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These Russians Know How To Have Fun
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
No the photo has nothing to do with a stunt show in Russia but it is really sweet so I just decided to bring it. I've read Curt Warren's recent post and found myself thinking these Russians certa
Thursday, 17 July 2008
The Next Best Thing To Satellites
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
... planes like flags from a magician’s hat, would briefly cover acres of sky. Fleets of boxcars beneath wings without motors would coast over tree-tops and land in rows like parked automobiles. Out of...
Monday, 21 April 2008
Something From The History
(Blogs / From the BlogSphere)
When thinking about the modern world with all its technology and achievements it can be amusing to see how the newspapers dealt with the expansion of the use of technology during WW II. This po
Thursday, 06 March 2008
PW-5
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
Try the videos at this site: http://www.silentwingsairshows.com/video.html
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Competition I.D.
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ne rolling into a climb, there is nothing more encouraging than to look up and see R1 painted under the wing instead of the number of a fellow doofus. (In the case of R1, it would mean that I am way...
Saturday, 09 August 2008
FS: SGS 1-35 Wings
(Forums / General Discussions)
From a SGS 1-35 retractable gear and with wing tanks. The pilot who last flew it put the flaps up instead of down on final and did not correct until he ran out of runway. Rolled into a marsh and flipp
Wednesday, 06 August 2008
Yes, I have done so for decades, with relatively heavy traffic. Until 1995 we were even towing here! A fleet of 7 Gliders. Sugestion: Make sure your radio is working well and that you know how to us
Saturday, 02 August 2008
What glider if not a Speed Astir?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
...et one. Ignore all of the above, if you cant then see above! BTW. There is a good deal on a Pegase on wings and wheels which may be of interest to you. (commission payable to Owain Walters!)...
Saturday, 02 August 2008
Technical Soaring
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
... you are doing some seminal work in the art and science of soaring, including structures, safety, drag, wing things, etc. get those papers ready. In the meantime, contact OSTIV via http://www.fai.or...
Saturday, 02 August 2008
Discus CS wings
(Forums / General Discussions)
Now that the dust has settled how many Discus wings were found to have a problem. I know of a couple of Duos but haven't actually heard of any Discuses - apart from the original one in France
Friday, 01 August 2008
Salvaged Glider Parts
(Forums / General Discussions)
I have a barn full of stuff that was left over after I closed JJ Glider Repair. What do you need? Wings & Wheels has a lot of parts listed also. JJ Sinclair
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Odd thing in Houston
(Forums / General Discussions)
...rate? And then, some time later, did the globes light up again and did it come back to Earth to land glowing red from the heat? I was standing with Marc Ramsey on the runway at Current Ranch Airport...
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Speed Astir II B
(Forums / General Discussions)
...peed (dis)Aster. I'll tell you what I remember from my two flights. Thing is built like a tank. Heavy wings. Maybe heavier than LS-3 wings. Typical Grob pain-in-the-ass assembly problems. Maybe not ...
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
PEZ's first glider ride
(Forums / General Discussions)
First, JJ, that drawing is supposed to be a muscular man, not a woman. Thus, what you are seeing is a pool boy with muscles and long blond hair. This is the ideal for Ms. Spencer and should not arouse
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Movie, "Winged Migration" on STARZ this Sat
(Forums / General Discussions)
I just noticed that the highly praised movie 'Winged Migration' will be aired on STARZ this Saturday, Dec 13 at 8:45 as well as five other times (once more Sat then twice each on Tues and Wed of the f
Monday, 28 July 2008
LX-5000 and iPAQ
(Forums / General Discussions)
...never use. You can see the flyWithCE website at www.flywithce.com or check out the flyWithCE pages at Wings and Wheels. Thanks, Kevin Christner Wings and Wheels/Sailplane Navigation Solutions...
