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A prototype automated flap system was mentioned in the recent Duckhawk discussion. My question: Given that our manual flap settings cannot be optimal, how much real-world improvement in climb and cruise could be gained with an automated flap system that always has the flaps at their optimal...

With 3 days remaining, the Open/18 Metre and 15 Metre have 4 days and the Club Class has 3 days of competition each. Today's 508k task should see the mob stretch their legs for the first time. see http://www.sssa.org.za for all the news and scores. With 10 JS1s ganging up on the the lonely ASW...

If you have a composite fuel tank and the fuel available in your area has ethanol in it then you should google something like the following... ethanol fiberglass fuel tanks There you will find out that the ethanol content appears to be a significant player in relatively rapid deterioration of the...

Who out there has stashed away the English manuals for this vario? I have the German ones. This sailplane recently came from Germany with all the instruments on the panel fully serviced before shipping to the States. I know there are dated, but so is the Phoebus they are in! Westerboer...

ladies and Gentlemen, check this: http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/schade-segelflug-e.html Please note this sentence: At the beginning of October Bernd Gauger - the German agent of the Lithuanian company LAK - and Axel Reich arranged a visit to our factory in Bruchsal. They mentioned that LAK...

One of the more interesting uses of the new ssa sailplane tracker is getting to follow some of our fellow pilot's adventures when they drive around and forget to turn the spot off. Someone went from Mifflin to get a glider out of Baltimore today, and some how got in and out of the port in about...

I just installed a colibri and IpAQ system. I'm running a ipaq 5550 w/ SeeYou Mobile The colibri "knows" where it is(shows correct long/lat and altitude) but when I turn the ipaq on, the colibri beeps and the lcd says "19200 connect " At the same time SeeYou says "no GPS Data" However "Connect Me"...

Hi All, I'm fairly new to soaring, but thought it might be fun to test our clubs Standard Cirrus to see if it was getting advertised L/D. I jumped in with not enough understanding of all the factors that effect performance, other than reading how Dick Johnson does his tests. I took a tow to 6000...

I'm looking for this exact model. My FSG 71M is going to the shop for repair. I'm foreseeing that it is going to take too long and I'd rather not fly all season with my handheld waiting for it to be repaired. I want to be able to plug and play, i.e. use the same connections and mic that are...

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SOARING CLUB Dear Pilot, You are cordially invited to attend our 30th Annual CCSC Soaring Contest at the Avenal Gliderport. Practice day is Wednesday, April 28. The contest will run from April 29 through May 2. Classes are Standard, 15 Meter, 18 Meter, Open, and Sport....

http://www.soarcsa.org/forsale Additional photos and information. 2-33 has been sold. Thanks for your interest. Frank Whiteley Colorado Soaring Association

I just received a copy of the FAA publication titled "Glider Flying Handbook" - publication number FAA-H-8083-13. Updated in 2003. Appears to have some very current photographs and illustrations, but I haven't read it yet. I'm surprised to see things such as the Cambridge flight computer described...

I am (I think) a proud owner of a model 20 which is driving me up the wall. Yesterday, I was flying our clubs Discus B with my logger attached under the glare shield. On my flight, after I was off of tow, the recorder recorded what looked and was shown as engine noise. The engine noise also showed...

2002,#27177. CAI 302 w/303, Sage CVA, B-40 vario, ASI, Altimeter, PAI compass, FGS 71G radio, LCD clock, Ipaq 3650 w/Winpilot, Aero O2 system, 2 batteries w/charger. Large Nixon dump valves with factory double wing vents for water tanks. Wings profiled by Appleby. 2002 Cobra trailer, fiberglass top...

Sure, a lot "senior citizens" fly gliders. But how many of them soloed at 55? It's apparently much easier to learn to fly at 16, but a new student aged 55 is more likely to have the time and funds to commit to the sport and stay with it. That late middle aged guy/gal is more likely to step into...

Greetings. I am looking for the formal spec document for the Cambridge .dat waypoint file format, if such document exists. My direct email query to Cambrisge Instruments was not answered. Thanks in advance, David Anisman

WinPilot Pro & ADV 4.53: Added support for the Pocket PC 2003 operating system found in all the new iPAQs. This makes WinPilot compatible with iPAQ 5550, 5510, the 2200 series, and other models using Pocket PC 2003. Speed improvements in the new models coming out of HP like the iPAQ 5550 seem very...

I shot my first batch of PPG concept today, and it shot slower (and had more orange peel) than I expected. When I was shooting the primer, I accidentally over reduced it - and discovered that it sprayed much better. Smoother finish and faster spray. I mixed the PPG per the instructions: 4...