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F/S - Standard Cirrus 75 by
Bob
Hi all
I have for sale my dearly loved Canadian registered Standard Cirrus 75
- Canadian registration C-GGXT
- Serial # 612 (member of Standard Cirrus Newsgroup)
- 760 total hours ..... no damage history
- totally refinished about 1996 or so, and still in excellent shape.
- Borgelt B100 computer...
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Truck vs Car as a tow vehicle by
Chris Behm
I am wondering how often a truck for towing a glider trailer might be an advantage? I have yet to buy my first glider, but of course and thinking that the next vehicle I purchase should be a good one to tow with (Incidentally, thinking of the GMC/Chevy Canyon/Colorado, with the 2.8L inline 4...
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November 13th 20 01:56 PM
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Military GPS testing started yesterday on the west coast... by
Matt Herron Jr.
(per FAA Flight Advisory) You might want to factor this in to your
badge or record attempts as the GPS trace may be unusable or have
holes in it. This would be especially true at higher elevations like
wave flights. The effected area is huge, covering most of Nevada and
southern California. For...
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Avionic trailer. by
[email protected]
Thinking about new trailer and would like to know pros and cons from Avionic owners.
Since Avionic is about 40% cheaper than Cobra right now it looks like good deal....
Also if anyone owned Cobra and Avionic and can compare both models. Thank you Pavel
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September 2nd 17 01:54 PM
by BobW
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mobile phones by
Peter[_4_]
What is the maximum altitude (about) when the mobile phone becomes useless?
PeterK
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Cockpit Size and Comfort by
Mike Rinaldi
I am looking to purchase a new (to me) XC ship. Which ones have the largest/roomiest cockpit? Not for a tall person, one with broad shoulders, about 5'9 and 200lbs. Discuss and Thank you in advance!
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August 28th 18 05:19 AM
by 2G
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K8 Seats by
Mike Schumann
Our club has a K8 with extremely uncomfortable seating arraignments.
Basically we are using a combination of foam pieces and misc cushions to try
to make the glider usable. After about 2 hours, it is pure torture.
The basic glider has a metal seat pan that covers the landing wheel. The
seat...
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Bowlus Baby Albatross info by
Hank Nixon
"cdubya" wrote in message ...
Very little on the web about the Bowlus BA-100. VSA has plans for $250. I
just need to get details on Cockpit Pod. Anyone have plans or have access
to one that I could visit and take some...
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That TLAR doesn't look right by
[email protected]
In the latest edition of Soaring magazine there is an article about TLAR. For those not familiar with TLAR, it is a landing approach teaching method that is based on angles as opposed to elevations and distances.
Using angles automatically compensates for variations in altitude. On downwind , if...
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Sunlight readable PNAs reviewed by
PCool
There is an interesting discussion here at
http://www.postfrontal.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5589&whichpage=6
with a lot of pictures I have taken out of new PNAs with 800-900 nits
displays.
This PNA has also a spare RS232. I am searching for a Dell Streak to
compare, but it is was gone out...
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January 8th 12 02:10 AM
by akiley
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ASW20b (21) For Sale by
Rick Culbertson
All,
I've place my ASW20b on the market, some of you in the states know
it's Id (21) and know it's a fine ship. If interested please see the
ad on W&W at:
http://www.wingsandwheels.com/wantads3.htm
Respectfully,
Rick Culbertson
Colorado, USA
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Max Weight of Non Lift Producing Components by
[email protected]
In addition to max gross weight, some glider manuals specify a max weight for non lift producing components. But I haven't found much discussion of the significance of exceeding the max or information that would allow one to calculate the weight of non-lifting components (like a breakout showing...
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Solo 2350 Engine Overhaul Manual - Translation Requested by
Bob Gibbons
I have just posted up to Al's Gliderforum a german language copy of an
overhaul manual for the Solo 2350 2-stroke engine as used in all of
Schempp-Hirth's sustainer models, as well as the Ventus CM and the new
LS-8t sustainer model. This document is quite complete with a good
number of color photos...
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2008 Proposed US Competition Rules Changes by
[email protected]
The proposed rule changes for 2008 US competition soaring
are posted at SSA.org/sailplane racing/rules & process.
Input is welcome. Final rules proposals go to the SSA for publication
in the board "Blue Book" in mid January.
Seasons Greetings to all from the SSA Competition Rules Subcommittee
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December 31st 07 07:21 PM
by ZL
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For Sale - 2005 Sparrowhawk Sailplane 8 New 2009 USA Records! by
flyingmr2
The Sparrowhawk is the worlds most fun to fly sailplane available
hands down. Jim Payne just set 8 new USA National records in a
Sparrowhawk in 2009. WOW!!! No other standard sailplane comes close
to it's maneuverability and agility due to it's low weight and low
moment of inertia due to the...
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April 7th 13 06:45 PM
by BobW
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Silver Badge Fun (?) - real challenges? by
Nyal Williams
Location, location, location! A well-known US pilot
had the gold altitude and distance certified when he
had a total of 19hrs gliding time and had not yet
done the 5-hr flight. He is a person for whom I have
enormous respect, a natural, but he still had to have
the location at that stage of the...
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