...just only known for small group of vikings and that knowledge died with those people. So, for the motored flight Wrights are important. The real first is important just like historical fact.
The r...
I'm being taught to do a very thorough pre flight inspection. I check all cable connections, look for cotter pins..... My question is this... I'm basically only checking visible things, and ...
Further to the post a little while ago about electric flight.
I think what the world is waiting for is the hybrid. Imagine a hydrogen fuel cell powering a generator that charges accumulators topp...
...in space. It seems that Google co-founder Sergey Brin has paid the 5 million dollars advance payment on a flight to the international space station as reported in the Cosmic Log
As part of the...
First of all , go here for a neat Palm Os program:
http://www.soaringpilot.org/index.html
Then, to figure out how to lash up your GPS to the Palm, look below for information on cable making a...
The 4.07 patch is available at the SFS web site: http://www.sfspc.de/index_e.htm. This patch resolves the problem with USB rudders.
...aring and live in Florida. I just joined the TBSS Tampa Bay Soaring Society. And went for my introductory flight yesterday. It was awesome! I start my flight training next Saturday, and very excited. ...
These two proposals seek licensing of flight schools under two different State regulatory Boards in Florida. HB 5 contains a number of exemptions where some soaring flight schools may find relief. In ...
... reading has sunk in. I have seen an increase in my exam scores.
The material I have been using in my flight training are:
(1) Glider Basics From First Flight To Solo. (2) SSA Soaring Flight M...
... you can set the declared task in LXFAI, do you mean you build a task in the 'Task' area on the Flight Information' page by selecting the required turnpoints, or can you select, from a ...
With ground speed and track data from a GPS, if it is assumed that flight in consecutive circles (i.e. thermalling), one can use the movement of the centers of the circles to calculate wind drift (whi...
/February 1st, 2002/, under ideal weather conditions, the Graal prototype accomplished its first true flight. The sailplane proved very pleasant to fly, the climbing rate excellent (2,5 m/s) and the p...
Would you consider donating it to a charity? We are Youth Flight Canada, and you can find details on our beta web site at <http://www.execulink.com/~smcilwai/testframe.html>. If a Canadian tax r...
...ge aero and palmpilot or whatever it's called these days. Everything works ok except for downloading flight records with the 300 Utility. When he tries to download flight from the 302 to the comp...
...9;t think that the 2-33 is responsible for the decline in soaring in this country. I took my first glider flight (an intro ride) and much of my training in the 2-33. The instructor 'set the hook&...
I well remember the 'Old,' Stale SSA. When I flew a pretty good flight in a Schweizer 1-26, back in the'70s, an SSA staff member would be one of the first to phone and ask details of th...
...er this special certificate would not be experimental. They could be used for 'sport and recreation, flight training, or rental.' Aircraft that due not meet the standards of light sport airc...
Are you planning to do the whole 1000 KM in one flight? Cheers!, Pete
I am once again looking for some pretty/dramatic in-flight photos of ASW-20s. Any suggested links etc.?
...u are low time. Please dont get me wrong i loved that Ventus A at Tonopah i did 12th overall and my first flight in any ventus was practice day 1 fully loaded with water. The Ventus is neutrially to n...
Does anyone know where I can get hold of some fairly high quality footage of a Libelle 301 in flight?
...on that the diagram came from one of the akafliegs, and he just passed it on without checking against the flight info, which came from a different source. He was unable to say which set of figures was...
Yes, AFAIK, the first flight was around 1990yr, but entered serial production in 1998 (due to poor financial condition of SZD). I'll check it.
JK
Diana is 12 year old design wise?
...in Edmonton, Canada, is current third in the Canadian OLC in his Austria! Here's a link to a 639 km flight of his, over 700 points, to look at.
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding...
I believe the misinformation was the part about a glider never exceeding 50,000ft. I seem to remember a flight years ago that went to somewhere near 55,000ft and violated some FARs and was not conside...
...ay.
In addition, witnesses said John D. Carlson had difficulty assembling the glider before the fatal flight, according to a preliminary report of the crash filed by the National Transportation Sa...
... and the Ilec probe (from Ilec) available on the M&H website for the trouble of downloading. Inverted flight is not required for enlightenment. Cheers!, Pete...
...us to me but in remember an article in Aerokurier about 15 years ago about a guy who did a 550+ km target flight in a L-spatz wich is more or less comparable to a Baby. He did this with a huge tailwin...
...e, then it just glides....fast, smooth, and far. Great indoor fun in the winter time.
Jim
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