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Plinio Rovesti, 1902 - 2006 by
2cernauta2
Dear All,
I wish to let you know that meteorologist Plinio Rovesti died on July
10th.
He has been a pioneer in world gliding. Many pilots have studied
gliding meteorology on one of his books, and the many articles he has
written for italian and foreign magazines.
He spent a lot of his time in...
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Skydivers vs. Gliders? by
bumper
A Skydiving company has approached airport management, wanting to open a
skydiving operation at Minden-Tahoe Airport, Nevada, USA. Minden, as you're
probably aware, is considered by many to be one of the true soaring Mecca,
with superb soaring conditions, beautiful scenery and much more. It also...
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WinPilot has been certfified for OLC flights by
Doug Haluza
From the OLC Info page:
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July 13, 2006
WinPilot has been certfified for OLC flights
A good news for all WinPilot users: WinPilot flight computer software
has been certified...
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Soaring Items Summer Clearance Sale by
Paul Remde
Hi,
Please checkout my updated "Sale Items" page. It is a collection of items
in my inventory that were not selling as quickly as I had hoped.
http://www.soarmn.com/cumulus/sale.htm
There are some very good deals to be found there. My plan is to keep
reducing the prices until all the items...
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WTB: Sage CVA variometer by
Fox Two
I'm looking for a Sage CVA variometer (knots). Please e-mail me
directly with any info.
Chris "F2"
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Dustdevils-ouch by
Stewart Kissel
Why one keeps the canopy closed and the wings tied
down in the afternoon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCGUEjruWs4&search=parapente
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July 12th 06 09:32 PM
by JD
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Windex 1200C by
Rodger R
I was wondering how many Windex gliders have been built and are still
flying. I seems like there are only about a 12 or so. Would appreciate
any information.
Thank You
Rodger R
Pescadero CA
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July 12th 06 05:16 PM
by raulb
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F.S. Nimbus 3 by
[email protected]
Serial Number 75, including fuselage fillets, wings completely
refinished last year. Complete package, Borgelt B100, winter vario,
Becker radio, cambridge logger, Oxygen, one man rigging system,
parachute, Becker crew radio and dipole antenna.....ready for racing or
just great fun flying, stay up...
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Motels at Hobbs by
Steve Leonard
I just got a room reserved for me and my crew at the
Relax Inn in Hobbs. It is a clean, lower cost motel
on the far side of town (remember, though. The far
side of town is about 10 driving miles from the airport).
The owners are very nice and seem to appreciate us
glider types (we leave the...
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July 11th 06 05:42 PM
by Shawn
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Lambada by
Mal
Test flew the Lambada on Saturday it climbs at 1000ft per minute you can tow
gliders with it as well.
Pictures here
http://www.mals.net/oakes/
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Mal
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July 11th 06 11:34 AM
by Mal
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IAC Region 12 Aspen Leaf Acro Challenge, Aug 26-28, 2006 by
Frank Whiteley
Aspen Leaf Acro Challenge, Sterling, Colorado, KSTK,
http://www.airnav.com/airport/stk.
Five category power contest Aug 26-27, Glider Sportsman/Intermediate
Aug 28th. IMPORTANT: Glider pilots, please contact Assistant CD Earl
Allen, , 303-475-3563, no later than July 31 so we...
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RV by
Mottley
I am looking for some feedback regarding towing glider trailers (Duo
Discus) with a Truck Slide on RV such as
http://www.lancecamper.com/2006/1191.html
Any info is appreciated
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homebuilt glider question by
Stealth Pilot
Guys
I defer to the knowledge of regular glider flyers in this matter.
my son is involved in gliding I am involved in powered homebuilding.
is there a wooden glider design or perhaps tube and fabric design that
has reasonable performance, that plans are available for, and can
handle the speeds of...
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July 10th 06 09:40 PM
by Mal
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LS4a Repair manual by
HL Falbaum
Anyone out there with a e-version of the repair manual (English) for LS4a?
Need a diagram of the gear mechanism, and parts list. The maintenence manual
has no mention except for checking teh pre-load on the gear.
Thanks
--
Hartley Falbaum
DG800B "KF" USA
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preferrred bank angle indicator? by
Matt Herron Jr.
As a low time pilot (150 hrs) I have been alarmed at the number of
recent incidents relating to getting trapped in clouds. In reading
though some old posts on this forum, I have concluded that even though
everyone has the best intention of never getting into clouds, it still
can happen to even...
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July 10th 06 02:22 PM
by Markus
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K8 Seats by
Mike Schumann
Our club has a K8 with extremely uncomfortable seating arraignments.
Basically we are using a combination of foam pieces and misc cushions to try
to make the glider usable. After about 2 hours, it is pure torture.
The basic glider has a metal seat pan that covers the landing wheel. The
seat...
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July 10th 06 03:51 AM
by bumper
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