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Is a Blanik L-33 rugged enough for a club? by
jeff rothman
Our club is seriously considering buying a Blanik L-33 but I have heard a
few reports that the fuselage can be easily damged if a tail first landing
is made. I would appreciate it very much if clubs that own an L-33 could
give me guidance.
Is a Blanik L-33 rugged enough for club use?
Does the...
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Two Italian friends lost to gliding by
cernauta
Giulia Incisa della Rocchetta, 23, died yesterday in an attempt to
outland her LS-8 during the EGC af the Armed Forces. The competition
is being held in Romorantin (France). She was well known in the
Gliding movement. She was selected to take part in the Junior's WGC
(Hus-Bos, UK, next July).
Aldo...
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Commercial - New LX7007 by
Paul Remde
Hi,
LX Navigation will soon begin shipping the new LX7007 Pro IGC flight
computer. I expect the first units to arrive sometime in July.
The LX7007 Pro IGC is the newest version of what was previously the LX7000
Pro IGC. The new version offers a faster processor, more memory (I think)
for...
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European 15m and Open championships: 1000 Km task! by
Lars Peder Hansen
The European championships for 15m and open class started today in Finland.
The tasks on the first day is 834 Km for 15 meter and 1012 Km for open. I
guess that will get the attention of the participants ;-)
Check http://www.egc2005.fi/index.html
Lars Peder
Danmark (-Go Henrik, Tom, Jan and...
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July 12th 05 12:09 AM
by GK
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Battery Question by
[email protected]
All,
I purchased an 8 Amp-hour battery for use in my ASW-20 about 6 months
ago. I had been running a radio, ELT, 302/303 combination, and IPAQ
3800. With that combination my battery would last longer than I wanted
to be in the air; generally more than 5 hours.
I recently removed the 303 and added...
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Jet sailplane photos by
Bob C
Photos from Wednesday's photo mission. I flew formation
with Clayton Stansell's Cessna 175 for about 35 minutes.
The twin AT-450's only required about 50% thrust to
keep the sailplane in the formation at 80 MPH indicated
(about 92 MPH true) at 7000' MSL. Photos by Bill Pearson
of High Altitude...
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November 18th 05 03:14 AM
by Bob C
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Cool Video... by
[email protected]
Some people were having trouble connecting to my video, problem is
fixed now...
Download the video at: http://www.flynik.com/HHJuniors05.wmv
Remember that this is 5 min longer than the original version
(Draft.wmv)...
If you have any problems please tell me...
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December 11th 05 06:33 PM
by Vic7
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12v - 12v charger by
5Z
I currently charge the (hard to remove) batteries in my ASH-26E with a
solar panel and charger installed on/in my trailer. During a contest,
the plane may not spend much time in the trailer during daylight hours,
but it does spend most nights in there.
The solution would be to use the solar panel...
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migraine medication and soaring by
Barbara de Zoete
Recent medical check reveiled I suffer from migraine. Well, no harm done
there, since I seem to have that all of my life and am pretty much used to
it.
Still, after a long talk with my family doctor I do want to try and find
out if any medication helps me to either kill an attack or prevent...
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CAPSTAN SIDE BY SIDE TWO SEATERS by
Chris Rowland
On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 21:57:51 GMT, "Malcolm Austin"
wrote:
Hi, due to the current UK problems with flying K7's we have resurrected our
Capstan.
Having had a first flight in it today I'm surprised at how good it was. Yes
of course it's wooden and doesn't...
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Passive Reflective Devices by
henkelize
Hi everybody
I would like to gather some information about a passive reflective device
which could be used to increase the visibility of a glider. It was
described to me as follows, during one of those typical launch point chats:
It takes the shape of small sphere, mounted just behind the canopy...
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How does spar protrusion affect performance by
Chris Davison
On the top surface of the wings of a 17m Kestrel I
am looking at, the spar is clearly visible and you
can feel it (it stands out slightly proud) below the
surface of the wing itself. This is uniform down the
whole spar and on both wings.
Is this 'normal'? Will it affect...
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CompaqAero-SNAV-Winpilot/CUMobile? by
Stewart Kissel
For the digital crowd...a question. I am running a
SNAV/GPSNAV quite happily...but will send the GPSNAV
in for calibration and can pay to have it upgraded
to run the Compaq. Before I go this route....
1.) I already have the Aero and all the cables and
mounts
2.) I do not race
3.) I fly...
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October 7th 04 08:15 AM
by Clint
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TMG around San Diego by
Mark James Boyd
www.lasoaring.com
Don't know anything else about it, but I bet they are
getting a LOT of new (foriegn) customers with this
damn TSA thing shutting down the ASEL foriegn training.
In article ,
Larry Dighera wrote:
On Tue, 7 Dec 2004...
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Themi by
Mathilde Akar
I'm looking for some info on THEMI: How do they work,
what's the technology used, etc. Can you help?
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Looking for a towable tow vehicle by
[email protected]
My crew and I are purchasing a motorhome soon, and at the same time,
replacing her Toyota pickup with a more economical sedan. I'd like to
get one that's light enough to tow behind the motorhome on winter
trips, but heavy enough to tow the glider when the need arises. Iow a
towable tow...
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February 5th 05 02:14 AM
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Musings on SOARING cover photos by
Ray Lovinggood
Is there a rule stating the cover photo for SOARING
magazine HAS to be a sailplane?
I would doubt it. And why should there be?
I like the cover photo, showing the SSA headquarters
building at Hobbs, NM, in snow. It's a nice, seasonal,
shot of our organization's home base.
What else could go on...
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Gliding Experience Helps by
Karl Striedieck
To all of my flying friends,
Glider Training is what seamlessly enabled me to switch gears and take this
event in stride on this one. A guardian angel might have helped as well.
I was talking to Detroit Metro tower, circling over a densely populated site
8 miles east of Detroit Metro (DTW)...
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