Soaring Not Dead Everywhere

On Saturday, April 11, 2020 at 3:19:16 AM UTC-7, Paul B wrote:
CV size is 125nm; good air filters only catch 1000nm particles and non-medical grade masks don't stop it either. And if you do get sick it won't be like the flu - it will likely be worse, much worse.

Yes, but we are not trying to filter out individual viruses. What you really trying to filter out are droplets that carry the viruses. The droplets are much bigger and hence more likely to be captured by more primitive filters. Bigger the droplet, more likely it will be intercepted. Note the bigger the droplet the more likely it will carry a greater load of viruses and more infectious.


Cheers

Paul


On Thursday, 9 April 2020 12:04:18 UTC+10, 2G wrote:
On Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 10:52:55 AM UTC-7, Ramy wrote:
No doubt we risking spreading the virus to others the moment we leave home, especially if we are not careful.
No doubt we risking others when we introduce them to soaring or give them glider rides.
Think about it.
The safest thing is to stay home. Order groceries online and practice total isolation for months and hopefully you will not go stir crazy. I know I would.
Luckily, soaring is not dead everywhere.

Ramy

There is increasing evidence that most COVID transmission is airborne:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/113597...arket-lingers/
This is different from other infectious diseases that are transmitted by touching an infected surface. One reporter infected 4-5 friends at lunch and none touched any of the others or their food, plates or utensils. Wearing a mask does not protect you from an infected person - it protects others from you. CV size is 125nm; good air filters only catch 1000nm particles and non-medical grade masks don't stop it either. And if you do get sick it won't be like the flu - it will likely be worse, much worse.

Tom

Not so - the lung tissue can shed CV during a cough that is not on a moisture droplet. In the anecdote that I gave there was no coughing involved, just normal conversation.

Tom

On Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 10:29:50 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 10:04:18 PM UTC-4, 2G wrote:
On Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 10:52:55 AM UTC-7, Ramy wrote:
No doubt we risking spreading the virus to others the moment we leave home, especially if we are not careful.
No doubt we risking others when we introduce them to soaring or give them glider rides.
Think about it.
The safest thing is to stay home. Order groceries online and practice total isolation for months and hopefully you will not go stir crazy. I know I would.
Luckily, soaring is not dead everywhere.

Ramy

There is increasing evidence that most COVID transmission is airborne:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/113597...arket-lingers/
This is different from other infectious diseases that are transmitted by touching an infected surface. One reporter infected 4-5 friends at lunch and none touched any of the others or their food, plates or utensils. Wearing a mask does not protect you from an infected person - it protects others from you. CV size is 125nm; good air filters only catch 1000nm particles and non-medical grade masks don't stop it either. And if you do get sick it won't be like the flu - it will likely be worse, much worse.

Tom

Do viruses swim through the air like sperm going for a goal?

Sometimes it is the journey, not the destination.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LYQANuyB3E.

Eagleville TN is open. Few hours drive for me but it looks like if I want to get this goat roping started it's the closest game going.

Well, you know what they say... You rope one goat....


Boggs

Shaun, you mention hauling your L13 to Eagleville to "get this done" and get this "goat rope stated".
Im curious, what are you trying to get accomplished other than going flying?

All 4 clubs I am associated with in Washington and Oregon are shutdown in compliance with state government orders. I am OK with that.

On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 10:45:13 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Shaun, you mention hauling your L13 to Eagleville to "get this done" and get this "goat rope stated".
Im curious, what are you trying to get accomplished other than going flying?

Private pilot add on - glider. I'm already rated airplane single engine land and rotorcraft helicopters. I'm partway done with my BFR in powered aircraft. Should have that knocked out in the next couple weeks.

If I get that much finished I'll consider the season a success.

If we're done for the year I'll have two sailplanes for sale and when they're gone I'm buying a Long Ez project to work on this winter. I've already looked at the Long Ez and it's about 80 percent by a reputable builder.

On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 7:10:38 PM UTC-5, Waveguru wrote:
Well, you know what they say... You rope one goat....


Boggs

People would ask what the bottom pockets on the flight suit were for.

I carried a survival fishing kit on one side and a big K-Bar knife plus
some other junk on the other.Â* But I was doing a lot of flying above the
Arctic Circle in Alaska at the time.

On 4/15/2020 7:20 PM, Shaun Wheeler wrote:
On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 7:10:38 PM UTC-5, Waveguru wrote:
Well, you know what they say... You rope one goat....


Boggs
People would ask what the bottom pockets on the flight suit were for.


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Dan, 5J

At 01:20 16 April 2020, Shaun Wheeler wrote:
On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 7:10:38 PM UTC-5, Waveguru wrote:
Well, you know what they say... You rope one goat....


Boggs

People would ask what the bottom pockets on the flight suit were for.

I used them for maps and other docs. If you put a couple of rusty Tost
rings in there after a couple of months they would come out shiny, You
chinked a lot when you walked though, made creeping up on people
difficult.