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Video on contest safety by
John Cochrane[_3_]
A good video on contest safety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LwWncyUfng
Taken on a blue day when everybody sits in a gaggle until it's too late to get home.
Some of the fixes seem a bit complex and strategic -- points for being the leader. Some seem pretty easy -- assigned start times. And...
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Slips in turns and landing with winglets by
[email protected]
I know this is a silly question, but I was reading an article by Dick Johnson that talked about holding a slight slip while thermally. This article was written before winglets and I was wondering if the same idea applied to gliders with winglets. Also, as for slipping to lose altitude for landing...
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Towplane-Baron accident by
Jp Stewart
Odd circumstance: http://www.lagrangenews.com/news/home_top-news/3729615/Updated:-3-killed-in-plane-crash-at-LaGrange-Callaway-Airport
JP
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High altitude flutter - Vne by
bildan
Interesting subject needs new thread.
It strikes me that a glider designed to soar in weak thermals is well
off its design point when running fast in a wave XC or, for that
matter, in strong thermal conditions. Ballast helps, of course, but
the basic airframe aerodynamics are wrong for extreme...
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Tow Signals by
Ramy
There had been yet another fatality recently as a result of
misinterpreting the open spoilers signal. True we all passed the
written test and know that wiggeling the rudder means check spoilers
and rocking the wings means release, yet so many students and
experienced pilots alike continiue to...
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October 19th 06 04:46 AM
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World Class: Recent Great News by
Charles Yeates
With Spring and a new season arriving, here are some absolutely GREAT news
for the World Class:
- Our Breakfast event at the Convention was the best attended ever. A full
room, with 36 attending, made this the largest breakfast event for the
World
Class, and one of the largest breakfast events at...
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towing a sailplane trailer / vehicle by
ryanglover1969[_2_]
Hello all. I am looking to buy a new vehicle, mainly for work related
reasons. Something like an AWD Subaru Outback would be perfect for
work.
So I'm wondering what you all have to say about towing my sailplane
trailer with a Subaru Outback, which is a 4 cylinder vehicle. That's
the issue I need...
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November 4th 09 12:54 PM
by Papa3
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FLARM for SAR by
FLARM
Information on how to locate missing, FLARM equipped aircraft.
http://www.flarm.com/support/SAR_Text.pdf
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From JP Stewart by
Gary Adams
Received the following from JP Stewart, a great up-coming pilot.
'GB'
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Jp Stewart
An email I sent to BRSS, if anyone can help I would be very appreciative...
"BRSS,
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Gordon Boettger Downwind Wave Record Attempt - Mon 02/17/2014 by
WaltWX[_2_]
At sunrise on 17 February, we are planning on launching in the Duo Discus glider from Minden at sunrise and aiming for Rapid City, SD as our goal, a distance of over 933 miles. Below is a link to the map with our position updates every 5 minutes. If you'd like to see the details of our position,...
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December 12th 16 02:18 PM
by ND
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Glider computers - what's important? by
[email protected]
I have a datalogger, I have an IPAQ, and I have all the cabling etc.
I have spent considerable time at Cumulus Soaring, reading the
comparisons of glider software. What I lack is the experience to know
what is important. I've played with the features of SeeYou Mobile,
and frankly, most of the...
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Handicap Distance Tasks by
Jim White[_3_]
I have been following the arguments about Flarm as well as US task setting
with interest. I do not wish to confuse the picture further but I do want
to point out that Handicap Distance Tasks solve many of the complaints
about standard assigned tasks (including leeching).
With HDTs we recognise the...
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Buying a glider, advice on type and prices by
John[_37_]
Returned to gliding after many years and out of touch with types and prices.
Have narrowed it down to one of these types but nothing set in concrete.
ASW20, ASW27, ASW28, Discus, Discus 2 or Ventus.
Was originally looking to buy a lower cost glider but with interest rates being so poor, I am...
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S-turns on final by
Jonathan St. Cloud
Came across a blast from the past on youtube. There was a video of teaching s-turns for glide path control. Looked to be from the 40's. Not sure why they would teach this when a slip would be safer and more effective.
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ADSB out in tow planes by
Charles Longley
One of our Pawnees has an ADSB out transponder now. (Evergreen Soaring) We’ve had glider pilots we’re towing that have FLARM ask us to turn off our transponder. We’ve told the glider pilots to turn their FLARM down or off. My recommendation is to either have a switch for your FLARM or know...
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70 kg 31:1 glider is here to stay? by
Andre Volant
For soaring, this is it.
New racing class?
Why fly fast when you can fly slower.
What's a rush anyway?
Race slower, cover less ground, easier retrieve.
Stalls at 31.4 km/h
http://www.revilo-france.fr/avgauchesthil2.jpg
http://www.revilo-france.fr/3vues.jpg
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