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Two-seaters compared in a couple of ways by
Charles Yeates
Two-seater performances compared using Carl Herold's figures:
Handicaps L/D Max
Grob Twin 1.155 35
ASK21 1.180 35
PW-6U 1.190 34
Puchacz 1.287 32
Peregrine (Krosno) 1.370 26
Ka7 1.490 26
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NAA Fees to the US Team by
Doug Jacobs
Open Letter to the US Competition Pilot Community and SSA membership
October 21, 2004
Dear Friends;
As many of you may know, the SSA is represented to the FAI/IGC only
through our "national aero club", the NAA (National Aeronautic
Association) in Washington, which represents all US air...
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Suitable glider avionics by
James
Has anyone had any experience with this company, Aveotech? They make
electronic instruments (altimeter, ASI, and VSI, etc.) that look
suitable for gliders which are a lot less expensive than mechanical
ones. Their altimeters also keep a log.
www.aveousa.com
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October 29th 04 03:54 AM
by James
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upgrade by
G.A. Seguin
Hi.
I have a LX 5000 version 6.13. I am interested in opinion of of owner who have
upgraded to version 9.xx or version 11.0. I find these upgrade expansive
is it worth the many $$$ they ask?
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October 29th 04 06:08 AM
by Clint
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Soaring opportunities in Australia by
Paul Lynch
My job is sending me to Australia for the month of November. I expect to be
at Nowra and Perth, plus other places yet to be announced. What kind of
soaring opportunities are available?
Paul
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Winter altimeter error by
bumper
My Winter 57 mm 20,000 ft altimeter reads about 200 ft high when entering
the barometric pressure in the Kholsman window. Some altimeters have a screw
adjust for this. Anyone know how this is done on the Winter?
thanks,
bumper
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Which Transponder? by
Danl Johnson
A year ago there was a question about which transponder might be
preferable in gliders. Most of the responses debated *whether* a
transponder was a good idea, and no one had any comparative
experience.
I'm wondering, with another year under our collective belts, what
users' experiences with the...
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October 29th 04 05:54 PM
by goneill
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Air Race! by
Shane
Everybody needs to check out this link, these guys can fly their
planes within inches of the ground. It is an air race in Reno and you
won't believe your eyes. http://www.redbullairrace.com/air.html
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New SSA E-Newsletter Now Online For Members by
Jim Skydell
SSA members, please visit the SSA web site, log in with your membership ID and password,
click on "E-Newsletter," and have a look at the newest form of communication from your
society.
Edited by Region 12 volunteer Ann Cousineau, (with a goal of publishing weekly),this
E-Newsletter is the result...
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So Calif Awards Lunch - Last Call by
Caracole
Have you made a reservation for our annual Region 12 Awards Banquet
at the Proud Bird Restaurant, near LAX on Sunday, Nov 7th, from 11 am
to 4 pm?
In addition to the usual socializing with fellow glider pilots, great
food, drinking and discussion of awards and notable flights over the
past year,...
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OLC by
G.A. Seguin
Hi.
The 2004 OLC champion for glider without an engine is a US pilot,Doug
Levy in a 1-26. Quite an achievement considering the level of
competition in OLC.
Congratulation Doug.
S6
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SSA Sanction Kit by
Ken Kochanski KK
The SSA Sanction Kit has been posted on the SRA site in the Regional
Racing section. You should be able to open this Word document and
print or save locally.
http://sailplane-racing.org/general.htm
Also, if you have any type of sailplane racing story, article,
maintenance tip, upcoming events,...
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SSA strategic plan by
Jack Glendening
I just read the Strategic Plan posted on the SSA website and encourage
other SSA members to also read it. I think it is the best thing to
emerge from the SSA and its Board in a long time and thank all who put
time and thought into it, particularly those who conceived and pushed
for it. Now we...
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US Election (in fact, on topic) by
Chris OCallaghan
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Soaring Community...
I have received, over the past two weeks, nearly a dozen long emails,
in all cases authored by persons other than the sender (all of whom
are contributors to this group), in all cases warning me of the ills
we might face if we don't maintain the...
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October 31st 04 01:44 AM
by Shawn
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No wonder the French like him so much by
Andy Davey
Will you lot just sod off to another site and keep
your yank politics where they belong-ie; in your country!
(somewhere where it should have remained), and leave
this site for gliding and soaring!!!!!!!
The world is in enough trouble from american politics
without it b*ggering up RAS as...
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October 31st 04 10:53 AM
by Mal
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Scout/Citabria Window by
Tom Johnson
Does anyone know of a sliding window available for a Bellanca Scout.
Our window keeps coming off in the breeze.
Thanx Tom
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No wonder the French like him so much. by
Slingsby
OPINION
Kerry's October surprise
Friday, October 29, 2004
How's this for an October surprise?
While John Kerry is running around claiming President George Bush and
our troops overseas failed the American people by not guarding an
explosives dump without explosives in it, documents have been
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