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Wing loading vs Span by
Jonathan St. Cloud
In days of old the phrase was "Nothing beats wing span". Now it seems as if these short wing "open" birds, i.e., JS1C are beating the long wing birds.. Rarely even see a 23 meter bird in the open class. Having almost half my glider time in the open class I miss the long beautiful wings and at...
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How do we inspire pilots to truly take up cross country soaring ? by
Sean Fidler
From another thread recently, thought it might be a good topic to paw around with everyone...
For me, soaring is great fun. I've been doing it consistently for about 5 years now. I've met a bunch of amazing, great, kind people and have learned a tremendous amount about the sport (light years...
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December 21st 16 07:28 PM
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How to get maximum height on a winch launch? by
Dan G
I'm interested in learning how to get the maximum possible height on a
winch launch, without compromising safety in any way.
This question has two parts really - how should the pilot fly the
launch (pretty much how should he operate the elevator during the
launch), how fast should the glider fly,...
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Static Wing Load Testing of Old Wooden Glider Wings by
LongJourney
I'm restoring a 1963 Std Austria and trying to decide the risks and merits of load testing the wings. I can't find anything definitive on the web, at least nothing that doesn't get contradicted by some other source.
My concern is that load testing may damage the wings in an undetected way. OTOH,...
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Condor license key quit working by
[email protected]
I've been happily enjoying condor flight simulator for about three years. Today it says my plane pack zero is not activated. When I enter the license key which is copied directly from the original download email it doesn't work.
When you buy condor is it only good for three years or so? I have no...
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by Teal
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New Record? by
Steve Leonard[_2_]
Was just looking at OLC, and there has been at least one, 1,000KM + flight each day since December 3. Haven't looked back, but I suspect this is likely close to the longest string of days where this has happened. And if not for December 2nd, the string would go back to November 24th.
Good...
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Transponder ANPRM Withdrawal by
Eric Bick (ZN7)
Preliminary notification of publication scheduled for December 23.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/23/2016-30910/transponder-requirement-for-gliders-withdrawal
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"Cabriolet" open cockpit canopy? by
Ryan Wubben
Is it possible to replace the standard canopy on a Scheibe L-Spatz III (or
any
of that series) with an open cockpit "cabriolet" style canopy? Do plans
exist?
I've seen pictures on a K-6 and K-8 (even a dual one on an ASK-13!), but
I'm
curious what the process is and what paperwork is required?...
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US Team Camp Calendar Warning by
[email protected]
Folks,
I recently committed to talk about some European racing techniques highlighted in my World's report at a team camp. The guidelines for when to search for thermals and when to park and exploit others doing the searching are interesting.
The camp will likely be run alongside the Cordele cross...
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L-19 Bird Dog, Pilatus B-4 & Grob 102 for Sale by
[email protected]
Sandhill Soaring Club, located near Ann Arbor, MI, is consolidating its fleet.
It currently has a Pilatus B-4 (not rated for aerobatics) with an open trailer and a Grob 102 Astir CS with a clam-shell trailer available for sale. The G-102 will need to have its wings refinished in coming years but...
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Huge thank you to Andrej Kolar of Naviteer! by
Sean[_2_]
I wanted to send out a public thank you to Andrej Kolar (CEO of Naviteer) for extending free SeeYou licenses to our US Junior Team (Daniel Sazhin, JP Stewart and Noah Reitter) after I made the request for them a couple days ago. A nice Xmas present! Go get them this summer at the World Junior...
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Aussie SGP by
Duster
Cheers to Bill Gawthrop and Sean Fidler as they near the completion of the Ozzie SGP. Sean won Race Day 5 and is tied overall for 2nd place (even with one DNF!) with one day to go.
http://sgp.aero/australia2016/results-sgp/results.aspx?contestID=27858
You can replay any of the race day...
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December 26th 16 11:58 PM
by JS
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Vacation and Add-on by
[email protected]
Looking to get a glider add on rating through a commercial school to do it quickly. Nothing near by me suits this so I must travel.
Reading through this forum I could use some pointers of where to train.
Planning on taking a week of vacation, buying airline tickets for the family so I need...
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Gliders reviews by
Jacopo Romei
Hello everybody,
I am considering creating a website to compare gliders, meant to help choosing the best glider to buy (2nd hand or new) at the best trade-off for anyone among price, safety, handling etc etc.
I have a question for you, because I'd love to make this website useful for the...
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Exporting Flight Stats from SeeYou by
Tony[_5_]
Looking to analyze a bunch of igc files for our clubs trophy program. These will be flights made throughout the year by club pilots often flying different gliders on different flights. I've investigated using SeeYou Competition for the scoring but it is not designed for this type of year long...
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Schweizer 1-26 Invitation by
Clif McVay
The first Schweizer 1-26 gathering will be held:
January 26, 2017 (aka 1-26) to January 29, 2017
at Seminole Lake Gliderport, Clermont FL
This is an informal gathering of SGS1-26 gliders open to all.
Optional fun tasks will be offered each flyable day. Prizes will be awarded.
Tow prices...
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