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Competition Can Be Fun
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
... If you think you can save the day and prevent the competition from being canceled you can read the details here. I've seen some discussion on the possibility of canceling the event for example on...
Monday, 28 July 2008
...ermission to land In any case it seems as a good read for the aviation lover. You can read more details on the Cosmic Log. ...
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
A Truly Innovative Way To Fly!
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
... that Cirrus Aircraft will offer Cirrus PerspectiveTM, Garmin's all-glass, fully-integrated flight deck tailored for the Duluth, Minnesota, based aircraft manufacturer and its SR22-G3. "Cirrus and G...
Friday, 30 May 2008
Are You Into Toy planes?
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
I know many people that can spends days building some model of advanced toy planes and people that are into the actual skydiving. They are usually not the same people as those who enjoy operating
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Competition I.D.
(Forums / General Discussions)
how do you know the right frequency mate? In comps you see the sign on the tail normally first. In gaggles I try to be in a position, where I do not see the comp sign under the wings close. CH
Monday, 11 August 2008
FS: SGS 1-35 Wings
(Forums / General Discussions)
...nd did not correct until he ran out of runway. Rolled into a marsh and flipped it over forward on the T-tail snapping the rear spar in the vertical stabilizer. The wings however are in almost perfect ...
Wednesday, 06 August 2008
PEZ's first glider ride
(Forums / General Discussions)
Marcel wrote>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Details please, or don't you want to discuss your visit to a brothel in a public forum? My wife says its OK to land there, but I better be outside when she gets there.
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Odd thing in Houston
(Forums / General Discussions)
...hing. It two landout day and missed the rest of the story. I have been sworn to secrecy about those details. So, rest easy. It was probably just a non-existent hypersonic replacement for the SR-71...
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Speed Astir II B
(Forums / General Discussions)
...d part of the canopy makes it hard to work on the instruments or work on anything up in the nose. The tail dolly is a wheel on a post. It fits up into a hole in the bottom of the tail boom. Falls of...
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Aerotow rope drogue chute?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...aused the rope to ride high. The glider was a Slingsby Dart, and after release the rope wrapped round a tailplane. Also, in the U.K. there was a fatality to a Bocian flown solo when the rope fouled ...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Long Tow Rope Pros & Cons
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ng the canopy of the glider less debris chipping the leading edge of the wings less debris chipping the tail you have to be out of position more before you endanger the towpilot's life So, other tha...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
High tow vs. low tow for rough tows (long)
(Forums / General Discussions)
...me that on low tow, as slack line pulls out, it allows a lot softer recovery. When slack comes out, the tail of the towplane is pulled low, giving some dampening. Next the towplane slows a little from...
Friday, 18 July 2008
Final Glide for Don Dorrell
(Forums / General Discussions)
December Soaring has Don Dorrell listed under Final Glide. Does anyone have details on his death? The Don Dorrell that I knew was a young guy and as you all know that means anybody younger than me. Sa
Thursday, 03 July 2008
Slipping in Turns
(Forums / General Discussions)
... the circle. To visualize, draw a circle, then draw a line tangent to it. You can see that the nose and tail of your fuselage transcribe larger circles. A yaw string forward of the cg will show a slig...
Friday, 27 June 2008
REFINISHING
(Forums / General Discussions)
In Poland you can get a good refinish at a reasonable price. Check out http://www.avionic.pl for details. (They did an excellent job with our 55). But you have the problem of shipping the glider acros
Thursday, 26 June 2008
... As you can imagine, this involved many exchanges including arguments and disagreements. Then, on the detail that had emerged, to get the support of the IGC GFA committee, the IGC GNSS committee, and ...
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Removing Old Contest Numbers
(Forums / General Discussions)
Hi everyone, some time ago I read a very detailed article on removing old contest numbers from a fiberglass glider. Now that I need it I can't locate it. Does anyone know where that article was post
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Aft CG limit(s)
(Forums / General Discussions)
...y pilot. I set up my ships for ideal CG without wing water. When I load water, I must add weight to the tail to compensate for the forward CG shift caused by the wing water. Many ships will have a tai...
Saturday, 21 June 2008
...aft, by means of kiting and soaring for 3 years, before the very brief engine-driven experiments of the tail end of 1903. And that the Wright's famous patent (on control systems, not achieving powered...
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Ball vario overhaul?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...fine, and I can identify no problems with the flask or plumbing. I note there are 2 potentiometers pigtailed off the back of the instrument, but I have no paperwork or manual of any kind on it. I ...
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Why does PW-5 get no respect?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...e requirements it had to meet. The only thing I would be different is that I would prefer the PW-5 as a taildragger just like the Junior....
Monday, 16 June 2008
Gliders for the larger pilot
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
If you're near the upper weight limit, you'll also need to add tail ballast if you want to fly with a slightly aft cg, and the centerline loading will be relatively high whenever you fly. You need a g
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
On-Star*
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
What I don't get is why someone doesn't just make an ELT that speaks the GPS coordinates (and tail #, etc. entered by the user) over the 121.5 frequency. No decoding, no satellites, just an ELT that
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Concept 70 opinions
(Forums / Pictures)
...uilt, moulds destroyed ( parts etc few and far between!) see http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=62 Apologies to its current owner but the words 'bargepole', 'would not' and...
Saturday, 07 June 2008
Flaps and V-Tails of Death
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
... to report that I cheated death and survived a flight in a glider with the dreaded 'Landing Flaps and V-Tails of Death'. Jim Harper graciously allowed me to fly his beautiful HP-16. What's an HP-16 yo...
Saturday, 07 June 2008
...e CAI GPS-NAV units are suddenly not considered secure? I think that is ridiculous. Please explain in detail why you came to that conclusion. Paul Remde...
