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COLIN LAMB wrote:
Isn't the perceived light level affected by oxygen deficiency? At some level of oxygen deficiency, the pilot will think the light bulb is burned out, when actually it is his loss of oxygen. This is exactly why Bill Daniels and I recommend pilots carry and use an oximeter at all times, even while in the club house. This is especially important in high elevation areas, like Colorado. -- Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly Eric Greenwell Washington State USA |
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Ray Lovinggood wrote:
Y'all can actually get a glider pilot to change a light bulb? Consider yourselves fortunate. In our club, we don't want to do anything but fly. Yea, we can get a few to tow and a few to instruct, but ask them to change a light bulb? Not with us. We have to pay an A&P to do it. Then we raise club dues to cover the fees to the A&P. Our club uses Experimental light bulbs, which do not require an A&P to change them. We can't get insurance for them, but we save enough in the long run, it doesn't matter. I remember that in the old days, club members were much more resourceful, and did not mind spending all Saturday winding new filaments, soldering them into the old sockets, and sucking out the air! The "Instant gratification" of the younger generation has ruined this sport, and that's why it's declining. -- Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly Eric Greenwell Washington State USA |
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At 13:18 21 September 2005, Ray Lovinggood wrote:
Y'all can actually get a glider pilot to change a light bulb? Consider yourselves fortunate. In our club, we don't want to do anything but fly. You need to have more Youth involved in changing your light bulbs. The lack of youth in lightbulb changing is going to ruin this sport. Imagine all the old glider pilots standing on chairs inthe clubhouse, with their bad sholders, knees and backs, an accident waiting to happen. 'Wait' Id better report this to the safety officer!) Great fun! |
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You need to have more Youth involved in changing your
light bulbs. The lack of youth in lightbulb changing is going to ruin this sport. Imagine all the old glider pilots standing on chairs inthe clubhouse, with their bad sholders, knees and backs, an accident waiting to happen. 'Wait' Id better report this to the safety officer!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Over here in the UK many clubs run cadet schemes to encourage the younger generation, who can't afford their own light bulbs, into the sport. The unfortunate consequence of this is that the younger generation are quite disdainful of the qualities of the older incandescent type of light bulb uttering phrases like "those old bulbs couldn't shine very far beyond the airfield boundary so their not competitive" and "modern flourescent bulbs shine much further". It's a disgrace, attitudes such as those expressed above are taking the skill out of our sport. Mark my words, the youth of today couldn't change a light bulb without a GPS and a PDA to help them find it! Great fun!=20 Rgds, Derrick Steed |
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On 20 Sep 2005 22:23:22 -0700, wrote:
I hope so... lmao. Did anyone mention the PW-5 yet? Bye Andreas |
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This is exactly why Bill Daniels and I recommend pilots carry and use an
oximeter at all times, even while in the club house. This is especially=20 important in high elevation areas, like Colorado.=20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Might I suggest that you read the post on URASB regarding oxymeters and caution regardingt their use, by Peter Saundby (the BGA medical advisor, and retired wing commander from the RAF medical branch with significant knowledge in regard to aeromedicine). Rgds, Derrick Steed |
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Peter Saundby is a Retired Air Commodore RAF Medical Branch.
He has been the BGA medical adviser since the 1960s. He has been a glider pilot for longer than most of us care to remember, first with the RAF and currently at the Black Mountains Gliding Club, Talgarth. He is a qualified RAF pilot. His posting is on u.r.a.s. W.J. (Bill) Dean (U.K.). Remove "ic" to reply. "Derrick Steed" wrote in message ... This is exactly why Bill Daniels and I recommend pilots carry and use an oximeter at all times, even while in the club house. This is especially=20 important in high elevation areas, like Colorado.=20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Might I suggest that you read the post on URASB regarding oxymeters and caution regardingt their use, by Peter Saundby (the BGA medical advisor, and retired wing commander from the RAF medical branch with significant knowledge in regard to aeromedicine). Rgds, Derrick Steed |
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In article . com, Joe
writes FS 110V, 60 Watt Bulb, NDH. Joe How many hours has it done? And how many launches? And does it have a trailer? -- Mike Lindsay |
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Derrick Steed wrote:
This is exactly why Bill Daniels and I recommend pilots carry and use an oximeter at all times, even while in the club house. This is especially=20 important in high elevation areas, like Colorado.=20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Might I suggest that you read the post on URASB regarding oxymeters and caution regardingt their use, by Peter Saundby (the BGA medical advisor, and retired wing commander from the RAF medical branch with significant knowledge in regard to aeromedicine). Severe "thread drift" from darksucking light bulbs, but I did read the posting, and hope Peter will elaborate on what comprises "extreme caution should be exercised when using oximetry at altitude because it can offer a false assurance", if he thinks pilots would be better off leaving the oximeter at home (given the difficulty of exercising extreme caution when hypoxic), and what he might suggest in place of an oximeter to detect or avoid hypoxia. -- Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly Eric Greenwell Washington State USA |
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