Saturday, 26 July 2008
Long Tow Rope Pros & Cons
(Forums / General Discussions)
...d advantages: less debris hitting 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 ...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Jantars are back :)
(Forums / General Discussions)
Isn't Vne for this glider 255 kph? H. Miranda World Record technique: 1. Fill wings with water 2. Find wicked updraft 3. Point nose down a lot 4. Hope wings don't come off :-] 5. Smile for the
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Twin Astir For Sale / Astir CS 77 for Sale
(Forums / General Discussions)
...y Cambridge Elec vario Avionic Dittel ATR 720 - 760 Channel Radio Boom Mic w/ PTT Water balast tanks in Wings Flutter AD does not apply to this CS 77 Model Trailer Gel coat is in good shape Always h...
Saturday, 19 July 2008
High tow vs. low tow for rough tows (long)
(Forums / General Discussions)
While towing for Hollister, I noticed their instructor really liked to practice slack line. So for my flight review in Avenal yesterday, we did a bunch of slack line corrections. We did them during
Friday, 18 July 2008
Twin jet glider
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
The pictures ( www.genesisflyers.com ) showing my Genesis2 with a 'jet turbine' is a JetCat P200 mockup. As it looks now I will use a new Swedish jet turbine developed solely for sailplanes. The major
Friday, 18 July 2008
Some SZD-55-1 Questions
(Forums / General Discussions)
...yone have the problem of heavy airlerons? Oringinally I thought the problem was with the sliders in the wings. I have recently discovered interference bewteen the fuselage and the airleron torque tube...
Monday, 14 July 2008
Briegleb 12B - Opinions?
(Forums / General Discussions)
... than mere recreation. The BG-12 seems to have a pretty decent L/D for a wooden homebuilt. Very light wing loading would doubtless make for poor penetration, but like I said, no contests are planned...
Friday, 11 July 2008
Strobes
(Forums / General Discussions)
Yes. Reflective tape, and if you repaint a glider, paint the wingtips white or reflective. It seems I've seen quite a few with dark wingtips. Sure makes it easy to hit one's head... I also wrap my p
Sunday, 06 July 2008
Out pin schedmatic for Terra TX760D
(Forums / General Discussions)
It is on the Wings and Wheels site (or at least was, and I have a copy if it comes to that) - thanks, again, Tim.
Thursday, 03 July 2008
One Design viability?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
Just in case you really have no clue about this, The Standard Class is also a 15meter wing class. This class does not allow a flapped wing. The 15 meter class allows flaps. Beyond these two classes th
Thursday, 03 July 2008
Do winglets produce thrust?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
Anyone?
Wednesday, 02 July 2008
DG Flugzeugbau and LS: Not united...
(Forums / General Discussions)
...hest bidder. So DG still could end up producing one LS glider. Of course, one suspects that the real drawing card for DG was the LS-8, as the DG line lacks a competitive Standard Class glider....
Wednesday, 02 July 2008
Dr Jacks BLIPMAPS
(Forums / General Discussions)
...n, In trying to understand the basics of of what underlies Dr. Jack's forecast, I also look at the following site (Link is on the good Doctor's page at the bottom: http://www-frd.fsl.noaa.gov/mab/soun...
Tuesday, 01 July 2008
Will US Sport Pilot be insurable?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
... or radio training. Our sport pilot initiative is an attempt to get back to the simpler standard by allowing only simple aircraft. Have you had similar initiatives to reduce these slowly rising barrie...
Sunday, 29 June 2008
Slipping in Turns
(Forums / General Discussions)
...ng forward of the cg will show a slight slip for a coordinated turn (that is, coordinated at the cg, or wing). If your yaw string is straight, then you are, in fact, slightly skidding the turn. This e...
Friday, 27 June 2008
REFINISHING
(Forums / General Discussions)
...th Gaines in Georgia, I believe that is wildly optimistic. Gaines charges $60 per hour, and he says the wings alone take 300+ hours if they are done correctly; 500+ hours to do the entire glider! That...
