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USA handicap listings by
01-- Zero One
Where are the official 2005 Sports Class handicaps?
The 2005 official Sports Class rules (on the SSA site) says in Paragraph
11.5.1.1 "Each sailplane is assigned a Handicap Factor from the SSA
Handicap Table (Appendix A to these Rules)." However, Appendix A is the
"Guide To Competition Rules"...
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2007 US Contest Rules by
01-- Zero One
Have they been published yet? All I can find are the 2006 ones. I know
there are significant changes in the scoring formulae and have seen the
proposed documents.
Where and when are the actual rules going to be finalized? It is almost
time for the first contest.
Larry Goddard
"zero one" USA
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March 27th 07 11:16 PM
by Doug
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OLC max altitude self censorship by
[email protected]
I soar for fun, usually alone when normal people are working or doing some other socially responsible activity.Â* XCSoar or a (GPS-based) flywithCE position recorder is all I need for uploading .igc files to OLC.
On a warm/hot day over the Rocky Mountains, it's common to see 17,900' MSL on my...
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FS DG-800B by
11w
2000 DG-800B 26 hours TTAF 3 Hours engine
Dittle radio, SN10 computer, most factory options
Cobra trailer, always hangered $120,000
Hank Marlowe 310-337-1510
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November 7th 03 04:15 AM
by 11w
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Fear of flying cross country by
126Driver
I would like to fly more cross country flights but have to admit I
usually come up with a list of excuses for not going on any particular
day. The weather is never good enough, or I have a dinner engagement,
or my battery seems low, or something. Some of this is a general
concern about personal...
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How to wash your glider ...:)) by
126Driver
aka ... the rite of solo pasaage at PGC ... KK
http://www.pgcsoaring.org/2010/Class/BillTelfer/splash.jpg
http://www.pgcsoaring.org/
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Soaring Tech - November Soaring by
126Driver
Looks like a blatant Craggy Aero advertisement. Any type of hard or
soft compensation involved in this? Inquiring minds want to know.
Jim Smyth
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BGA Instructor Requirements by
126Driver
The BGA instructor qualifications require candidates to have cross
country gliding experience. Is the Silver C satisfactory for all
instructor levels, or do some require more testing cross country
experience.
Instructors in the USA are not required to have any cross country
training or experience....
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April 27th 07 08:00 PM
by Cats
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Max Tow Weight and Rope Strength by
150flivver
Suppose your tow plane has a placard that says "Max Glider or Banner
Weight: 1000 lbs." You are going to tow a glider with a max gross
weight of 1000 pounds. Are you supposed to limit the tensile strength
of the tow rope used to 1000 lbs? The regulation specifies that the
tow rope should be no...
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Lambada Motorglider Down at 5C1 by
150flivver
Just saw where a Lambada pilot deployed the chute and descended under
canopy near Boerne Stage airfield. It sounds like he could have had a
flight control malfunction but this is pure speculation.
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Pawnee 150HP engine upgrade by
150flivver
Has anyone seen a 150hp Pawnee (PA-25) get upgraded with a bigger
engine? Our soaring club has the opportunity of acquiring a 150hp
Pawnee (donated by a member) but we would only do so if it were
possible to upgrade the engine so it could be used as a towplane. I
did a cursory search on the FAA...
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Tow Pilot Currency by
150flivver
Is it true a PPL tow pilot needs to fly and log an endorsement with a
current and qualified tow pilot every 12 months (three flights) to be
current? I've read 61.69 and that's what it seems to say.
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Uvalde fatality by
150flivver
Just saw on the AOPA site that there was a glider fatality at the
contest in Uvalde TX yesterday, the 4th.. Anyone have any details?
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Commercial vs Private, towing by
150flivver
I seem to recall being told the FAA had exempted towing gliders from
the need for a commercial license as long as no monetary compensation
is received by the private pilot tow pilot. Is this still true or is
flight time alone considered compensation as it is in the rest of the
powered flight realm?
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Latency by
150flivver
Has anyone else noticed that it takes several days for posts to show
up in the group? As I write this on 5 August, the latest posts are
dated 1 August. This is a relatively new phenomenon as previously
posts were showing up very soon after being written.
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tow plane 100 hour inspections by
150flivver
Are tow planes required to have a current 100 hour inspection? Does it matter if it's a club or a commercial operation operating the tow plane? I thought I knew the answer but just came home after a knock down drag out "discussion" with our A&Ps.
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Microline Transponder repair by
150flivver
Anybody stateside work on Microline transponders? Would like to avoid shipping it back to Australia.
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Max Gross Weight Question by
150flivver
Our glider has two max takeoff weights, one with water ballast and one with only pilot (134 lb difference). I just weighed the glider and the empty weight subtracted from the max takeoff weight (no water ballast) limits the useful load to 225. There's still some room to play with for the forward...
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Replacing TOST release at 10K activations by
150flivver
Those of you with TOST hooks, how do you track the number of times the release is activated? As I understand it, the mechanism has to be rebuilt when it's been exercised 10,000 times due to the main spring getting worn out.
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Open Cirrus Gear Door bungees by
150flivver
I need help in figuring out where the bungees for the gear doors on an Open Cirrus get hooked onto the landing gear. There are two bungees on each gear door that close the doors when the gear is retracted. A picture would be highly appreciated.
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