First Post: Hello!

Just a first post to say Hello!

I just found this whole news group thing and was very happy to find a
soaring newsgroup

(though I haven't been gliding for several months due to school and huge
lack of funds! No!)

which is very bad as I just went solo and then couldn't go. I must save up
some money!

oh also if some of you could check out my website

www.tobeon.co.uk

I have a gliding section on there which I am building up, so if you could
take a look at tell me what you think I would be very great-full.

Kind Regards

Tom

I did that with the pictures so they were all had the same dimensions (so
they fit in the table neatly) though I have had lots of comments saying
people would prefer it if I rotated them. Hmmmm maybe I should rotate them
and see what it looks like



"Scott" wrote in message
...

It looks very neat. I can only recommend to turn all pictures right side
up.



"Tobeon" wrote in message
.. .
Just a first post to say Hello!

I just found this whole news group thing and was very happy to find a
soaring newsgroup

(though I haven't been gliding for several months due to school and huge
lack of funds! No!)

which is very bad as I just went solo and then couldn't go. I must save
up
some money!

oh also if some of you could check out my website

www.tobeon.co.uk

I have a gliding section on there which I am building up, so if you
could
take a look at tell me what you think I would be very great-full.

Kind Regards

Tom

Upload some gliding pics any time you like at www.gliderforum.com

Regards

Al
www.silentflight.com





"Tobeon" wrote in message
.. .
I did that with the pictures so they were all had the same dimensions (so
they fit in the table neatly) though I have had lots of comments saying
people would prefer it if I rotated them. Hmmmm maybe I should rotate them
and see what it looks like



"Scott" wrote in message
...

It looks very neat. I can only recommend to turn all pictures right side
up.



"Tobeon" wrote in message
.. .
Just a first post to say Hello!

I just found this whole news group thing and was very happy to find a
soaring newsgroup

(though I haven't been gliding for several months due to school and
huge
lack of funds! No!)

which is very bad as I just went solo and then couldn't go. I must
save
up
some money!

oh also if some of you could check out my website

www.tobeon.co.uk

I have a gliding section on there which I am building up, so if you
could
take a look at tell me what you think I would be very great-full.

Kind Regards

Tom

people won't lean over sideways to look at pictures..

"Tobeon" wrote in message
.. .
I did that with the pictures so they were all had the same dimensions (so
they fit in the table neatly) though I have had lots of comments saying
people would prefer it if I rotated them. Hmmmm maybe I should rotate them
and see what it looks like



"Scott" wrote in message
...

It looks very neat. I can only recommend to turn all pictures right side
up.



"Tobeon" wrote in message
.. .
Just a first post to say Hello!

I just found this whole news group thing and was very happy to find a
soaring newsgroup

(though I haven't been gliding for several months due to school and
huge
lack of funds! No!)

which is very bad as I just went solo and then couldn't go. I must
save
up
some money!

oh also if some of you could check out my website

www.tobeon.co.uk

I have a gliding section on there which I am building up, so if you
could
take a look at tell me what you think I would be very great-full.

Kind Regards

Tom

Several other methods of launching which might be mentioned - shoulder
launching (like chucking a big model - Ann Welch described being so
launched in one of her books, IIRC) and foot launching, as I believe
some ultralight gliders can/have been. Both rather rare, however, and
unlikely to be seen in the UK. Self launching and reverse pulley (see
other threads) are also used. Even forward pulley (the one time I saw
it tried in the UK it was hilarious, but not to be repeated. An
American user recently mentioned it, however, so I presume it is a
current method. The pulley is mounted on a truck, the cable is anchored
to the ground at one end and goes round the pulley to the glider. The
glider take-off speed is double that of the truck at that point.)

Other soaring methods are Dynamic (using wind shear - only practised by
Ingo Renner AFAIK - now watch this space for corrections!) and sea
breeze - which some might say is thermalling, but others may consider to
be a different source of lift and in some cases a different technique.

Good luck with your web site, and your progress.

Chris N.

It looks very neat. I can only recommend to turn all pictures right side up.
"Tobeon" wrote in message
.. .
Just a first post to say Hello!

I just found this whole news group thing and was very happy to find a
soaring newsgroup

(though I haven't been gliding for several months due to school and huge
lack of funds! No!)

which is very bad as I just went solo and then couldn't go. I must save up
some money!

oh also if some of you could check out my website

www.tobeon.co.uk

I have a gliding section on there which I am building up, so if you could
take a look at tell me what you think I would be very great-full.

Kind Regards

Tom





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That's a good idea, Thanks!

I will add those "alternative" launch methods ASAP

Kind Regards

Tom


"Chris Nicholas" wrote in message
...
Several other methods of launching which might be mentioned - shoulder
launching (like chucking a big model - Ann Welch described being so
launched in one of her books, IIRC) and foot launching, as I believe
some ultralight gliders can/have been. Both rather rare, however, and
unlikely to be seen in the UK. Self launching and reverse pulley (see
other threads) are also used. Even forward pulley (the one time I saw
it tried in the UK it was hilarious, but not to be repeated. An
American user recently mentioned it, however, so I presume it is a
current method. The pulley is mounted on a truck, the cable is anchored
to the ground at one end and goes round the pulley to the glider. The
glider take-off speed is double that of the truck at that point.)

Other soaring methods are Dynamic (using wind shear - only practised by
Ingo Renner AFAIK - now watch this space for corrections!) and sea
breeze - which some might say is thermalling, but others may consider to
be a different source of lift and in some cases a different technique.

Good luck with your web site, and your progress.

Chris N.

Tobeon wrote:

That's a good idea, Thanks!

I will add those "alternative" launch methods ASAP


There is also "gravity launching", i.e. just let
the glider roll down on a slope, after some initial
impulse, until it reaches the take-off speed. Not very
usual, but the subject was recently discussed in this newsgroup
with some references and pictures or movies of such
launches.

Tobeon wrote:
...
oh also if some of you could check out my website

www.tobeon.co.uk

I have a gliding section on there which I am building up, so if you could
take a look at tell me what you think I would be very great-full.
...

That may be strange from a non native English speaker (I am French), but
some spellings hurt me. Probably because English is for me mainly a written
language rather than spoken, at the point that sometimes I don't know
how to pronounce what I read or write. Specifically: "with ought" should
be "without", I suppose, and "air-breaks" should be "air-brakes".

Eek! yes your right,

I have an annoying spell checker that splits withought to with ought (I'm
assuming its American or something)

Thanks for pointing out the breaks, I will fix that right away!

Kind Regards


That may be strange from a non native English speaker (I am French), but
some spellings hurt me. Probably because English is for me mainly a
written
language rather than spoken, at the point that sometimes I don't know
how to pronounce what I read or write. Specifically: "with ought" should
be "without", I suppose, and "air-breaks" should be "air-brakes".