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iGlide by
Ben S
If you are an Air Avionics iGlide user, please share your evaluation.
Also interested in knowing if you are happy with the sunlight
readability of your iPhone. Is iPhone 6 brighter than iPhone 5?
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Time to hang it up? by
John Sinclair[_5_]
It’s been 50 years now since I soloed in gliders at Black Forest, Co in 1971. I have logged over 5000 hours, mostly racing. Only flew one time last year due to Covid-19, but this year I found myself dreading the work involved with hooking up the trailer, driving an hour and a half, assembling,...
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what is that noise? by
gregv
Hello, I fly a 1979 Nimbus 2 carbon, and since a few years I hear a cracking noise behind me. That noise occurs more often after a few hours of flight, maybe related to temperature change with altitude. You can hear the cracking noise in this...
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DG-101 - increase performance/sealing/winglets(?) by
Senna Van den Bosch
I've been flying my DG-101 for a year now and really love it. However, there are some gaps which haven't been sealed and I'd like to give tuning a shot.
Does anyone have experience using aileron fences? Would it be worth using to increase handling?
My rudder has no gap sealing to transition from...
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Check out "Dr Jack BLIPMAP Viewer" android US only by
Boris Kubrak
For android, US only
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aca.cd7lzp.myapplication
Created a handy little android app to generate your customized Dr Jack BLIPMAP NAM forecast at a glance.
Spread the word.
XA
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Racing by
Casey[_2_]
Been watching olympic events of rowing, sailing, and so forth and wonder why no sailplane racing, or aerobatics?
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Best Soaring Book by
Casey[_2_]
What is the best or most interesting soaring book you have read?
I will be choosing a new one out of these, so any recommendations?
On Quite Wings
The Art and Technique of Soaring
Cross-Country Soaring
The Joy of Soaring
Soaring Valley
America's Soaring Book
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Parachutes again by
[email protected]
I received about a week ago 2 parachutes for repack. Nothing special
about it. But in this particular case they require special attention.
The first was made by Security Parachute Co. from San Leandro in
California. The second is a Original Softie fitted with 1965 Pioneer 4
line canopy. Now...the...
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Some gliders safer than others? by
Nicholas L
Are some glider designs much safer than others? Or do certain designs put their pilots at risk for certain types of injuries during a crash?
Looking at the Libelle with the bubble canopy it makes me wonder if the glider flipped on you during a bad landing or crash if the pilot would suffer head/...
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Butterfly by
[email protected]
Hello
The Butterfly vario was advertise has a revolution, well almost, on the market.
Is there any pilots using the Butterfly vario who care to comment on the advantages,if any, of this instrument? I am serously interested in acquiring
one but it as to be better than my LX 7000.
Thanks for your...
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Fastest way home? by
JJ Sinclair[_2_]
The last day at Montague was spectacular, probably the best soaring day I have ever seen! After flying 7 assigned turn-points in an 8-turn (3hr) MAT, I was 45 miles out with 3500' over MC-3 glide home and the SN-10 said I would be 4 minutes over the 3 hr minimum time. My stats page told me I was...
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Free flight computer software for iPad/iPhone by
WinPilot
Hi all, Before we submit the new version of WinPilot for iOS to the AppStore, we would like to find the last few remaining bugs, and give the new features the final tweak.
In exchange for trying the software and providing us with your feedback, the software will be yours to keep for free.
Here...
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Position Recorders, Accuracy, and Badge altitude gains by
Tony[_5_]
Leah and I are down here at Chilhowee for a VSA rally and had an enjoyable flight in the Ka7 today attempting a silver altitude gain for the highly sought after VSA Silver Coin. Unfortunately by the time we were hot, tired, hungry, in pain, and had to pee we hadn't quite made the gain. I found...
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Winch Launch Stresses on Vintage Gliders by
Mike Schumann
Our club is exploring switching from aero tow to winch launching. Some of
our members own older wooden gliders and have expressed concerns about the
increased stress on the glider's structure resulting from winch launching
vs. aero tow.
Is this a valid concern?
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Mike Schumann
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Solar Electric Powered Aircraft by
Larry Dighera
Could this be the future?
Sunseeker http://solar-flight.com/
The Solair 2 http://www.solair.de/timer.htm is a second generation
solar electric powered aircraft. Here are the specification (in
German): http://www.solair.de/frame.htm
English language information is...
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Nelson Funston by
JULIETT-DELTA
Nelson Funston experienced a takeoff incident at Ephrata, WA on Sunday
May 5; with substantial damage to JN. Nelson is currently in a
Seattle hospital with back injuries. Per Jan, he may be released
sometime this week, though anticipating the usual long period of back
healing. She says he is...
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