Why stop there, Herb?
Why not couple the internal MKIV laser enabled yaw string to the
autopilot which is already fed by the LX-950,010 which has the
pre-programmed course declared and active. The Power Flarm v. 71.3 can
input cars on the highways and pedestrians on the sidewalks by locking
onto their smart phones (Note: not available with T-Mobile) so that the
glider never overflies people on the ground while maintaining close
trail formation with the world champion upon whom you're unabashedly
leeching. Should the thermal detectors locate a stronger thermal than
our world champ is using, the system will take you to the higher lift.
Before long you'll be above the champ and, at the proper moment, you can
zip ahead and beat her! Meanwhile, the multifunctional MKIV will ensure
that your beer is at the proper temperature such that you can lean back
and enjoy a cool one as the system gently flares the ship, applies
brakes after touchdown, and rolls out to the trailer. Another tough day
of soaring under your belt! Oh, yes, since the firmware controls the
entire flight, you can paint your panel any color you want!
Happy Thanksgiving (for us Yanks)!
On 11/26/2015 8:44 AM,
wrote:
On Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 12:15:04 AM UTC-6, Curt Cole wrote:
At 17:39 25 November 2015, bumper wrote:
On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 7:32:35 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
On my recent visit to Minden I purchased both the MKIV yaw string
and the Quiet Vent.=A0 I'm extremely pleased with both.
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Hadn't heard about any g-string.=A0 Is that for aerobatic
pilots?=A0
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Dan, 5J
Dan,
There's been incredible interest in the MK1 Mod-a G-string. It's been in
th=
e works for years. But lots of bugs and issues. Wife won't let me hire
the
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models needed to get the kinks sorted out . . . trying to push this
further=
would doubtless be a dead end for me.
This thread was from '09!
MKIII . . . ah, the memories :c), been replaced by the MKIV several years
b=
ack, and the MKIV has had improvements over it's run and should be at
least=
a MKV or MKVI by now. But then that would mean recertification and all
the=
associated costs, tests for flight into known icing, firing frozen
chicken=
s at it, that sort of thing.
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I seldom get orders direct anymore (except from the wife), MKIV's are
mostl=
y sold by the major on-line soaring suppliers; Cumulus Soaring, Craggy
Aero=
, and Wings & Wheels. I've finally hit the big time but will still need
cro=
wd funding for a suitable corporate jet. Haven't decided if it should be
a
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sustainer or a self launch.
bumper
Bumper, my industrial spies are saying that the MKV will be Bluetooth
enabled, to better integrate with the modern sailplane avionics suite. I'm
sure this will help with the planned obsolesense and market expansion
you've been hoping for
And then the faded MkI that arrived on the windscreen of my Supercub
finally went missing somewhere over the Red Desert of Wyoming. Wildlife
Biologists have noted some strange mutation in the tail colours of wild
horses there....
Thanks. Curt
I want the MK V to be INSIDE the canopy to avoid drag and damage from canopy covers. I bet for a mere $2-3,000 you could build one the projects the string direction via laser on the front canopy.
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Dan, 5J