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Sugarbush Wave Camp by
SUGARBUSH SOARING
Sugarbush Soaring Association invites pilots to help us celebrate:
1) Delivery of our 2nd fully rebuilt Pawnee towplane
2) Autumn Foliage colors of New England
3) Spectacular late season Mountain Wave soaring
Bring 6 pilots and some sailplanes for a week, and we will
1) Waive or standard daily...
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SSA Soaring Magazine by
Mel Eastburn
I am attempting to dispose of a very large collection
of gliding books and mags acquired over many years
by a friend who died very suddenly recently. Any proceeds
will go to charity.
Amongst this is a complete (I believe) set of the US
SSA Magazine 'Soaring' from mid 1966 with some earlier
issues....
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Odp: Vintage Glider PWS 102 PWS 101 by
Janusz Kesik
Try to ask at the pl.rec.lotnictwo group (available on most news =
servers), or at the group ava.szybowce (server: news.ava.net.pl).
There should be someone who has something to offer You. :)
Regards,
--=20
Janusz Kesik
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For Lennie - soaring on Mars by
Mike Borgelt
The pressure difference across a thin vertical slice in a fluid is
dP = rho x g x dh where rho is density, g = acceleration due to
gravity, dh is the vertical thickness of the slice.
So by rearrangement we get
dP/dh = rho x g
dP/dh is the vertical pressure gradient(rate of change of pressure
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FAA Contact Sought by
Karl Striedieck
Do any of you western US glider folks have buddies/contacts who work in
either LA or Salt Lake City ATC Centers? We're attempting to arrange for
flying above FL180 for the Region 9 contest at Parowan next June. Karl
Striedieck 814 237 7996 Thanks.
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Current standings in the 2002 r.a.s. League by
Dr. Guenther Eichhorn
This is a collection of flights submitted by the pilots on an honour basis. Up to four flights count for the standings.p
It can be accessed at a href="http://acro.harvard.edu//LEAGUE/ras_league.html"http://acro.harvard.edu//LEAGUE/ras_league.html/ap
Following are all the flights currently...
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Oxygen mask and regulator sale - update by
nzuri
I mentioned in an earlier posting that I'm auctioning a Scott oxygen mask
with microphone and a diluter demand regulator via ebay. I've now posted
some additional pictures of the items at www.mindwks.com/oxygen.htm.
You can find details of the oxygen mask at http://tinyurl.com/oz70 and of
the...
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October 1st 03 09:31 AM
by nzuri
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Lapse Rate Question by
Waduino
Have you tried a Google search? It turns up quite a bit of info.
In case it helps:
The dry adiabat is the rate at which unsaturated air cools when lifted.
(Ballpark 3 deg C / 1000').
The moist or saturated adiabat is the rate at which air cools when lifted,
once saturated. (Ballpark 1/2 of the dry...
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Scott oxygen mask and diluter-demand regulator for sale in UK by
nzuri
I have listed a Scott oxygen mask (with built in microphone) and a diluter
demand regulator, with blinker and gauge at ebay.co.uk. If you are in the
UK and are interested, please use the tinyurl links below to find out more.
If you have any questions please send them to me via the link at...
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September 28th 03 10:46 PM
by nzuri
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Gauteng Regionals (South Africa) - The Fat Lady sings! by
Stephen Thomas
This year's Gauteng regionals has closed out after 4 days. It appears
that high winds on the last two days precluded further competition.
For a full list of Trophy awards and final results see:
http://www.sssa.org.za
I see the SSSA webmaster came in at 10th in his class - at least he's
out there...
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For Sale: Radios by
Kizuno
MicroAir 760 radio plus MicroAir 40 Electret Gooseneck Microphone
2 years old. Was with the ship when I bought it, but I'm a Dittel guy.
Together new $800-900, asking $550 + shipping
ICOM IC-A5 2 years old w / single NiMH battery, flex antenna, belt clip, wall
charger. Already have one IC-A5,...
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September 24th 03 05:07 AM
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Soaring Marfa w/ Bob Wander by
Burt Compton
Dual time available September 29 thru October 2.
Marfa, west Texas
See www.FLYGLIDERS.com
Call Burt Compton: 1-800-667-9464 (toll-free)
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DG 808B shares available at Omarama New Zealand by
Paul
Anybody interested in purchasing shares in a DG 808B to be based at Omarama
for this coming season ( and beyond ) should contact me
urgently. This is an opportunity to have a self
launching sailplane at your deposal at one of the premier gliding sites in
the world. Visit...
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September 24th 03 11:00 PM
by Paul
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Borgelet B-40. by
Borgelet B-40.
Trade 57mm for 80mm. In like new condition. Outright sale considered, make
offer.
Contact me at .
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Chet
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September 25th 03 12:28 PM
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September 26th 03 01:12 PM
by tango4
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Glider/Skydiving Crash by
dm
http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin/weekly/newsnat-24aug2003-5.htm
Posted :Sun, 24 Aug 2003 6:15 AEST
Six killed in mid-air plane crash in Germany
Six Germans have been killed when two small aircraft
collided in clear skies over the southern German state
of Bavaria, police said.
The crash involved...
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September 27th 03 05:13 PM
by dm
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September 28th 03 12:17 AM
by Mark
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french translation please by
goneill
gelcoat ailess deux ans
"ailess" did not translate with babelfish
I presume the phrase means "gelcoat 2 years old"
gary
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September 28th 03 04:56 AM
by goneill
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Declaring a flight in WinPilot to the Volkslogger by
JohnD
Chuck:
Jerry has been very helpful to me over the past years. Even called me
from Spain to help with what turned-out to be an operator malfunction.
Ooops.
What is your configuration? How are they connected? In some
confugurations (B50) there needs to be a Flt/Dec. switch which in Dec.
mode cuts...
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October 1st 03 11:55 PM
by JohnD
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