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USA Contest update 1-30-06 # 711 reporting by
[email protected]
Everyone, a big thanks for finishing out your paperwork for the 2005
contest season. The 15 Meters will be done as soon as Noreen gets back
to Uvalde. I just spoke with Gaynell at the SSA office, as the
remainder of the medallions are being sent out for the Regionals. 4th
thur 9th from the 15...
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(Hijacked) Bang for the Buck by
Steve Hill
Derek C. wrote "In my experience, owning a higher performance glider
just means that you land out further away"
This is the exact reason I enjoy the self launching sailplane so much. Lots
of people thinks it's because you can go whenever you want, which holds some
truth, but in fact, we all want...
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Winch Launch Stresses on Vintage Gliders by
Mike Schumann
Our club is exploring switching from aero tow to winch launching. Some of
our members own older wooden gliders and have expressed concerns about the
increased stress on the glider's structure resulting from winch launching
vs. aero tow.
Is this a valid concern?
--
Mike Schumann
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(Hijacked) Bang for the Buck by
Derek Copeland
In my experience, owning a higher performance glider
just means that you land out further away! Admittedly
I fly in damp little Britain, so the further you go,
the more likely you are to encounter a poor airmass.
Derek C
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At 19:18 30 January 2006, Bob Whelan...
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LS10 info by
Andy Blackburn
At 15:06 26 January 2006, Bert Willing wrote:
In rural France, maybe... but then, who wants a house
there :-)
For an estimation of the 'real price' of a glider,
real estate is not of
much help. If you compare it to the mean of yearly
gross income, you will
find that gliders haven't become...
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Zaino by
[email protected]
Having just washed and waxed the car with Zaino, I am wondering if
anyone has used it on their sailplane. The Zaino web site states that
it is OK for fiberglass and gel coat. Any one used it? What
results/problems?
ASW27BV
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LS10 info by
Andy Blackburn
At 15:06 26 January 2006, Bert Willing wrote:
In rural France, maybe... but then, who wants a house
there :-)
For an estimation of the 'real price' of a glider,
real estate is not of
much help. If you compare it to the mean of yearly
gross income, you will
find that gliders haven't become...
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U2 (U.S.!) Forwardment by
Bob Whelan
The following write-up/e-mail came to me from a fellow soaring club
member, and is verbatim below the dashed line. I've no idea of its
provenance, either, but to me it has the ring of truth about it, and it
may be of interest to fellow glider pilots.
Regards,
Bob W.
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by Andy
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Sky Sailing in Early March? by
Jeremy Zawodny
I need to be in the San Diego area for a conference in early March and
am contemplating taking a few extra days off and driving down there
(from the SF Bay Area) with my glider rather than flying. I've done
this before, going to Pasadena and flying two days at Great Western
Soaring...
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Flying in So-Cal and Albuquerque area by
[email protected]
Hi,
IŽm from Brazil. IŽll be on short trip to USA in Apr. IŽll spend few
days in So-Cal (San Diego) area and a few more in Albuquerque. There is
gliding activity in these areas at that time? If so..where?
Thanks
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Post-assembly or Pre-launch checks by
AZ T-rex
Today I got a reminder of how important it is to perform a positive
control check after each assembly.
My sailplane, a Grob102 just returned from a maintenance facility.
After assembly, I pushed over to the line with the help of one of my
fellow co-owners. I asked for his assistance in performing...
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LS10 info by
John Galloway
At 19:36 29 January 2006, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Stewart Kissel wrote:
When discussing purchase costs of gliders....I have
decided to compare them to SUV's. You can buy a perfectly
fine used glider for $30-$40k....or you can go into
six digits for something a little better at the...
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LS10 info by
Stewart Kissel
When discussing purchase costs of gliders....I have
decided to compare them to SUV's. You can buy a perfectly
fine used glider for $30-$40k....or you can go into
six digits for something a little better at the margin.
And try and sell a 10 year old Escalade for what you
paid for it.
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LS10 info by
Stewart Kissel
In the same time plumbers carpenters and the like
will
charge you a month of your salary for a day of their
work and will ensure you
wait their appearance at least two or three months.
Then go pound nails for a living if you think they
are overpaid.
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LS10 info by
[email protected]
Here is a quote from the DG/LS web site...it is, in my humble opinion,
worrisome statement :
Economic aspects
Everyone knows that the approved certification of new models becomes
more and more expensive and the number of production planes will never
reach the quantities of the past.
The cost for...
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A new threat to Nevada soaring by
bumper
According to the "Nevada Appeal", Hill Air Force Base in Utah is seeking
approval from the FAA to add a 2,400 square-mile training zone for F-16 jets
over White Pine and Elko counties in eastern Nevada. The military already
has control over an estimated half of Nevada air-space, a lot compared...
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by bumper
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Cambridge CMP-140 e-vario manuals sought by
Georg Holderied
I am looking for a user manual, and a service manual / circuit diagram for a
Cambridge CMP-140. Cambridge does not support these anymore.
George
Segelfluggruppe beider Basel - http://www.glidingbasel.ch
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DG-300 instrument panel by
[email protected]
I'm thinking of starting anew with the instrument panel in the 300.
The Terra 720 radio is out, and the L-NAV works, but it came with an
old Garmin 95 GPS, which looks more like a typewriter, and no logger.
I'm looking to do a Cambridge 302, with a good radio, and remove the
compass from atop the...
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Sell Google Stocks before they crash! by
Wallstreet-Cockpit
Dear Traders,
One thing is fore sure, good value stocks will never fall like Amazon.com or Yahoo! during the perfect storm of the internet hype.
To give you a small hint about Google, you have to look at the heavy insider trading in this stock. Stocks with the value of more than 15 Billion...
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Podcast the SSA Convention! (attendees needed) by
RichardFreytag
The SSA won't record the convention this year so lets do it ourselves.
Anyone with a cellphone can record a podcast. Here's how:
https://www.freytag.us/Flight/bin/view/Soarcast/SsaConvention2006
If you are going to Frey's Saturday talk "Winch Operations In Europe
and Possible Applications In The...
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