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Old October 1st 06, 03:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Kilo Charlie
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Default Safer soaring: "Being there" without being there


"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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Check out this link! And no, it's not a soaring simulator, but it does
involve a motorglider.

http://tinyurl.com/n3kw9

We could eliminate some of the irritating rules in soaring contests about
high speed finishes and bring back the start gate if we all flew one of
these.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
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"Transponders in Sailplanes" on the Soaring Safety Foundation website
www.soaringsafety.org/prevention/articles.html

"A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org


Now that is some of the coolest technology I've seen in a VERY long time!!!!

Thanks Eric,
Casey Lenox
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Phoenix