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Harder to stall in a steep turn? by
Jim
In his book Gliding, p100, Derek Piggott writes:
"In most modern gliders, the elevator power is not adequate to pull
the wing beyond the stalling angle in a steep bank and it is only just
possible to reach the pre-stall buffet with the stick right back.
This is very different from straight flight...
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new tow plane/tow hitch by
jim
We want to install a tow hitch on a recently acquired Husky in
preparation for the contest season. Is a Tost hitch required or
preferred for SSA sanctioned events? Is the venerable Schweitzer
hitch still OK ? If so, for how long? Tost is the standard in
Europe. Is the US moving toward that...
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Komet trailer painting by
jim
What are the best procedures and materials for painting the fiberglass
top on a Komet trailer? Prep? Primer? Urethane? Epoxy? Auto body
shop? Aircraft paint shop?
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old gliding movie by
jim
In 1954 or 1955 I saw a short movie at a local theater about gliding.
It was in black and white and involved young men building/repairing a
glider in secret from the military/police. They winch launched the
glider which was flown by their leader. The young pilot was wounded
by a military rifleman...
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Parachute For Sale by
jim
Softie Chair Pack. Repacked May 2012. Good condition and very
comfortable. $850 plus shipping, firm.
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Used European Sailplane For U.S. Delivery? by
Jim
I've read archived RAS threads; Terry Joint used to arrange Euro purchases
for U.S. delivery back in 2002. His e-mail is broken now. The USD keeps
declining & registration & shipping costs both in $$ & time might make this
route undesirable.Yet?
I'm looking for a first glass ship with an XL sized...
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How about the HP-18 (rather than KA-6CR)? by
Jim
Thanks to all KA-6 pilots responding to my earlier question.
Wayne Paul has kindly sent links to HP websites, suggesting the HP-18 as an
affordable option for the economically-minded flyer. Compared to the wooden
KA-6, the HP-18 has a larger cockpit, is made of metal, structural foam,
composite &...
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Constant speed or constant attitude? by
Jim
I would like to hear what other glider pilots have found to be helpful
in trying to center thermals.
It is common in gliding books to read that a constant diameter circle,
as a product of flying a constant airspeed and a constant bank, is
important in centering thermals. If the airspeed and / or...
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VNE and the "coffin corner"? by
Jim
Still thinking about VNE and whether it is usually stated as a TAS
rather than an IAS (one must read the POH to be sure, of course).
I've gotten the notion, probably from comments I've not understood
very well, that the "coffin corner" is the intersection of stall speed
as an IAS indication on the...
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Sammy Mason on Stalling & Spinning by
Jim
Many descriptions have been posted here in several threads on spinning
over the last couple of weeks and I have found all of them to be
fascinating. I've been prompted to think through again my own
understanding of the stall and the spin in gliders.
One description that has been strongly asserted...
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Peter Masak killed in 15 Meter Nationals crash by
Jim
copied from http://www.ssa.org/contests/
15 Meter Nationals
Report for 23 May
(report by John Good)
This is a hard report to write. A huge number of people were involved
in an enormous search and rescue effort that began at 6:30pm yesterday, and
continued without interruption until well after...
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What do you think of KA 6CR? by
Jim
I'm looking for an inexpensive sailplane & see a few KA 6CR's for sale, all
including enclosed trailer for around $7,000. A 1-26 would have been OK, but
there aren't any right now. I'm not sure I'd fit in a KA 6 at 6'3" & over
200 lb. Also; how about maintaining a wooden sailplane? Does one need to...
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My EW is not talking to my SN-10 by
Jim Archer
The PDA is receiving GPS signal from the Goddard cable when it is NOT
plugged into the SN-10. When it is plugged into the SN-10 neither the
SN-10 nor the PDA receive GPS signal. The baud rates are set at 4800 on
the SN-10 (by default I understand), the EW, and the PDA (SeeYou mobile).
The SN-10...
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Kestrel 17 Polar by
Jim Archer
I am curious as to why the Kestrel polar is not included in any of the
flight recorders/flight computers. I have one loaded into my SN-10 from
the polar data in the manual so it's not a burning issue, but I'm
feeling a bit left out!
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Kestrel 17 Polar by
Jim Archer
I am curious as to why the Kestrel polar is not included in any of the
flight recorders/flight computers. I have one loaded into my SN-10 from
the polar data in the manual so it's not a burning issue, but I'm
feeling a bit left out!
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Wanted: Dittel FSG 71M by
jim archer
I'm looking for this exact model. My FSG 71M is going to the shop for
repair. I'm foreseeing that it is going to take too long and I'd
rather not fly all season with my handheld waiting for it to be
repaired. I want to be able to plug and play, i.e. use the same
connections and mic that are...
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Valid OLC log out of SN-10b by
Jim Archer
I cannot get a valid OLC flight out of my SN-10b. I purchased the glider a
few months ago, have flown a few flights and all are invalid on OLC.
Prior to download the SN-10 security routine runs and approves the file.
OLC tells me the file error message on his end says Signature Missmatch
and he...
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