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Forum Post Booking club gliders
Does anyone know of any clubs in the UK apart from Cambridge that have a means of booking solo club gliders, rather than having to rely on flying lists or allocation systems (e.g. Booker)? Many th...
Forum Post The Sailplane and Glider (cross-posted to RAS)
Hello I am from the Gatineau Gliding Club and an interesting issue of Sailplane and Gliding Magazine from the 1940's was on sale on ebay a while back and there was a detail report on our club ...
Forum Post C172 as a towplane
In my previous club we used C172. This plane replaced a Gawron PZL 101 and the club is still very happy with the new towplane: climbs better (2-3m/s with an IS28B2) but consumes less fuel. Do we need ...
Forum Post Gliding sites in the US
www.ssa.org select where to fly.. select UT and see what you get.. I know there is a club over in Huber City and another club North of the City TZ
Forum Post I want to be a tow pilot - in AZ
The only club operation in Arizona is the Tucson Soaring Club: http://tucsonsoaring.org/ The other operators are commercial: http://www.turfsoaring.com/ and http://www.azsoaring.com/ ...
Forum Post new to soaring
Tony.. I drive 45 miles each way to my club.. I'm on the north part town and the club is 20 miles south.. yes it's 25 miles just to get across town. TIZ
Forum Post Grob Twin
our club owns a G103, the thing is great. its very smooth in the air and makes the most enjoyable ride ive ever had in a glider. we have had a few incidents with it, i think mostly b/c the pilots that...
Forum Post Twin Astir
The local club had a Twin Astir for many years. The wheel brake was practically useless. Finally it was converted to a hydraulic system, unfortunately the design left the caliper so close to the groun...
Forum Post Where has cheap fun gone?
...ining to the PPL(G) level, or about 4.3% of my gross household annual income at that time. Today, in my club, it'll cost a new member about $2000 (not counting his Club initiation fee of $500) to...
Forum Post What glider if not a Speed Astir?
...Class World Gliding Championships this year, it has also been bought by the Surrey & Hants. gliding club for their early pilots, they have the biggest single seater fleet of any civilian club in t...
Forum Post Pre Flight Question...
... past year, I'm aware of one instance in which a tire pressure guage was found in the aft end of a Club single place glider, and it had been there for months! And in another instance, several pil...
Forum Post Tow Pilot qualifications
Our club's insurance company set a minimum of 25 hours towing before you can tow! This meant we could only accept new tow pilots who learnt at other clubs. We negotiated with the insurers and cam...
Forum Post Portable Audio Variometer?
Our club only has a 2-33... no audio.
Forum Post Searching for the German Junior team
Try the Deutsche Aero Club HomePage (DaeC)
Forum Post WTB 1/25 JSW Final Glide Calculator
...r gliding has a stock of these things. He lives in Cromer, Norfolk. He has a notice on the board at our club, I will get it for you next time I am there, which will be an about a week, weather permitt...
Forum Post Data Loggers COLIBRI and LX 20: which one?
Our Club need to buy a Logger and because being (always) short of cash now the question: What is the main difference between these models and is the price- difference justified? Greetings from Nam...
Forum Post tow vehicles
We have a club member here in Arizona who uses a Subaru Forester to tow an LS-8. If I'm not mistaken, the Outback Sport uses either the same or a very similar platform. He reports no problems...
Forum Post Blanik L33 Solo
the 33 at my club had to be completely repainted because it was coming off in sheets. Blanik reimbursed 3k of our repainting costs. Agree with everything below re: handling. Would like to add that...
Forum Post South Africa Gliding Camp feedback ?
...g in South Africa this winter (between november and january); If you have feedbacks about the following clubs (or others) please let me know : - ESC - European Soaring Club operating in Mafikeng/Mmbat...
Forum Post Wheres it working in Europe?
was 24,000 feet and 22,000 feet today with 80 launches. Ring Deeside Gliding Club to see if there are any vacancies over the next four weeks. Ed Colver
Forum Post Gelcoat Crazing Treatment
...-part polyurethane finish coat. Having just been involved with paying for a $16,000 refinish job on our club's ASK-21, I would like to test my procedures on a glider gelcoat for the benefit of al...
Forum Post Pilatus B4 questions
Our club has a B4. I would not consider it a well matched ... pitch versus roll. I found it very pitch sensitive versus a very slow roll rate. If you're flying into a strong thermal...good luck C...
Forum Post Vegas and their kind
After reading the interesting comments on the Slingsby Vega, I am reminded of a saying by a fellow club member. He now flies for American Airlines, but used to fly E6's off of the deck of the USS...
Forum Post HELP: Need Pawnee 235 Prop
Glider club in Houston needs a replacement propeller for a Piper Pawnee. Specs: Aircraft: Pawnee PA25-235 Prop type: McCauley 1A200/FA8452 Need it airworthy, ready to bolt on. Let me know what...
Forum Post SZD-45 OGAR
They have one at Andreas Gliding Club (www.manxgliding.flyer.co.uk) Suggest you contact Bob Fennell (CFI). Never flown one myself. Andy On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 20:56:21 +0000 (UTC), 'Mich...
Forum Post Lift Coefficient Meter?
Years ago in our gliding club PIK ry, couple of mambers constructed a Cl meter, which was propably similar, what you are looking. It was based on a U tube filled with liquid, and the level difference ...
Forum Post Reading for a student pilot over the holiday
...anding, and other basic airmanship. Since I'm going home for the holidays I won't be near my club for a few weekends and I want to keep my studying up to snuff. Would anyone have suggestio...
Forum Post DG 101G or ASW 19B
DG101 - World Club Class Champion -2001 ASW-19B - World Standard Class Champion -1978 Fly both, see which you like, best package for money.Forget DG300! Too much money for too little improvement i...
Forum Post Tasman Variometer
I would agree. Our club just bought one for our new L23. We wanted something simple to operate. The Tasman fit that bill yet is the most feature-rich (averager, low power requirement, most sensitive) ...
Forum Post Building a Local Turnpoint Database
...oaring.com Fixed the Web page. I tested this on a PC server (case insensitive) but deployed on our club's Linux Web server (case sensitive). I wanted to stay away from formatting because of ...
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