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Recovery by Spot by
Tango Eight
Just back from a long weekend at Mifflin...
We had a glider land at the big field near the South end of Raystown ridge Sunday about 1930 local (30 minutes before sunset). His was the last glider flying, no one heard his landing call on 123.3. There is no cell coverage and no available land line...
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May 7th 18 06:48 AM
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vibration of duodiscus after winch launch by
Paolo Guardigli
Hello everybody,
we in my Club(Pavullo in Italy) are suffering(2 times) a very strange vibration of the duodiscus for a minute or so after the glider is released from the rope,after one minute the vibration is finishing.
We are trying to investigate why it happened but we are not able to find out...
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Free Ventus wing tie downs by
Matt Herron Jr.
One or both of these beautiful wing tie downs free to a good home (see image here). https://farm1.staticflickr.com/954/41049064624_60348e0cd6_z.jpg You pay shipping.
I made these for my Ventus C (which I no longer have) because I wanted a fast, simple and secure way to tie the ship down. Simply...
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Notable Power Flarm saves - Is it 'worth it'? by
son_of_flubber
When I installed Power Flarm (PF) in 2013, I had no idea whether it would ever 'save my butt'. Not many people have it in my area.
Last October I was flying by myself on a weekday in the Sugarbush Wave, at 8000 climbing, and squawking 1202 (on a TT21 that came with the glider). I gave Burlington...
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IGCDroid by
Dan Marotta
Trying to figure it out without much success.
Had it turned on and tracking yesterday as I ran errands in my car.
Found several .igc files on my phone but couldn't get anything to
display on the website.Â* Does the cell phone have to be moving to see
anything on the website?Â* Can previously...
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Ilec SB-8 manual by
ASM
Does anyone of you have an Ilec SB-8 manual and could email me a link? One of my gliders has SB-8 however, there is a second vario with 3 knobs and it seems that the SB-8 main unit is somehow connected to the “second” unit. It looks like the second unit is responding to any air movement around...
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ASW 19 Seat back by
[email protected]
Looking for an ASW-19 Seat back. A friend of mine purchased a ASW-19 but the previous owner lost or could not find the seat back.
Anyone have sources for used glider parts US/Europe? I have asked Williams to look into getting one from the factory but will be pricey!
Thanks in advance,
Colin...
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Moving Gliders by
Paul Agnew
Best practices for moving gliders around?
Stacking the hangar...
Staging...
Clearing the runway...
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Hahnweide day 4. Mid air collision, 3 pilots bailed out (all 3 are OK) by
Tom Kelley #711
Information by competition management
Dienstag, 8. Mai 2018 - 19:01 Uhr
On the fourth day of the HWW18 an accident occurred near the Lochenstein south of Balingen. At 5.20 p.m. there has been a mid-air between double and single-seater. All three pilots were able to leave the aircraft with the...
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Oudie won’t download flight by
[email protected]
When I went to upgrade it automatically upgraded to 8.01. Now it appear to work fine so i had no concern.
Today i had my first flight with it but after landing and shutting off the device just like I always have . When I got home there was NO flight file to transfer to OCL !
Now i did the upgrade...
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Attitudes & Reality by
BobW
A post from another thread is timely - this being the start of the most active
part of the U.S. soaring season. Excerpted from another thread:
Beginning of Excerpt...
"There's a personality type that won't be convinced. I stopped to talk to a
pilot who was launching on a wave day at Minden....
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May 10th 18 02:14 AM
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Flat external FLARM antenna? by
Matt Herron Jr.
Flarm antennas are a real pain for ships with carbon hulls. Coverage is always poor, especially below. Is there a way to make a perfectly flat and thin antenna that could be taped to the outside of the hull and fed through a small (1/8"?) hole? I am thinking 2 thin wire strands, or foil strips,...
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Iran and GPS etc by
Jim White[_3_]
I watch with despair as Trump tears up the Iran Nuclear Agreement.
However I wonder whether this is the same as trying to hold back
technology in gliding competition: no flight computer, no GPS, no
moving map, no Flarm display, no online weather, no nuclear bombs?
It is probably inevitable...
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Roof Rack for bikes on a cobra clamshell top? by
Matt Herron Jr.
I have searched discussions on bike racks and trailers. I tend not to like the trailer hitch extension solution as stability is compromised, as well as access to the car or trailer hatches. Has anyone installed a traditional roof rack on top of a fiberglass Cobra trailer? Looking to support one...
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May 12th 18 11:24 PM
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Recommendations for cataract surgery lenses for flying by
teck48[_2_]
I'm due for cataract surgery. Any good or bad experiences with lens implants for flying? Eye doc is recommending multi focus lenses (as opposed to mono focus). And a slightly different lens in each eye. Both multifocal, but dominant eye implant optimized for distance. Anyone have any experience?...
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Pilot report from Hahnweide Mid-air by
Justin Craig[_3_]
I agree. Excellent report, however he is not retiring from competition
flying, quite the opposite. He still intends to fly competitions, but will
be selective about which ones.
At 05:54 14 May 2018, krasw wrote:
Excellent report worth reading everyone. This pilot now obviously knows
the
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Spot or InReach ?? by
Jonathan St. Cloud
My Spot renewal has come up, but not charged. Called Spot tried to get some info on their new device. Couldn't even find out if one would need a different data plan to access the two-way features. Tried a google search for information on the next gen two-way spot but could not find...
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