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Anybody running a Butterfly Vario with XCSoar? by
jfitch
Got a question: the Butterfly wind vector and the XCSoar wind vector (derived from Butterfly information) seem to disagree by 180 degrees. That is they point toward each other. XCSoar seems to believe it too, based on glide calculations. I am using the LX format output on the Butterfly. I am...
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Cameras and barographs by
Jim Beckman
Todd Smith posted:
I was a new guy in soaring about 7 years ago and as
I was working on
my Silver badge, got a lesson in how to smoke a windup
barograph and
all that. I bought a used thermal electric model that
required no
screwing around, all I had to do was put it in the
glider. I then
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Ultimate soaring challenges or adventures by
nimbusgb
I am looking to compile a list of 'The Ultimate Soaring Adventures'.
I'd
appreciate any input from the forum on what they see as the pinnacle
of
soaring whether it is a 1000km task, flying New Zealands wave or some
other goal that may be beyond the day-to-day pilots reach.
I'll put up a list on a...
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ASW-27 For Sale by
Bubba
ASW-27 For Sale
Located in Midlothian, Texas at Texas Soaring Association
No damage history (except for usual scrapes under belly - typical of 27s)
Built 1998
Standard Airworthiness Cert.
440 Hours TT
Dittel Radio
Cambridge GPS / LNAV w/ PDAs - GNII & bracket
ILEC Backup Vario
O2 with MH controller
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June 13th 07 04:13 PM
by Bubba
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Winch Launching in US by
john hawkins
I have recently started gliding again after a long absense. I no longer have
funds to support my power plane habit and am soaring as less expensive means
of getting airborne. I am surprised to see that winch tows in the USA are
still almost non existant. Why not. Surely a winch is much cheaper...
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Marske Pioneer In flight Video by
Marske Flying Wings
I have posted on our interent site a short clip of the Marske Pioneer IId in
flight.
http://www.continuo.com/marske/pioneer/marske/marske%20pioneer.htm
If this address is too long click on our site below then look under
Pioneer.... then the Marske Pioneer IId
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Marske Flying...
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In Love With Flying - Ken Ford by
[email protected]
Hello pilots. My father, who spent 50 years flying gliders and light
aircraft, has written and self-published a nice little book about his
years in the air. He's disappointed with the anemic sales of the book
at the moment and i thought that maybe the soaring community at large
might know of small...
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Where to get a glider canopy in the US by
Bob Kuykendall
Some type-specific sailplane canopy resources in the US:
Aircraft Windshields, Inc, in my experience the best in the aircraft
transparency biz:
Los Alamitos, CA, no Web site
--Gliders various, just ask (incl. 2-seat Lark, I think)
--Custom tooling and acrylics
ThermoTec (Ray Poquette), advertises...
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Exporting a glider to/import a glider into Germany by
Pete Smith[_2_]
Does any one know what process you would have to go through to import a
G-reg glider into Germany and transfer onto the German register? Ie what
would a German buying a glider from blighty have to do?
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Issues with Dell Streak by
Wade G
Since I have been unable to get access to the XCSoar forum thus far, I thought I'd go ahead and post my questions here.
I just got a used Dell Streak 5 that was previously an AT&T one.
It appears it is Android 1.6 and seems to be functioning fine.
I attempted to install XCSoar using wifi.
I first...
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Cheap Glide Computer by
Uncle Fuzzy
I just put together a REALLY cheap system for budding LVVSA XC pilots
to use. Here's the breakdown:
iPAQ 3870 - ebay $22.50 including shipping (I bought a 'lot' of 5)
New battery - $20.00
Bluetooth GPS from Semsons $23.60 including shipping
http://www.semsons.com/amabg108blgp.html
XCSoar - Free
I...
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Asw19 Winglets for sale by
Gregg Leslie
Hi Folks,
My friend has a pair of Asw19 winglets for sale (Slip
on). One is in perfect condition, the other has a break
at the bottom, easily repairable. Since he does not
own the ship anymore he has no need for them. Contact
Dave for details
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Does anyone use the Club Class? by
Pat Russell[_2_]
Does any country run competitions in the IGC Club Class?
USA does not. We have the Sports Class, which allows any glider to
enter, and another Sports Class (called, locally, the Club Class)
which uses a restricted list of gliders that is different from the IGC
Club Class list.
In another thread,...
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iPad 4? by
Duster
Apple is rumored to have a smaller, 7" iPad in the works to compete
with the Kindle Fire which would make it more accomodating in the
cockpit for a nav aid than the 11" version. (There may also be a touch-
screen in development with realistic tactile feel from a company in
Sweden). Anyone have an...
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July 24th 12 10:55 PM
by Vaughn
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satellite phones by
ND
does anyone know of a good low priced prepaid satellite phone? seems like a good thing to have for a mission i have in mind, and the cheapest i'm finding are ^$400. i have something like the "tracfone" of satellite phones in mind.
thanks,
-ND
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SPOT tracking for 2009 contests? by
Frank[_1_]
Our club (CCSC) is starting to think about providing real-time SPOT-
based glider track displays for ground crew/spectators for our 2009
Region 6 contest, and I was wondering if other clubs were considering
similar programs.
Sure would be a cool thing if the SSA and/or SRA were to provide a...
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Wave Soaring in Oklahoma by
Randy[_2_]
January 4 - 5, 2008
We had two very successful days of wave soaring in SE Oklahoma. Yes,
Oklahoma!
We also had a couple of great ridge flights 3 months ago in the...
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FLARM by
John Galloway
Seen this?
http://www.flarm.com/index_en.html
Radar and transponders are just so 20th century.
John Galloway
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November 27th 04 07:16 AM
by Bruce
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