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Sony camera "panoramic" mode in a glider by
Eric Greenwell[_4_]
Does anyone know how well Sony's "iSweep" panorama mode works in a glider?
Does anyone know how visible the screen is on Sony's or Samsung's
cameras with OLED screens?
--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)
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To our friends in Japan by
cernauta
My deepest sympathy and heartfelt sorrow goes out to my friend Takeshi
and every other glider pilot in Japan, during these very difficult
times.
I hope no-one of the glidng community has been directly injured by
such catastrophic events, but I understand the burden will be great on
the whole...
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std class wing length by
Tony[_5_]
yes i know. 15 meters. but what is a typical length for each
individual wing.
starting to look at houses and need to make sure i have enough space
to spend winters sanding and spraying polyurethane. more is better of
course. 30 feet probably would be enough?
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Glider Pilot mid-air survey by
Nyal Williams[_2_]
The old rules said "Stay in the middle of the air; don't go near the
edges of it." Is it time for a rule change?
At 12:02 14 March 2011, Walt Connelly wrote:
Dan Bourgeois;765377 Wrote:
I was just forwarded this survey and thought I'd pass it on. The
topic
is reducing glider mid-air...
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2011 Senior Championships, First Official Day. by
Walt Connelly
Well the first official day went off well. Hook up crew managed to get everyone airborne in just under an hour. The Japanese guys are great, they work hard and don't seem to tire but neither did I at 19 or 20. I was standing with three of them on my side of the grid prior to launch and asked...
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Glider Pilot mid-air survey by
Jim Kellett
On Mar 13, 10:56*pm, Dan Bourgeois wrote:
I was just forwarded this survey and thought I'd pass it on. The topic
is reducing glider mid-air collisions.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/reduceglidercollisions
From my understanding author of this study is currently...
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2011 USA Seniors Day 1 by
Frank Paynter[_2_]
I’m writing this report after stuffing myself silly at the superb
Welcome dinner hosted by Andreea and Florin Alexandrescu in the ‘back
hangar’ (which, according to rumor, is also where many of the Bass Pro
Shop commercials are shot). You know Mike Fuller the owner is a real
fishing nut because...
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Soaring video, Brazil by
Sergio
Hi,
below is a link about a video we did two years ago, when a group of
friends went exploring the Northern part of Brazil.
It is also a nice video to show to people curious about the sport.
Conditions are so good and dependable that the last National was
the
http://www.vimeo.com/20576644
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Give away: 14V automatic charger by
T8
Robinton "Super Charger", 14V fully automatic fast/trickle charger
suitable for 14V sealed lead acid batteries. Used through 2010
season, no issues. Mid 80s manufacture, very rugged. I've switched
to 12V system, no longer needed. Yours for the cost of shipping.
Cost of shipping to R5N contest...
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8 hours so far into trying to get washer into pitot tube... by
Bruno[_2_]
Long story short, I decided to go for broke and change out the two
front rubber washers/ O rings in my pitot tube in the tail of my
ASW-20B. Years of dry pitot tubes going in and out had taken their
toll on the washers and they were starting to leak. Reminder to all -
lightly grease your pitot...
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LAK-17 FS by
YourNameHere
LAK-17 2001, 448 hours, 15/18 tips, factory urethane (still pristine),
Cambrige 302 w/Compaq 1500, new Miroair 760, Mountain High O2, tow out
gear, LAK T4 trailer, nothing needs attention, Based Texas Soaring
Association, Price=$61K, ph 817/781/3798. Will post on W&W Monday.
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Deleting Pilot Name from Colibri Flight Logger?? by
[email protected]
I am trying to delete a pilot name from a colibri flight logger. I
have tried pushing buttons, putting a new name into unit on PC using
LXE on PC, and working with the flight info file on the mini SD chip.
I can add pilots but can not delete a pilot. The flight log gets
tagged with the first...
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2011 Senior Championships by
Walt Connelly
The Senior Championships are coming up next week at Seminole Lake Glider Port and I am as excited as a virgin on her wedding night. I have the back seat of Karl Striedieck's Duo Discus reserved for Tuesday of the event and I am looking forward to this like a kid waiting for Christmas. I am sure...
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USA Seniors SPOT tracking map by
Frank Paynter[_2_]
Hawke Tracking LLC has the 2011 Seniors SPOT tracking map up and
running. The real-time tracking map can be seen at the following URLs
URL's a
Google Maps - http://www.hawketracking.org/snats/files/tracking.htm
Google Maps Large -...
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my dream and your decision by
marian[_2_]
Hello! Convincing a Volvo driver (in my case, a girl) for having a
test-drive I was accepted into the present Volvo campaign (Romania).
Winner will be the one with highest unique views for his link. My link
is this: http://www.unlimitednaughty.ro/camera/video/concurent/Marian-Briceag
(for English...
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Soaring Cafe ".net" | A new online site for competition news by
Bill Elliott
The Soaring Cafe Team will be launching a new site this weekend to
provide a more interactive experience for pilots, crews and friends.
The*http://SoaringCafe.net will focus next week on the U.S. Seniors
contest being held at Seminole-Lake Gliderport in Florida where it has
been hosted for many...
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Microphones by
Randy[_3_]
Hi All
A Question about Boom Mics. Why are they always mounted on the right
side of the cockpit? Is there any reason for not being able to mount
them on the Left side.
Thanks
Randy
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Glider Aerobatic Pilots, CA, AZ, NV, OR, WA by
Guy[_7_]
I am a glider aerobatic pilot in Sacramento, CA. I fly an SZD-59.
I am looking for other aerobatic pilots who might be interested in
participating in an aerobatic contest. There are several IAC chapters
that put on small contests in CA, NV. They tell me that they would be
happy to include...
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Tucson OLC Challenge Registration by
Mike the Strike
Pilot Registration Forms are now available for this event - shoot me
an e-mail if you need a copy. Brief details of the event follow:
Tucson Soaring Club wishes to invite pilots to participate in a
soaring meet this coming May.
When: Friday May 13th to Saturday May 21st, 2011
Whe El Tiro...
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