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Microphone element swan neck
(Forums / General Discussions)
All my radio problems have always been connections. Not having a good connection to the ground plane of the antenna was a problem once (it had corroded to intermittent high resistance). This was iso
Tuesday, 05 August 2008
A club member flies his PIK 20E out of the Pasco (PSC) Class D airport without problems. They've asked him to return under power, the last I heard. No lights. Years ago, a DG 400 operated out of the
Sunday, 03 August 2008
Speed Astir II B
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ing is built like a tank. Heavy wings. Maybe heavier than LS-3 wings. Typical Grob pain-in-the-ass assembly problems. Maybe not too much of a problem once you get the hang of fitting it all together. ...
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Long Tow Rope Pros & Cons
(Forums / General Discussions)
...just too short. 275-300' seems about right to me. Got towed with a 60' rope once (really short field). No problems but it required much more precise flying....
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
High tow vs. low tow for rough tows (long)
(Forums / General Discussions)
...rport has ever seen a rope break under 'normal' conditions. If so this would likely indicate rope/weak link problems. Our procedures that day certainly were not 'normal,' but certainly convinced me th...
Saturday, 19 July 2008
glider transponder
(Forums / General Discussions)
...This is new to us in the UK. Type of aerial and the best location for it? Does a carbon fibre fuselage give problems? I'm thinking of putting the aerial in the wheel bay....
Sunday, 13 July 2008
To Walter Eisele and Comrades
(Forums / General Discussions)
... labor to build something designed elsewhere...... and with the advent of the Discus CS and Duo-Discus spar problems, I doubt even that. Should LS go out of Germany, I hope you prove us all wrong. ...
Monday, 07 July 2008
Peschges VP3 Problems
(Forums / General Discussions)
Hi There, I have a VP3E that is giving nonsense characters on startup. Have flicked all switches to no avail. Anyone seen this before? Is there anyone left that can service Peschges stuff?
Friday, 20 June 2008
Ball vario overhaul?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...nob on back), setting selections, etc. have made a difference. The Winter works fine, and I can identify no problems with the flask or plumbing. I note there are 2 potentiometers pigtailed off the b...
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Why does PW-5 get no respect?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...harder handling in the air? For heavier wings (15m of span would add some kgs to their weight)? Or for more problems when building one's own glider from the plans, which was also a requirement for the...
Monday, 16 June 2008
Jantar 2A opinions sought
(Forums / General Discussions)
...on the bird. I would agree that a asw-20 is quite competive to a dry Jantar 2a. 20's thow can have gel coat problems and the 2a's are painted. Much like a car, easy to maintain with some elbow grease....
Saturday, 07 June 2008
Thin flexible solar panels
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
... in the electricals. If 36 AH of batteries (with a generator on your engine) isn't enough, you've got other problems....
Sunday, 01 June 2008
Cambridge Aero status?
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
There was a flurry of discussion on the problems at CAI a few months ago. I have heard recently that the company has stabilized, is there any truth to it? Have the factions settled their differences i
Thursday, 22 May 2008
... with WinPilot Pro. Cambridge posted a new version of the firmware which I downloaded and installed and the problems with WinPilot Pro were corrected. I flew today for the first time with the new firm...
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
Soaring in NYC area
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
Don't know why you were having problems the Valley Soaring website it should load OK it's: www.valleysoaring.org (or try www.ntplx.net/~valsoar if you have problems). Can't be sure right now if we w
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
...e to send SMS messages from up to 2000 meters. And in level flight, talking with the GSM phone poses little problems below 2000 meteres unless one travels faster than 250 km/h. At least that's the cas...
Sunday, 13 April 2008
SparrowHawk Sailplane
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...nowing the kind of customers that are buying them. Why not? Ultralights fly out a lot of airports with no problems. How many airports restrict operations by non-certificated planes? And finally, if ...
Monday, 07 April 2008
...: After doing your business, there is residual urine remaining in the catheter. Has this caused anybody any problems (infections/discomfort)?...
Wednesday, 02 April 2008
Soon to come...
(Forums / General Discussions)
...S, you 'self certify' that you are fit to fly. With normal thyroid tests, and no vision, breathing or heart problems.. you should be good to go....
Monday, 31 March 2008
Glider clubs on public airports (USA)
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...gliders is involved. It should be noted as well that nearly all the users of the airport are having serious problems with discriminatory, anticompetitive, and conflict of interest concerns with the ai...
Monday, 17 March 2008
TE compensation problems
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
Hi The varios in my club's Discus CS report extra sink when pulling up and extra lift when pushing down. Its as if the needles have mass intertia and are affected by the vertical acceleration of the
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
MicroAir Radio question ?
(Forums / General Discussions)
Sorry to hear your having problems Tim... I have forwarded your email onto the tech area for Microair in Australia and they should reply to you within a few hours.... (hopefully) please have all the o
Monday, 25 February 2008
Filser ATR 57 radio: need comments
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
We purchased a Filser ATR 57U, and have had no problems with it. Matter of fact we like it. We are using it with a Plantronics mike, and after some adjustment of the gain it works fine. Seems to get o
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Flying safe
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...ets of wings after cracks were found in the other sets. in 1994/5 fire season they lost a C130A to the same problems wings leaving the fuselage within normal flight envelope due to spar/skin failiure....
Monday, 11 February 2008
Safety vs Competition and Watchability
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...y wants to have a mid-air and nobody likes being followed. But this starting method introduces some serious problems: Problem One: The Bollix Starting Method means that for the first, say, 10-20% of...
