Forum: Soaring
February 18th 21, 06:26 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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National Parachute 20 + yr repack/inspection
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 10:19:21 PM UTC-7, Bret Hess wrote:
"Would they touch a 40-year-old 'chute (that is in great shape)?"
Tests show no change in strength for parachutes stored out...
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Forum: Soaring
February 18th 21, 06:24 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 11
Views: 94
National Parachute 20 + yr repack/inspection
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 10:19:21 PM UTC-7, Bret Hess wrote:
"Would they touch a 40-year-old 'chute (that is in great shape)?"
Tests show no change in strength for parachutes stored out...
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Forum: Soaring
February 18th 21, 06:19 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 11
Views: 94
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Forum: Soaring
January 26th 21, 06:42 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 18
Views: 236
Weglide.org
skylines.aero is integrating with the weglide platform in some way. You can see the developments at https://github.com/skylines-project/skylines/search?q=weglide&type=commits
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Forum: Soaring
November 26th 20, 05:03 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 10
Views: 139
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Forum: Soaring
November 26th 20, 06:36 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 10
Views: 139
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Forum: Soaring
November 14th 20, 08:28 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 6
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Learn to fly in half the time?
DARPA has discovered an interesting and easy way to train pilots in half the time! No doubt this applies to other complex learning tasks as well.
Pretty big claims in that article without...
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Forum: Soaring
October 4th 20, 05:36 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Views: 81
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Forum: Soaring
September 18th 20, 03:36 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Views: 75
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Forum: Soaring
August 18th 20, 09:50 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 12
Views: 169
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Forum: Soaring
August 18th 20, 08:28 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 12
Views: 169
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Forum: Soaring
August 18th 20, 08:21 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 12
Views: 169
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Forum: Soaring
July 27th 20, 06:31 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 7
Views: 183
Condor 2
I can't help with this issue but using TrackIR 4 or 5 is a good way to get better viewing than 3 monitors for not much money or hassle.
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Forum: Soaring
June 24th 20, 04:18 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 21
Views: 603
Paint for white fiberglass trailer top
The HC-2500 Amerflint II polyurethane is 2K. You mix in the hardener. It's called "Single stage" which means its gloss comes with a single application (no clearcoat needed).
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Forum: Soaring
June 24th 20, 04:12 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 21
Views: 603
Paint for white fiberglass trailer top
On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 9:08:16 PM UTC-6, Bret Hess wrote:
I painted my trailer with HC-2500 Amerflint II polyurethane from Tamco paint.
For primer I used...
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Forum: Soaring
June 24th 20, 04:08 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 21
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Paint for white fiberglass trailer top
I painted my trailer with HC-2500 Amerflint II polyurethane from Tamco paint. It's been in sun and snow year around for 3 years and still looks like it did the day I painted it. It's...
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Forum: Soaring
June 22nd 20, 05:22 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 38
Views: 744
Flying pants
On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 9:38:41 PM UTC-6, wrote:
I love the Sahara Roll-up pants from REI.
Roll-up is a good idea.* I was thinking that throwing all style (decorum)...
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Forum: Soaring
June 20th 20, 05:15 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 38
Views: 744
Flying pants
On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 8:03:24 PM UTC-6, wrote:
Cargo pants are like the Ray Ban case on the belt. Darn convenient but only used by “Mature” men.
And cargo shorts?
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Forum: Soaring
June 17th 20, 11:17 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 38
Views: 744
Flying pants
On Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 12:36:41 PM UTC-6, Mike N. wrote:
Seriously? $100 for a pair of MC Hammer pocket pants?
LMAO
Yeah but if you have flying pants you don't need a glider.
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Forum: Soaring
June 17th 20, 11:14 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 15
Views: 376
XCSkies and Skysight
On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 10:44:53 AM UTC-6, Tango Eight wrote:
GFS more optimistic.
Using XCSkies I also find a similar relation between GFS vs NAM: GFS is always too optimistic for...
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Forum: Soaring
June 16th 20, 11:23 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 14
Views: 318
VNE vs altitude: glider specs vs rules of thumb
I don't fly above VNE and don't plan to. But I hear that the most aggressive racing pilots do, often as their average speed! This makes some sense now because VNE is simply based on the testing...
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Forum: Soaring
June 16th 20, 11:08 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 14
Views: 318
VNE vs altitude: glider specs vs rules of thumb
If you're interested in knowing more about the science behind the protocol, a very good paper is "Critical Flutter Speed of Sailplanes Calculated
for High Altitude: Examples of computation" by...
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Forum: Soaring
June 13th 20, 07:54 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 15
Views: 376
XCSkies and Skysight
It seems that NAM forecasts (12 km and 3 km) on XCSkies are very helpful for soaring in Utah. I haven't seen a benefit of HRRR over NAM. I'd be interested in hearing from other pilots who fly in...
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Forum: Soaring
June 10th 20, 02:23 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 14
Views: 318
VNE vs altitude: glider specs vs rules of thumb
Chuck you're misunderstanding what I'm doing. I haven't neglected temperature. The German protocol has included the entire model atmosphere in their calculation of IAS does as altitude changes when...
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Forum: Soaring
June 9th 20, 04:12 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 14
Views: 318
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