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Top 20 XC Soaring Sites in the US by
V1[_4_]
Looking for cross-country soaring sites to visit on vacation? Places to retire with top-notch soaring?
I’ve done an analysis based on three years of US OLC (Online Contest) flight data covering 270+ sites, more than 40,000 flights, and in excess of 5 million miles flown. YMMV.
Map is at...
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FAA Leaves Glider Exemption Intact by
rec.aviation.soaring
AOPA News:
The FAA has withdrawn an advance notice of proposed rulemaking that could have led to a requirement for gliders to carry transponders, a costly upgrade that would have driven many glider pilots out of the sky.
See Article He...
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Lee Majors film with 1-23's? by
[email protected]
Hey all. About three years ago I saw a few snippets of a film without the audio. It was on the Esquire cable channel. Lee Majors. Soaring contest. Lady pilot climbs out of her 1-23 in tight dress and heels?! Cool footage of formation aerobatics. Seemed like a separate plot line involving a young...
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Pleasant Valley Airport and RV Park north phoenix by
Don Grillo[_2_]
Does anyone have any experience wintering their rv and glider at Pleasant Valley Airport, formerly Turf Soaring which is located north of Phoenix AZ? I would be interested to hear your experience. Do they fly in the winter? RV hookups? Noise from the nearby racetrack? Recommended? Are their any...
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Cobra hatch weather stripping/seal by
2G
Does anyone know where I can get the weather stripping that is used on the front hatch of Cobra trailers? The stripping is about 1 inch (25 mm) wide.
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January 2nd 17 10:17 PM
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GliderReview by
Jacopo Romei
Hello everybody,
considering:
- the feedback I received on this thread
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.aviation.soaring/w2vbVmjQ5K0
- posts who keep on being posted like this
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.aviation.soaring/7-IlL7BlrCw
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Winch launch rope view by
Vladimir Fedorov
Hi all. Check this video, another point of view :)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BO7XqoklC_L/
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My best of 2016 by
[email protected]
I had a really good year in soaring with a number of great memories.
I think my favorite for this year was watching my friend Walter Cannon fly our 1-26, serial number 2 at the IVSM. It had been 61 years since he last flew that same glider.
Priceless.
Anybody else have a great 2016 memory?
Happy...
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SZD 54 Perkoz by
[email protected]
I see there is an old thread on the SZD 54-2 Perkoz but there haven't been any comments since 2007. I'm hoping some of our neighbors across the pond can give us there opinion of the glider. In the US there is a real need for a glider that has the carrying capacity of a Grob103, K-21, DG500/1000, or...
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Treasure Coast Soaring Club Rocks by
[email protected]
Yes, today was a great day for the Treasure Coast Soaring Club located in Vero Beach , Florida. We had checkouts in the ASK21, gave instruction rides in the 2-33 and had solo flights in the 1-26 as well. Over twenty tows today in our first advertised day of club flying.
This is a great location,...
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ELT replacement advice? by
Doug B
I'm replacing the batteries in an old ELT this March in my Discus CS. Alternately, I was thinking of installing a fully self contained ELT with GPS.
Looking for advice on what others are doing including manufacturers and models, antenna placement issues and practicality.
Thanks in advance!
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Wingtip to Runway light protector Concepts by
[email protected]
My club recently had its first wingtip damage from a runway light. These lights stick up about a foot or so and are sometimes hard to avoid.
What solutions have other soaring clubs found to deal with them?
I was thinking that it maybe a good idea to put a deflector in front of the lights. If the...
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ClearNav CNv Bug Fix Release for 3.5 beta by
Tango Eight
Those of you using our v3.5 beta software in CNv vario should download and install the latest release, available here
http://www.clearnav.net/main/cn-downloads.html
Release Notes: This release (3.5.4171) fixes a rarely occurring bug that can impact serial communications with a ClearNav or third...
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First TSO-C199 "TABS" device by
Sarah[_2_]
http://www.trig-avionics.com/new-tn72-gps-receiver-launched-at-flyer-live/
This should be available Q1 2017 - it's already popping up on aircraftSpruce & the like, at a sub- $400 price. Quite interesting for those of us with Trig transponders.
In the US, all airspace is "outside of designated...
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January 8th 17 07:28 AM
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uAvionix ADS-B Out by
Paul Agnew
News release says Drones, Balloons, and Gliders in the headlines. The text refers to "non-powered gliders."
http://tinyurl.com/h5ca96c
It looks like the rapid proliferation of drones is driving the certification of smaller, less power-hungry ADS-B out solutions.
"PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan....
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