Sunday, 03 February 2008
...nderstand that an NTSB inspector (as published in a flying magazine) did not have previous knowledge of the problems with A-model wings. Everybody knows that the A model has an extremely weak structur...
Monday, 28 January 2008
14 volt battery source
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...deliver more current (and for a longer time too) I power an LX-5000, an LX-20 and a radio all day without problems on 1 12Ah battery Did you measure the voltage drop in the wiring ?...
Monday, 28 January 2008
Garmin as a flight recorder
(Forums / General Discussions)
I have been successfully using WinPilot Adv with my Garmin 89 for the past 8 months. No problems. Nice package.
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Has anyone had any problems using a vacuum pump for evacuating the air out of unvented water ballast bags? I want to do this to prevent overpressurization in case there is still air left in the bags f
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
unit been received out there? Any major technical problems? Particularly interested in the vario performance. Does it truly provide the 'real time' info the ads claim, or is it just twitchy? Can the a
Saturday, 19 January 2008
Towplane engines
(Forums / General Discussions)
I don't know that it'd pay off on the Pawnees. I never had any cooling problems on 235hp Pawnees, and haven't operated 260hp Pawnees below 5,000'msl. Never had to replace a shock-cooled jug on a Pawne
Saturday, 19 January 2008
CAI 302 auto-shutdown
(Forums / General Discussions)
Certainly the 302 has some sort of power auto-shutdown problems. Your case is even worse than mine. I would suggest to try different configurations: / try 12 Volt DC / try switched supply pins 2-10
Friday, 18 January 2008
Gliderpilot.net Problems
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
Aplogies to all - gliderpilot.net is having a few server problems at the moment (possible hardware problem) - the ISP is doing their best to have a look at it: should have an update tomorrow! Cheers
Friday, 18 January 2008
Turn Area Task problems
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
Just wanted to give a heads up on a couple of problems that have been encountered on Turn Area Tasks in actual practice. Before I get to the problems, I just want to say that I think the TATs are a gr
Thursday, 10 January 2008
SFS4 Joystick Problem
(Forums / General Discussions)
Alistair, I'm using the same Joystick, and have no problems that i'm aware of. I'll check my settings, and let you know how mine's set up.
Monday, 07 January 2008
Gliding on final glide?
(Forums / Pictures)
... climbing have enduring appeal too, they weren't discarded for other pursuits in a few generations. Our big problems are visibility, education and outreach. No average person is going to dream up flyi...
Sunday, 06 January 2008
any Dimona motorglider comments?
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
We have the Super Dimona with this engine... and are not too happy with it. Severe overheating problems (we had to modify the cowling), but compared to the first Dimona series at least the engine inst
Saturday, 29 December 2007
is it Broken??
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...ass2003.com As this site has entry information I would be greatfull if you could advise if you are having problems. Needless to say we can read it perfectly :-) If you are experiencing problems pl...
Monday, 24 December 2007
SFS Soaring Simulator
(Forums / General Discussions)
Has anyone experienced problems with this software when using a Microsoft Force Feedback 2 joystick? Mine worked OK for a time but then started playing up by setting a high sink rate which you cannot
Thursday, 13 December 2007
paper work for mirrors on cessna 182
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
... be able to do without hassle. I am sure many of you have done this without a problem, others have had many problems. The SSA SHOULD clarify this with the FAA once and for all and then post it on thei...
Thursday, 13 December 2007
Mode S transponder views
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
... S does have some important advantages over Mode C, in particular, they do not suffer from the interference problems that occur when multiple Mode A/C transponders are in close proximity, as would hap...
Saturday, 08 December 2007
U.R.A.S.
(Forums / Professionals)
It's gone all quiet. Problems?
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Krosno main landing gear
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...d metric aircon thread. The Krosno is about 612 psi +/- which I think is higher than the Blanik. One of the problems is that the amount of both oil and air is very small. I can also say that if it's...
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
plans for pee system
(Forums / Professionals)
...re toilet bowl. Don't have any T connections for 'blowing the system' clean, never needed to, never had any problems or such. Doesn't seem to get messy under the glider either, as I always check after...
Monday, 26 November 2007
Cost to start XC in US.
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...n't fly? Would having been denied a medical elsewhere be in itself such a reason? Anyway, moral and legal problems aside, I found commercial operators in the US to be very eager to get your money, a...
Thursday, 22 November 2007
G7toWin and Garmin eTrex
(Forums / General Discussions)
I have used G7TOWIN upload waypoints to an eTrex many times without any problems. Also downed tracks, and Routes. G8
Saturday, 17 November 2007
Drag Reduction
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...ortantly they found that the aircraft was uncontrolable for winch launch and had significant weathercocking problems on crosswind landings. Their experienced pilots still fly it, and it has a couple...
Thursday, 15 November 2007
Glider BatteryPower Systems
(Forums / General Discussions)
... reducing the life of components? Except for physical size wouldn't a higher amp hour battery present fewer problems- 14v charger's and see above. Do you have any suggestion on where to find a volta...
Friday, 02 November 2007
Variometers for Winches
(Forums / General Discussions)
...n roughly equal to the weight of the glider, this will result in a very efficient launch. There are a few problems with tensiometers. They increase the complexity of the winch and create an addition...
Thursday, 25 October 2007
UK licence in Switzerland
(Forums / General Discussions)
...C are all speak English, are very helpful, but somewhat slow, so allow plenty of time. There are no major problems with the licence if you are flying your own glider, but I'm not sure of all the det...
Thursday, 25 October 2007
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