28 PM
by Dan Marotta Go to last post
132 7,233
My September 2017 visit to GP Gliders by [email protected]
My September 2017 visit to GP Gliders: Poland is a beautiful country, especially in early September. The purpose of this trip was to meet CEO Jerzy Peszke and tour the GP Gliders facility. The operation recently moved to Korczyna (2.5 miles NW of Krosno). The original airport building was too...
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June 8th 21 12:28 PM
by kinsell Go to last post
132 8,278
The decline of gliding - a worldwide issue? by Douglas Richardson
Good morning, My name is Douglas and I am a glider pilot here in the UK. I would like to start a friendly discussion about the decline of gliding and whether this is an issue outside of the UK. Within the UK gliding has been in decline for decades and according to discussion on gliderpilot.net ...
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May 7th 21 09:48 PM
by John Foster Go to last post
132 7,176
Parowan midair? by Andy[_1_]
SSA contest report indicates that 2 gliders made contact on the first day. If the gliders are identified correctly then one continued to win the day and the other returned to the airport missing part of one wing and so far has no log posted. Any more information available? Andy.
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July 14th 10 06:09 PM
by Darryl Ramm Go to last post
130 5,405
CG hook on aero tows?? by Ted Wagner
A few seconds into take-off roll today in a Pilatus B-4, while applying left stick to correct for a dipping right wing, the right wing suddenly dipped all the way into the ground. The glider lurched to the right, and a second or two later popped up into the air, a good 20 feet up and 30 or more...
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January 13th 04 12:04 AM
by Chris Rowland Go to last post
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