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flying competition in mountains by
Brad[_2_]
Not being a competition pilot myself I am not in the know regarding
this subject. But.......are there any soaring competitions held in the
U.S. where flying in the mountains is common for the whole course?
I've been told that pilots prefer the "safety" of desert or basin
flying since there are...
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Australian contest movie by
Don[_4_]
Does anyone remember a soaring documentary movie that came out in the 80s or
early 90s that featured a soaring contest in Australia and followed Ingo
Renner among others? It might have been called "Zulu Romeo" or something?
Anyway, it was very well done, using helicopters to film gliders in...
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Region 10 Report from Brenham by
Bob D
2 racing days in the bag. Day 2 (today) was referred to by one
seasoned competitor as "very Uvaldesqe." In other words: 3:00PM
thermals going to 7,500-7,800agl at 9-plus knots. Tons of CU's, 250-
miles, 74mph for the standards WITHOUT water. We will hope this great
weather continues because for...
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Check out Ron Tabery's 1000km by
WR
Ron Tabery's 1000km Texas thermal flight on 7.11.09 includes the most
impressive first leg I have ever seen. Launch at 1045am central,
flies 137sm south on early morning texas thermals, equivelant to that
of a cow fart, in two hours WITHOUT A SINGLE 360 TURN at an average
altitude of less than...
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August 11th 09 09:09 PM
by rosco
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Cross Country Sailplanes: In the Flatland by
Chris Prince
I'm not a frequent reader of rec.aviation.soaring, so at the risk of
asking a common question, I'll pose my question. I fly cross country here
in the meaty middle (cheesy middle? ;)) part of the US-- mostly Wisconsin,
often Minnesota, sometimes Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, Michigan. I often
land...
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Advice for / stories about Commercial practical test? by
Roger Worden[_2_]
If all goes well, I'll be taking my practical test for the Commercial
certificate in just a few weeks. Any Commercial glider pilots have any
words of wisdom for the test? Anything that your examiner had you do
that was a surprise or harder than you expected? Any relevant (or
irrelevant but...
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(USA only) Managing 911 response to off field landings by
Jim Beckman[_2_]
A few years back I went on a retrieve for a glider competing in a 1-26
contest at Blairstown. The pilot set it down nicely in a field, contacted
the owner and he was cool about the whole thing. But somebody must have
dropped a dime, and a couple of young NJ State Police troopers showed up.
These...
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Soaring in Drive - the Subaru Magazine by
chipsoars
Val Paget of the SSA Growth and Promotions Committee did a very nice
article for the summer edition of the Subaru owners magazine, Drive.
the link to the article is : http://www.drive.subaru.com/Sum09/Sum09_feature.htm
thanks Val for your efforts.
Chip Fitzpatrick
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PIK 20 and 3000 hrs limit by
poul g
The company originally responsible for PIK 20 no longer exists. I've
heard, that no procedure to extend the 3.000 hrs limit has been
established, and that consequently ships after this limit can only
operate as experimental. Can someone confirm og correct me?
Yours,
/Poul Guldbaek
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Varicalc Audiovario Problem by
jsbrake
I've sent this to the guy who designed and built my Varicalc 2 vario,
but thought that posting here my get a fast response. The Varicalc 2
was built in 1990-ish and has audio, Speed-to-fly and Final Glide.
Two weeks ago (last time I flew my ship), the audio was working
fine... well, except that...
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Tinted canopies desirable? by
Itsaplane[_2_]
I've wondered about the desirability of having a tinted canopy. Even
with the heat of flying in the desert, I'm concerned that if you made
the mistake of landing after sunset, near dark, you might wish your
canopy wasn't tinted...
Comments?
Eric
ER
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Current SPOT Tracking Events by
MarkHawke7
All,
There are two events starting today that we have setup SPOT tracking
for. Those being the Region 9 contest at Logan, UT and the Region 10
South contest at Brenham, TX. Here are the URL's.
Logan:
http://www.spot-tracking.com/files/tracking.htm - Google Maps...
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"Cloudstreet" Documentary? by
Ferstlesque
A few months back, there was a fair amount of buzz (including an SSA
magazine article) about a soaring documentary set to be aired on PBS.
Here is the still-active link:
http://www.cloudstreethd.org/Home.html
Does anyone have information on whether there has been any progress
made, or a possible...
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LS-6 and rudder size by
Brad[_2_]
I've been looking at the LS-6 gliders lately and noticed that on the
LS-6C the rudder looks almost twice as big at the root chord than on
the LS-6A. Is this an optical illusion, or is it real?
I am guessing that since the later version of the LS-6 had tip
extensions, the rudder was resized to...
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XCSoar in the UK by
Martin Gregorie[_5_]
Just a quick heads-up: I've added a page to my website dealing with
XCSoar from the UK perspective.
Its prime purpose is to make it easier to get data files for use in the
UK, which include a topo&terrain map I made initially for my own use and
a (very) skeletal airfields file which you can...
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Wed 7/15 fantastic day, but SPOT?? by
Hellman
I soared from the Minden area down to abeam Independence then back to
Mono Lake before needing my engine to get home to the Bay Area. (I
also used the engine to get me to Minden.) As long as I stayed with
the clouds, lift was fantastic east of the Sierras. I saw 13 kts on my
averager several times,...
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August 10th 09 10:08 PM
by Ramy
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GTA Eagleville, TN Race summary from August 8-9, 2009 by
Spam
Man what a weekend. The Lord was good to us, down in the midsouth.
Great soaring both days. Accurate forecast, excellent weather. The
Eagleville guys put on a good time. Thank you.
Day 1:
With 4-5 knot thermals forecasted, good solid cu coverage, bases
between 5,000 to 6,000 feet, B/S factor...
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Cross Country Sailplanes: In the Flatland by
Chris Prince
I'm not a frequent reader of rec.aviation.soaring, so at the risk of
asking a common question, I'll pose my question. I fly cross country here
in the meaty middle (cheesy middle? ;)) part of the US-- mostly Wisconsin,
often Minnesota, sometimes Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, Michigan. I often
land...
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