Saturday, 07 June 2008
Libelle balsa to foam switch
(Forums / Pictures)
...r at serial 160 and on, and the elevator at serial 182 and on. Serial 182 and on had the new horizontal tail and I think that is when it went from straight GRP to sandwich construction. No core in the...
Monday, 02 June 2008
OPINIONS ON AN LS3A
(Forums / General Discussions)
...standard class glider, better high speed performance. Better stability in turbulant air. No gel coat. A tailboom which you probably can't break during a groundloop, off field landing, or bounced landi...
Sunday, 01 June 2008
Coordinated turning stall and spins
(Forums / General Discussions)
...om the flight is not particularly instructive. My FR was set at 4s intervals, so it doesn't show much detail. Height loss is interpolated from the pressure altitude trace as rendered in SeeYou. That...
Friday, 30 May 2008
SZD 55 Parts Required
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
Hello All, I am looking for the following SZD 55-1 Parts. 1. - Complete Horizontal Tailplane (Stabiliser and Elevator) with assembly pin. Repairable unit would be acceptable. 2. - Left wing aile
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Soaring magazine
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...S-8 out of Truckee, last year, happened in just this way. A little too slow, a little too low, a strong tail gust and you're in the trees. Pete williams told of the tragic results of a bright new co...
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Winching - Reverse Auto Tow
(Forums / Professionals)
... Larry. Someone like Ken Sparkes may be able to help with contacting Larry. I don't have the specific details, but the pipe was cut to a suitable length and split into two halves and clamshelled aroun...
Monday, 12 May 2008
NMAC/Proximity Anecdotes?
(Forums / Professionals)
...rect observer) reports - no 'I remember what's- his-name nearly got hit back in 1980' events. As much detail as possible, particularly the best estimate of proximity and if either aircraft took evasiv...
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
... to find other fellow Sailors of the Sky to go online with and have some fun. Here are some further details from the webpage: “Sailors of the Sky” was originally designed as a training program...
Thursday, 01 May 2008
Idafleig test data
(Forums / General Discussions)
...sly mentioned source- Fred Thomas' outstanding 'Fundamentals of Sailplane Design'. If you need more details, please contact me directly and I'll see if I can help you. Ralf Boehler manages the data ...
Monday, 28 April 2008
The Seniors, Wednesday Report
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
... the Senior's (Seminole Lake, Florida, USA) can be found at: http://www.ssa.org/contests/ListContestDetail.asp?contestId=160&Co ntestDetailId=1363&ContestName=The+Senior%27s The url is so long, I ...
Thursday, 17 April 2008
gell coat ?
(Forums / Pictures)
... isn't thick enough to sand out the shrinkage. If you do this get the control surfaces , fuselage and tail in urethane and the wing in gel coat, fly it for a year or two then sand and paint the wing...
Wednesday, 09 April 2008
Open Cirrus - hints for new owner?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...ing glider with no real vices; 2. Fly with water unless it's a really weak day (even in the UK); 3. Tail parachute will need practice before I use it in anger, but the airbrakes are good enough so...
Saturday, 05 April 2008
L-33 wing pins: needed
(Forums / General Discussions)
I am looking for wing pins and tail pins for a LET L-33 Solo. Pre-AD pins to this group. Thanks
Saturday, 29 March 2008
Tows east of Minden
(Forums / General Discussions)
Can anyone give me details of who to contact and when tows will be available for fields east of Minden as far east as Colorado. I am specifically looking for details on Parowan, Heber, Aspen any one
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Libelle 301B needs new owner
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...av, GPS Nav, Compaq 1530, all updates. Icom A200 Radio, boom mike, new A/S, Winter variometer, compass. Tail dolly and tow out gear. Located in Houston, Texas $15,000 Fred Blair...
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Bring on the Ads to RAS!
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...ding new sources for the supplies that I need. Today I'm looking for a replacement metal shoe for the tailskid on my LS1-f. Anybody?...
Friday, 21 March 2008
302 Netto enhancement?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...as provision for a manual switch to change from cruise to climb. Read the wiring instructions its all detailed there. It will also switch with the GPS/ASI inputs detecting slow/circling flight. Al...
Thursday, 20 March 2008
...consumers' with hype in an attempt to sell thoughtlessly designed products. Often times their intense detail leads us to assume that the info is complete but the products sometimes do not work in a ve...
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Opinions on PW5
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...irst choice but it has worked out well. We imported a new B1-PW-5 that has automatic control hookups, tail ballast provisions and many other improvements over the Swidnik model. The workmanship seem...
Monday, 17 March 2008
... I received it. New ones are selling for $549 at www.mobileplanet.com. I think I can get $400 for it. Details are available here: http://www.mobileplanet.com/product.asp?cat%5Fname=&cat%5Fid=&pf%5Fid....
Saturday, 01 March 2008
MicroAir Radio question ?
(Forums / General Discussions)
...n Australia and they should reply to you within a few hours.... (hopefully) please have all the other details ready like serial number.. place of purchase etc.. Thanks Michael Coates X-Air Australia...
Monday, 25 February 2008
DG100 - Opinions wanted
(Forums / Pictures)
...gle piece canopy which is much more conveiniant than the older 100 models. The G models have a standard tail plane rather than the all flying one that the non G models have. I have no experience of a ...
Saturday, 23 February 2008
loss to soaring
(Forums / General Discussions)
... crashed in his LS8-18 up on Snow Valley Peak near Lake Tahoe and was killed. I don't know any of the details and that is not the purpose of this post. And, it certainly is meant to start a string of ...
Thursday, 21 February 2008
... hours are spent on finishing her because of the cost effective labor rate. Minor differences include a tailwheel in the CS vs. the skid. They are constructed the same way....
Saturday, 16 February 2008
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