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XC training fundraiser for US Junior Team by
g l i d e r s t u d
Garret Willat's Junior Soaring Team 'Stemme for a Day Program'
Fly with two time U.S. soaring team pilot Garret Willat in a high
performance motor glider Stemme S10VT for the day in beautiful Warner
Springs California. While the experience is tailored to your personal
needs this is your chance to...
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Visulalizing the Finish Cylinder by
[email protected]
OK, it's clear people aren't seeing cylinder finish dynamics very well,
except for JJ who believes the fastest distance between two points
involves sneaking up from behind. ...Smile...
The picture I've linked shows the problem. I still need someone to
explain why this is inherently safer. Note...
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How are joysticks 'powered' in gliders? by
[email protected]
I note that some gliders are controlle with a joystick which
makes me curious as to how the control surfaces are powered.
Assuming these are useable by people who lack the forearms of
a truck driver, how are they powered?
Do these systems use electric servos with a battery recharged
on the...
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RUC Mixed Boundary forecast by
m pautz
Back in July of last year, a guy named Johnathan posted the site for
getting a graphic of the Mixed Boundary Layer forecast from NOAA.
My computer crashed and I lost my links. Does anyone have information
on accessing that particular web site?
Thanks
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Youngest 1000k...? by
Luke Roberts
Hi,
I'm just curious. Does anyone know who is the youngest
person to fly a 1000k diploma....?
Cheers,
Luke
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Finish Gate Accident no. 2 by
Justin Craig
As a pilot who practices high speed low finishes, I
think that attention needs to be drawn to the fact
that 85knots is simply not fast enough when finishing
at 50 ft. At that speed, the height gained from a pull
is not going to be enough to complete a safe circuit.
I would agree that this low...
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Laptop GPS/map software by
[email protected]
Last year at the Hobbs Region 9 contest the CM used a PC program for
providing driving directions to crews based on GPS coordinates reported
by wayward pilots. Can someone tell me what software that was?
I need to get something like that for me and crew to use (PC based),
with the additional...
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SSA 2005 Contest Rules Posted by
Ken Kochanski (KK)
SSA Contest Rules for 2005 and SSA Sanctioned Contest forms have been
posted on the SRA site in the rules section.
http://sailplane-racing.org
Ken Kochanski
SRA Secretary
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Ely and Parowan # 711 reporting by
[email protected]
The regionals are on at Ely. If you go to ElySoaring.com you will see
that Carl Herold will have a area orientation June 2 thur the 4 with
the regionals from the 5th thur the 11th of June. Those of you going to
Parowan might just want to drop over to Ely and get in a few days of
Carl's camp,...
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Glider - Towplane Signals by
Mike the Strike
Training manuals and,in the USA, the FAA test, require knowledge of all
the in-air signals between a glider and towplane. In all my 25-years
of aerotows, I've only had four go bad (less than 1%). In one, the
towplane engine quit just after liftoff, but early enough to enable us
both to land on...
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March 26th 05 09:33 PM
by Shawn
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Euro vs Contrafund, or how to buy a glider (affordably) by
[email protected]
On Nov. 15, 2004 I posted a message suggesting that you invest your
money in a mutual fund with an excellent track record (i.e. Fidelity
Contrafund) and wait until your $70K initial investment grows to match
the current price of the glider. Here is an update on that strategy:
Euro: $1.2944...
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by Tom
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Soaring on Mars? by
Roy Clark, B6
Check it out at:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
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T.E. Static hose by
[email protected]
I've got a red line (hose) under my panel and according to the diagram
in the maintenance manual for this glider this is the T.E. static.
I've got a L-NAV and a Borgelt B-40, where might I want to connect this
line to?
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Lx 1600 vs Borgelt 50 by
Glen Kelley
Would anyone with experience flying with both of these varios please provide
comments on their views of the two devices? Audio, ease of adjustment,
accuracy, etc?
I've been to the various websites, so don't need any more specs, thanks.
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SOARING IN NEW ZEALAND by
[email protected]
Will be in NZ in November for a couple of weeks, and would like to fly
there for a few days. Questions 1) Besides my logbook and US-issued
pilot certificate, what else do I need there to be able to rent a
sailplane; 2) WHERE ELSE besides Omarama can one find decent flying
conditions. This would...
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