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What's Happening In The Skies?!
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
...sue or safety violation. Just yesterday the accident of the Boeing 737-200 is probably the result of the weather. Check out the Aviation Safety Net statistics on all occurrences during 2008, readi...
Monday, 25 August 2008
2 Meter Radios
(Forums / General Discussions)
The problem with 2 meter is there would not be a way to call the closest FSS to get weather, or to contact the tower when you land.
Friday, 08 August 2008
Some SZD-55-1 Questions
(Forums / General Discussions)
... questions for folks familiar with the 55. 1) How to stop the honking sound when applying rudder in cold weather. The noise appears to come from the mylar on the vertical and is less prevailent in w...
Monday, 14 July 2008
Dr Jacks BLIPMAPS
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ction of http://www.drjack.net/BLIPMAP/help.html Second, how you use them depends to some degree on your weather knowledge, your area, and your previous experience. Personally, for where I live, I f...
Wednesday, 02 July 2008
Student-Instructor question (USA)
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ever, a CFI can elect to supplement any solo endorsement with a limitation requiring the student to review weather & flight planning with an instructor before solo flight. At the CFI's discretion, suc...
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Personal Locator Beacon - USA
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...of a PLB in the contiguous United States. About 10 a.m. on Nov. 14, Carl Skalak, 55, was faced with frigid weather, four-foot snow drifts and a frozen river that he had paddled in on. He activated his...
Monday, 16 June 2008
Thermal locators!
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
... but at present those are few and far between (an example of such sounder output can be seen at http://www.weather.nps.navy.mil/profiler/ord_mix.gif )...
Saturday, 14 June 2008
Why does PW-5 get no respect?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...good aircraft for what the owner pilot may want to achieve, the L-33 is 'all metal' and can sit out in the weather. All are 'easy assembly' , easy to fly, and good gliders to learn the art of soaring ...
Saturday, 14 June 2008
Weather gadget
(Forums / General Discussions)
Think this might be useful? http://www.storm-hawk.com/ Bill Daniels
Thursday, 12 June 2008
2004 Vågå Wavecamp
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
We have had excellent statistics: 1 Diamond badges, Gold badges 2 Weather 3 Altitude records The place Vågå is in between mountains. Vågå is east of the highest mountains in Scandinavia (Jotunhe
Saturday, 07 June 2008
Best Gliding Club Web Site
(Forums / Professionals)
...et our webmaster to provide links if appropriate. Try my clubs site in Australia. We use the net a lot for weather (station and cam available), to book aircraft, swap info etc. Certainly has helped ou...
Sunday, 25 May 2008
What next?
(Forums / General Discussions)
...it kinda suprised me. My last flying session was cut short by clouds moving in. Instructor told me had the weather stayed Ok, we would have done the 200' AGL simulated rope break then it was time to s...
Sunday, 18 May 2008
Snow in November ? AU
(Forums / General Discussions)
...light today was out over lake burograng when a storm front pushed out frozen rain then heavy snow. Weird weather had to outland at the Oakes airfield a wet high performance brick after 2.35 hours ai...
Friday, 09 May 2008
New forums added today.
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
Added today at www.gliderforum.com Club issues. Promoting and marketing soaring Weather and forecasting beginning cross country beginning racing sign up is easy at http://www.gliderforum.com/regis
Sunday, 04 May 2008
Wave over So. Calif?
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...ain after this weekend's storm. I've never seen them so obvious before... but then I'm just learning about weather for soaring. Do the San Gabriel/San Bernardino mountains produce any useful wave lift...
Saturday, 03 May 2008
Intensive Courses (non-UK)
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...nsive gliding training. I have already attended two such courses in the UK. However, due to our unreliable weather, my progress has been much slower than I would have liked. I would be interested in...
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Hi All I was just wondering if a constant weather update during competition was something usefull. With computertechnology getting smaller, cheaper and faster, and radiocommunication getting better,
Friday, 11 April 2008
Circling direction
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...mfortably ... fortunately it was a LH circuit day ;) Thanks for the advice, must go an practice when the weather and work let up Cheers...
Friday, 22 February 2008
Class B accomodations for Soaring
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...hes to a new runway. The ILS will only be used when they can't do visual approaches to the new runway (ie: Weather not favorable for Soaring). We want to get the FAA to agree to activate the airspac...
Saturday, 02 February 2008
Cheating Death?
