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Old November 15th 17, 12:20 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Default correction to strike protection

What's a bobbit?

On 11/14/2017 2:18 PM, Matt Herron Jr. wrote:
On Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 9:00:08 AM UTC-8, Jim White wrote:
At 16:15 14 November 2017, john firth wrote:
Apologies to the BGA for attributing to them, the suggestion of inserting
non conducting sections in a control rod.
Apparently this came from Schleicher, who have probably rethought the

idea
as being unhelpful.
Yes , non conducting complete control rods will help, unless you
have a carbon spar.

JMF

Would it help to wear a bobbit?

or a flame suit?


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Dan, 5J