Safer soaring: "Being there" without being there

[Eric Greenwell]

Check out this link! And no, it's not a soaring simulator, but it does
involve a motorglider.

http://tinyurl.com/n3kw9

We could eliminate some of the irritating rules in soaring contests
about high speed finishes and bring back the start gate if we all flew
one of these.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly

"Transponders in Sailplanes" on the Soaring Safety Foundation website
www.soaringsafety.org/prevention/articles.html

"A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org

[Kilo Charlie]

"Eric Greenwell" > wrote in message
news:PbETg.434$Pk2.320@trnddc08...
> Check out this link! And no, it's not a soaring simulator, but it does
> involve a motorglider.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/n3kw9
>
> We could eliminate some of the irritating rules in soaring contests about
> high speed finishes and bring back the start gate if we all flew one of
> these.
>
> --
> Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
> Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly
>
> "Transponders in Sailplanes" on the Soaring Safety Foundation website
> www.soaringsafety.org/prevention/articles.html
>
> "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org

Now that is some of the coolest technology I've seen in a VERY long time!!!!

Thanks Eric,
Casey Lenox
KC
Phoenix