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...g in the mountains.....how dangerous is our sport? Or more pointedly, can I just be soaring along, in fair weather conditions and get hit by 'big sink' that I will not be able to escape safely? Thanks...
Monday, 21 January 2008
Tost wheel brake vibration
(Forums / General Discussions)
Chris, You don't say what the weather was like during these tests. If the brake pads were damp when the glider was put away at the end of the day, and in gentle contact with the disc, there could be a
Sunday, 13 January 2008
Turn Area Task problems
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...to total at least 50 miles to be considered a valid task. On one day at a recent regional contest when the weather looked marginal, an out and return TAT was given in Sports class. The turnpoint was a...
Thursday, 10 January 2008
Gliding on final glide?
(Forums / Pictures)
...n problems. Some big clubs can afford to set up a booking system, although that has other drawbacks - e.g. weather dependence - or it is soon a waiting list again. The ideal of buying your own glider ...
Sunday, 06 January 2008
Fossett and media
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...e to fly a glider into the stratosphere', followed by rolling of eyes and chuckles from the sports guy and weather gal. In one case, the anchor claimed 'Fossett's flight crew captain said that was new...
Friday, 04 January 2008
...cast Now at Airsports Net http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi When it comes to specialized weather forecasting, we have all heard of school cast, golf cast, and storm cast to name a fe...
Sunday, 30 December 2007
Mode S transponder views
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...s every two years and the total package gets larger. As a separate issue, IF mode S were implemented and weather info became available would it be dis-allowed in (US at least) competition due to the...
Saturday, 08 December 2007
take a look for a very good link
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
Rather like the weather in N. California today! LOL! Armand
Wednesday, 05 December 2007
U.R.A.S.
(Forums / Professionals)
...here last week, so maybe every in the UK is enjoying the Queen's Golden anniversary party and good soaring weather, though I always found June a bit wanting there. Frank Whiteley...
Thursday, 29 November 2007
Thanks To AOPA
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...eresting touch.. and she included the statement that the quick course does not cover all the variations in weather or types of lift (thermal/wave) that the soaring pilot learns.. very well done piece....
Sunday, 18 November 2007
Drag Reduction
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...fficult even if there is some yaw stability. On the other hand the absence of yaw stability eliminates the weathercocking effect at the beginning of the take-off roll....
Thursday, 15 November 2007
Handheld Anemometers?
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
...and have found it quite accurate. It was developed by Richard Kellerman, an avid soaring pilot and soaring weather forcaster. It's advertised in many sport avaition publications and is widely availabl...
Thursday, 08 November 2007
...e have had some great soaring lately in Southern MN. We had cloud bases at 9300 MSL last weekend! Forecast weather for this weekend looks good. The fields are flat and the crops are not up yet so for ...
Monday, 29 October 2007
WGC 2003 in Leszno instead of Rieti
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
and the wonderful British weather?
Tuesday, 23 October 2007
...he mounts that support your glider on the inside 7) if its used trailer, check the tires for 'checking and weather cracking' it's worth it to buy new tires now if your going a long way. you'll be repl...
Friday, 19 October 2007
Northern California convergence zone
(Forums / General Discussions)
Local pilots who enjoy digging into weather may enjoy a new article at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/wrhq/TA.html Click on year 2002 Technical Attachments, scroll down and then read the study by Alexander T
Saturday, 29 September 2007
...me. I told him I didn't break any laws. After my short version of the story, explaining that after adverse weather conditions on the ridge I had no choice and was relegated to an emergency landing, he...
Saturday, 22 September 2007
White paper II
(Forums / Professionals)
... glider field. Out latest vehicle, a 50's something Chevy died as the result of low water level during hot weather. Considering the potential growth of Ridge Soaring Gliderport and the possibility, ...
Thursday, 13 September 2007
wanted: club-class
(Forums / General Discussions)
...nnual and flying (not interested in 'projects' or 'fixer-uppers') ENclosed trailer that is road-worthy and weather-tight. East coast preferred (or to meet somewhere reasonable) Thanks! Ryan Wubben C...
Thursday, 30 August 2007
...d a new LS4b, and until recently had been flying it with several layers of clothing and a jacket. when the weather warmed i noticed that with light clothing and a security 150 chute, the headrest bols...
Sunday, 26 August 2007
Northern Illinois (US) Contest
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
To pilots in northern illinois: The season-long Northern Illinois contest starts this weekend, and the weather looks promising. There have been some changes this year, so go look at the web page htt
Friday, 24 August 2007
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