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
...has completed a review of legacy recorders, the IGC-approvals of which go back as far as 1996. The following principles have been agreed for the future: For world record flight claims, it is not con...
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Aft CG limit(s)
(Forums / General Discussions)
...trim weights to bring the CG back to desired with a heavy 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 sh...
Saturday, 21 June 2008
...grateful (hohoho, never mind that it wasn't until 1926 or so that anyone attempted the madness of aerotowing). As to the Wrights 'giving up' soaring in 1903, Orville at least came back to it in fine...
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Nother PW-5/World Class question
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...the IGC would consider something like the Centrair Pegasus 101D for the new WC. Maybe a slightly shrunk wingspan version? It sure would be nice to have a retractable main wheel......
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Student-Instructor question (USA)
(Forums / General Discussions)
Does instructor have to on the ground when a student is flying? Can the CFIG be towing or giving other instruction?
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
...nship as well. And like I said in another message, all pilots have to fly the PW-5, with the exact same wing loading and CG. You couldn't be more off the target, man....
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Personal Locator Beacon - USA
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
This following was published on 'AVweb' today about Personal Locator Beacons: Personal Locator Beacon Credited With First Lower-48 Rescue A Cleveland man who got snowed in while camping in the Adi
Monday, 16 June 2008
Soaring in an Airplane (Katana DA-C1)
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...ection 3 definition 1.0.5 is very liberal in its definition of a motor glider 'Motor glider - A fixed wing aerodyne equipped with means of propulsion (MoP) capable of sustaining soaring flight witho...
Sunday, 15 June 2008
Finding vent hole in wing skin
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
We have a Lak 17 in the shop and have found that water cannot be put into the left wing. It appears that during some previous repair, apparently the shop glassed and refinished over the vent hole in t
Sunday, 15 June 2008
Why does PW-5 get no respect?
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
... couple of years ago. This one has all automatic hookups, it is incredibly easy to rig, with very light wings, and simple to push around, single handed, on the ground. It seems to be competitive in Sp...
Saturday, 14 June 2008
The power of RAS
(Forums / Tips & Tricks)
... checked with the webmaster to see if he had noted an increase in hits to the site. He sent me the following statistics: For the six days prior to the 10th - the site averaged 373 hits per day. On t...
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Gliders for the larger pilot
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...relatively high whenever you fly. You need a glider with a large, comfortable cockpit and a very strong wing and landing gear. The Genesis 2 wing failed in testing at 19 g's assuming a 310 Lb. pilot/e...
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
LS4 Image
(Forums / Questions and Answers)
There is nice photo of one on the Wings and Wheels Used Gliders for Sale page.
Monday, 09 June 2008
Unfortunately we have no way of knowing, because the method used isn't published. But essentially I believe it is a typical private key system which relies on only trusted parties knowing the secret k
Monday, 09 June 2008
Concept 70 opinions
(Forums / Pictures)
...to, but once you get the hang you can spot land on a dime. The steel cage from nose to trailing edge of wing gives a lot of crash protection. I refinished mine with prestec in 92. The original 16 were...
Sunday, 08 June 2008
Jantar 2A opinions sought
(Forums / General Discussions)
...lso complain about the stick position. The biggest disadvantage was rigging - the Jantar-1 had single wing panels and my arrival on the field with my trailer caused everyone else to flee! The 2 has ...
Saturday, 07 June 2008
Flaps and V-Tails of Death
(Forums / Off Topic Discussions)
...able all metal cockpit instead of the narrow composite cockpit of the -18. Jim's -16 is equipped with winglets and, as far as I know, the ailerons are standard (not with the J.D. Colling mod, correc...
Saturday, 07 June 2008
... only put about 5 coins in it. I couldn't believe it. I bought it on the spot for $20. It has a 12 inch wingspan and 7 inch fuselage. For being die-cast and $20, it looks great! After reading the te...
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
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