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I consider going 2 or 2 week flying 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 Soarin...
...he is still soaring out there. He just had one of those quirky personalities that I was attracted to. ALL flying is fun, even circling in sink.
Hank (the 'best glider' thread has been tr...
... which I don't doubt given the very low energy landings. But, has anyone ever been seriously injured flying a Monarch?
-Doug...
I've been flying with mirrors for many years now and find them invaluable when circling with other gliders. I can keep an eye on anyone behind me without needing to continually turn my head. Ever...
...ybody can fly'. The cost barrier then was way lower than the 29,500 for the Sparrowhawk, and we were flying in a regime that had not been very well explored. The Sparrowhawk is flying pretty much...
...tched ... 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 Chuck!...
Would it be best to land gear up in a soft field if you were flying an older out of production sailplane with a known weak gear design? I think of retractable Austria and Phoebus sailplanes for exampl...
Yes the Swedish Baby is still used. I do think that there are still quite a few Babies flying in Europe.
Doing a 1000K in it, with the open canopy and an L/D of 17 must be one of the greatest chal...
...? Did I miss something years ago, I always thought a LS-4 would beat a 300 or was it the good pilots were flying LS-4's? What is a LS1f like?...
...t be beat. The beauty of river and the Highlands, very friendly people and facinating, diverse variety of flying. Amazing place.
Michael
J. Michael Henderson Northwest Soaring...
No, I don't have a link to any sources for any of the R/C stuff I see flying over here. If I took pictures and posted them, they would probably kill me, or at the very least, put me in jail!( . ...
...f within 20 minutes after opening the trailer and doing a one-man rigging job.
Next year I'll be flying a Duo, so I don't have to kiss 'Brunhilda' I'll simply take here al...
Looking for 2 soaring books. # Cross Country Soaring by Helmut Reichman (Strekke Segelflug) # Flying over the Alps by Jurgen von Kalkreuth (Segeln uber den Alps)
It is impossible to get these book...
... Would anyone have suggestions about reading material or some good websites to go over while I'm not flying this Christmas? Thanks.
Cheers,
Kevin...
...as a first glider, because they are easy to fly, also if you want to race you dont need to upgrade. I was flying against Discus 2's and and everyone else and the only thing holding me back was my...
...ns are hampered by limited days of operation and the fact that the office is unattended when they're flying - Mike Riesman (now deceased) at Chilhowee, Cindy at Caracole, the McFarlands at ...
...l Champion, and member of National Team. He was one of those who invented the 'Polish school of team flying' which worked great when older wooden SZD gliders had to compete with modern glass...
My club has 2 L-33 and they are proving to be popular for early XC flying. We also have a Jantar STD 2 and the L33s are by far more popular.
It is a very comfortable glider to fly. I have flown on...
...imise time, and speed to fly to maximise distance seems to be disregarded by most participants.
Happy flying,
Henryk Birecki ****...
...impressive in glide or climb. Bill felt that it was better than his Ventus 2a, but I don't think his flying style was ideally suited to the glider. Mockler's ship (ZJ) was decidedly better i...
...d with malice and forethought.
Perhaps the idea was that if you punish students enough with a sort of flying medevel torture chamber they will learn something.
Bill Daniels...
Ladies and Gents,
This has nothing to do with flying but has something to do with the US of A.
I need to know the following: Which Southern state is the most northerly Which Northern state is ...
...ught of '50 miles is that all?' posts. A couple hours driving round trip relative to time spent flying and at the field isn't unusual. Me, I'm planning to move were the gliderport ...
...erator far longer than I have been a glider pilot and I have never even considered taking a 2-meter radio flying with me. Why would I want to carry yet another radio?
Vaughn (WB4UH ...
On a non flying discussion group I frequent these photo's where posted with a request for the story behind the images. All that we know, we think, is that the building shown is 77 Pine Street in ...
... well in a state like Florida, were the thermals are strong. Thanks for your information. Hope to see you flying the L-33 Solo some day.
Carl Buehler...
... on the ground by hand. With 3 person it's hard to push it by hand, you better need 5.
It's flying smooth and the manouverability is very good.Time of bank change 45 to 45 degrees is 5-5...
...s limited to the outer part of the wing. However the best disposition would be what was used on the first flying ships at the beginnig of aviation, i.e. spanwise twist where every portion of the wing ...
...e for navigation is limited, though, since the user interface is 3 lines of text. It's real nice for flying a task, but not so good for where you are in general, or what are the nearest airports,...
...ttp://www.ssa.org/usteam/images/southa/1229%
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Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA Flying LS-1d with Microair radio
At 23:00 26 December 2001, Gary Boggs wrote:...
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