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Apollo and our own. by Karl Striedieck[_2_]
There must be a good number of our crowd out there that contributed their talents to getting us to the moon via the Apollo program. One is Roy Cundiff (formerly “R1” Ventus) who was an engineer on those mighty first stage F1 engines that put out 7.5 million pounds of thrust, consuming 318,000...
July 21st 19 03:05 AM
by Tony[_5_] Go to last post
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Go Daniel Go!! by Dave Nadler
Whoo Hoo! https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=7350511
July 21st 19 01:56 AM
by ripacheco1967 Go to last post
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Successful Winch Launch Operations from Public Use Municipal/County Airports by [email protected]
Good day, I'm looking for successful Commercial/Club Operators winch launching gliders from small Public Use Municipal/County Airports. I want to understand how you're successfully working with GA Power pilots and Public Servants to run your winch-glider operation. Please let's keep the "power...
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July 20th 19 11:35 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Becker AR4201 transmit volume low by John Foster
I just installed a Becker AR4201 that I picked up used from the UK (frequency spacing change from 25 to 8.33). I have it paired with a Peiker TM 170 I got from W&W based on their compatibility statements on the website. It will transmit voice, but it is extremely soft/quite and the receiver needs...
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Theoretical exam issue by Bartosz Gabryś
Hi! I have finished my theoretical course (online) for a glider pilot over year ago and I missed that I had to attemp at least one exam. I almost finished practical courses. What exactly should I do at this point? I'm depressed.... Here you have the part-FCL 0.25: (3) The recommendation by an...
July 20th 19 10:04 AM
by James Metcalfe Go to last post
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Wanted O2 bottle by Geoff Minors
Wanted O2 Cylinder about 22" long total X 5" Diameter.
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July 19th 19 06:32 PM
by Geoff Minors Go to last post
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.cai files and windows 10 by Dennis Cavagnaro
I just got a windows 10 machine and I am having difficulty converting my .cai files from my Cambridge flight recorder using the caiolc conversion. I can’t drag the file out of the Cambridge Aero Explorer into a folder that I can access with the caiolc converter. Never had this issue with windows...
July 19th 19 02:41 PM
by Hartley Falbaum[_2_] Go to last post
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LS-3 with Cobra for sale by Robsen
Hey everyone! Due to switching to a Self-launcher I am selling my beautiful and well kept LS-3. If you are interested get in touch with me via Segelflug.de https://www.segelflug.de/osclass/index.php?page=item&id=36523 Kind regards from Germany,
July 19th 19 02:19 PM
by Robsen Go to last post
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Tragedy at the Alvord Desert, Oregon by Waveguru
I am very sorry to report that there has been another fatality in our sport.. Yesterday, July 17th, at the annual Alvord Desert Safari, Dave Kibby crashed during an auto tow launch. All I have at this time is that as he rotated into his climb he was hit with a gust, rolled to the left and hit the...
July 18th 19 08:41 PM
by Ramy[_2_] Go to last post
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Abuse of a significant gliding club financial legacy etc by Grenville Croll
https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.10249 "During the last few years members expressed through a series of informal meetings with the directors and a series of resolutions at Annual General Meetings an increasing desire that the directors replace or upgrade the technical assets with more up to date...
July 18th 19 03:21 AM
by Darryl Ramm Go to last post
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CAI 303 display maintence by Nick Kennedy[_3_]
Hi All My CAI 303 display has got a couple of intermittently working buttons. Can I take this apart at home and clean them? Has anyone done this procedure? How do you do it? Thanks in advance.
July 17th 19 06:13 PM
by JS[_5_] Go to last post
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glider transport OKLA to NJ by Gary Guinn
hello all, I am searching for if someone still hauls gliders cross country. I knew a couple of people, but neither do it currently hauling from Tulsa, OK 74107 hauling to Linden, NJ 07036
July 17th 19 05:21 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Fuse for radio by soaringjac
Anyone know what fuse rating i would need for an old Edo-Aire RT-551 radio. Its marked inop now but i still want to replace the fuse in the panel for it
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July 17th 19 03:42 AM
by Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) Go to last post
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FS: ASW-20B, NH, USA by Tango Eight
Ad will be live one of these days at W&W.... Cliff Notes: ASW-20B, NDH, 1650 hrs, M&H winglets, Komet III trailer. $39K with CN2, CNvXC, PowerFlarm, other configurations possible at lower price. Evan Ludeman "T8" 603 (number of days in most years) 7088 or reply to author
July 16th 19 09:21 PM
by Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) Go to last post
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DG-101 - increase performance/sealing/winglets(?) by Senna Van den Bosch
I've been flying my DG-101 for a year now and really love it. However, there are some gaps which haven't been sealed and I'd like to give tuning a shot. Does anyone have experience using aileron fences? Would it be worth using to increase handling? My rudder has no gap sealing to transition from...
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July 16th 19 08:21 AM
by Glidingstuff[_2_] Go to last post
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Trailer tires on sale Amazon Prime sale by WaltWX[_2_]
I just had blowout on my Cobra trailer RHS tire last weekend. Good time to replace your tires since Amazon PRIME has a special sale. This Carlisle Radial Trail HD Trailer Tire-175/80R13 96M is only $46...a real bargain considering the hassle of a blow...
July 16th 19 08:20 AM
by Matt McBee Go to last post
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Updated Flight Recorder Specification & 2019 update to Annex B tothe Sporting Code by Ian Strachan
The Specification for IGC Flight Recorders and the 2019 Edition of Annex B to the Sporting Code for Gliding have been updated as follows : (1) the Technical Specification for IGC-approved Flight Recorders has been updated with Amendment List 5 and is effective from 10 July. (2) IGC Sporting...
July 15th 19 03:46 PM
by Ian Strachan Go to last post
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O2 Bottles for sale by [email protected]
Two Oxygen bottles suitable for gliders or small airplanes. One is Precise Flight 22 cu ft and has a regulator with 4 ports for cannulas or mask, the other is an Aerox 13 cu ft no regulator. Included are several cannulas and a couple masks. Both out of date but bottles are in very good...
July 15th 19 01:55 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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A Glider Accident in Krosno, Poland by Tom BravoMike
Saturday, July 13, 2019. https://youtu.be/oykTfd4ClS4?list=PLC40EB4949AD5395B https://dlapilota.pl/wiadomosci/pap/krosno-wypadek-szybowca-ranny-pilot-trafil-do-szpitala SZD-30 'Pirat' glider. Close to the Krosno airfield, the 56 years old student pilot hit a powerline pole and a tree. Survived,...
July 14th 19 10:16 AM
by Tom BravoMike Go to last post
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Jantar 41a, 1976 by [email protected]
Right aileron needed, new, refurbished or new. Send info to : or call 604 261 7024.
July 14th 19 06:40 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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