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Mountain High EDS O2 system battery by
Bill Daniels
I have an EDS on order and have been reading the manual available from their
web site. It says "USE 9V ALKALINE BATTERY ONLY" in caps for emphasis.
They then go on to say that you can also use and external battery of any
type you choose.
OK, so what would be wrong with using a 9V lithium smoke...
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Soaring safaris by
flying_monkey
OK, it's the time of year to talk about soaring instead of doing it
here in the Northeast, so I'll ask this question. If a person was just
bursting to go soaring this time of year or up to the early spring,
maybe get some XC or badge legs, where would be the ideal place to go?
If it's not all the...
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Parachute Accessory by
[email protected]
I recently purchased a hook knife to use while paragliding but I also
intend to carry it when wearing my parachute in the sailplane. This
will allow a chance of cutting free from the parachute after landing
in extreme conditions. Some hook knives are better than others and I
have learned that the...
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Suction mounts on a canopy by
db
Is there any trick how to prevent suction mount with a relative heavy gps
device on it (G96) to fall off the canopy every half an hour or so?!
The canopy is new, surface is perfectly clean, almost flat (blanik's canopy
starboard side), tried two diferent suction mounts, one with light PDA
device...
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Grob Astir AD spar spigots by
toad
To anybody that owns a Grob single,
There is a new AD proposal working it's way through the FAA requiring
inspection and eventual replacement of the spar spigots. The FAA
thinks this will cost $840 for parts and 22 hours of shop time. Total
over $2000.
Todd Smith
3S
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May 19th 07 04:57 PM
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Transponders Above Class C Airspace by
Jim Vincent
A recent discussion on transponders in gliders brought up the issue of a
transponder in Class C airspace. Recognizing that gliders are not required
to have one since they don't have electrical systems, the issue was whether
one is required if you are above towered airspace, such as Class C.
I...
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May 15th 07 04:36 PM
by toad
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Helicopters for glider pilots by
Andy[_1_]
On Jun 21, 7:53 pm, "Bill Daniels" bildan@comcast-dot-net wrote:
Now a Bell 47 helicopter, THAT is hard to fly.
With zero helicopter time I had the opportunity to fly a Bell 47. In
less that 40 minutes of flight and perhaps 20 minutes on the controls,
I had done takeoff, hover, hover turns,...
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June 28th 07 07:36 AM
by bumper
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Learning to fly by
Larry Dighera
On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 17:23:32 +0100, "GB"
wrote in :
40 years or so ago, I learned to fly, at least a bit. I did some solo
circuits in gliders. I would like to come back to flying, and I was
wondering about whether to learn on...
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dream time by
bagmaker
OK all, its cold (with an F), wet and dreary here in Oz, and time to fire up the dreams machine.
What ship, down to 3 options-
ASH26E
304S with Jet sustainer
Antares 20E
Which is your choice and why?
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Letters Asking to Buy My Glider by
ContestID67
I have received several letters over the last year from people
interested in purchasing my glider. I was wondering if this is common
or rare? I'd like to think it rare and that I own a highly desireable
and marketable glider.
I also wonder if it is some type of scam. The letter's content...
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Cobra Cosmetics II: How to Refinish? by
[email protected]
An amazing (to me) amount of interest in refreshing faded vinyl trim
strips indicates pilots are serious about making their rides
look good. But what about the trailer itself? My 14-year-old glass-top
Cobra has a few cracks, nicks, etc., that will require work this
winter. Matching the existing...
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Flight Control Failures by
Mike the Strike
Following the thread on landing with one spoiler, I wonder what
proportion of landing accidents result from mechanical failure or
jamming of primary flight controls and spoilers/dive brakes. I
personally know of a couple of failures - one spoiler handle sheared
off as the pilot did his pre-landing...
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Electric Glider by
Mal
http://www.lange-flugzeugbau.de/english/menu/menu-akt.htm
Wow I would like one for Christmas
Mal
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Lone Woman Takes on World's Top Men in NZ Grand Prix by
Victoria Murray-Orr
Current women's world gliding champion Mette Pedersen
of Denmark, will take on the might of the world's top
male pilots as the sole female contestant in the New
Zealand Gliding Grand Prix in Omarama from 21-27 January.
This is the first time a female has competed directly
against men at this high...
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SSA Membership Growing by
Jack
From the latest electronic SSA Newsletter:
"...our 2005 member number is...12,740 members, up from 12,434 in 2004,
which was up from 12,122 at the end of 2003."
Jack
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Bi-wing glider by
Jono Richards
A thought came to me the other day...
Now, I have never seen a bi-wing glider, but was thinking,
could a bi-wing glider of, say 15m wingspan, effectively
have 30m performace?
This is probably a stupid uneducated question, and
I would imagine that it hasnt been done because it
wouldnt work! But...
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February 26th 06 11:11 PM
by Airthug
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US SSA-OLC League new for Summer 2006 Season! by
Doug Haluza
The final OLC League rules were just posted to the OLC web site:
http://www2.onlinecontest.org/olcphp/olc-i.php?olc=olc-i
The OLC League is a new feature for the US, and several other
countries. It is a speed competition between clubs with different
leagues for each country. It has been run in...
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April 26th 06 03:54 PM
by 5Z
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S-H safety harness (V2C) by
[email protected]
An annoying property of my Ventus 2C is that the safety harness does
not hold me into the seat. When encountering turbulance my upper torso
leaves the seat and my head ocassionally hits the canopy.
The position of the shoulder strap anchors aft of the cockpit is high
enough that no downward force...
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So do Boeing 787's need wing sand, wax, buff, reprofile, refinish? by
Stewart Kissel
I am intrigued by the construction of the Dreamliner...carbon
fiber makes it's way to commercial aircraft. This
got me wondering about the construction techniques
of glider wings vs how Boeing does it. Will the 787
have spar bumps after a few years? Are the wings pulled
out of molds? Do they...
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