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Microair vs Becker by Ian McPhee
99% Microair are perfect but yes there have been problems with earlier sr nos. There are several service notes from Microair that address some of these problems. I will admit Microair are sensitive to its antenna even problems with just some frequencies in the middle to upper part of freq. ALSO...
August 30th 03 09:45 PM
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Odp: Vintage Glider PWS 102 PWS 101 by Janusz Kesik
Try to ask at the pl.rec.lotnictwo group (available on most news = servers), or at the group ava.szybowce (server: news.ava.net.pl). There should be someone who has something to offer You. :) Regards, --=20 Janusz Kesik
September 29th 03 08:25 PM
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Gauteng Regionals (South Africa) - The Fat Lady sings! by Stephen Thomas
This year's Gauteng regionals has closed out after 4 days. It appears that high winds on the last two days precluded further competition. For a full list of Trophy awards and final results see: http://www.sssa.org.za I see the SSSA webmaster came in at 10th in his class - at least he's out there...
September 28th 03 12:15 PM
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Wanted VentusC (B fuselage) by Mark
Looking for a Ventus C with B fuselage, with S/N 327 or higher. Must have trailer. Cheers Mark
September 28th 03 12:17 AM
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DG 808B shares available at Omarama New Zealand by Paul
Anybody interested in purchasing shares in a DG 808B to be based at Omarama for this coming season ( and beyond ) should contact me urgently. This is an opportunity to have a self launching sailplane at your deposal at one of the premier gliding sites in the world. Visit...
September 24th 03 11:00 PM
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Soaring Marfa w/ Bob Wander by Burt Compton
Dual time available September 29 thru October 2. Marfa, west Texas See www.FLYGLIDERS.com Call Burt Compton: 1-800-667-9464 (toll-free)
September 24th 03 04:12 PM
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First Flight by Shirley
"BTIZ" wrote: we are lucky.. winter is "training time".. summer is cross country and safari time.. we try not to pick up students after 1 May.. encouraging them to come if they want.. but summer is hard to train.. air is very turbulent to teach flying on tow.. I...
September 10th 03 05:43 AM
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Publicity and Flying the Tow Plane by Burt Compton
Publicity for soaring. We now have an excellent article about flying the towplane on a major aviation internet news magazine. Aviation writer Rick Durden explains the tow endorsement and towing experiences in his AvWeb internet news column with references from "The Towpilot Manual". We met while...
September 8th 03 02:57 PM
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gear warning plus by K.P. Termaat
Hello, Several reactions on my "gear warning plus" system inspired me to introduce a pressure switch to the original diagram. Now the conditions "still on the ground and ready for take off" can be distinguished from "in flight and ready to land". Have another look at...
September 8th 03 08:33 AM
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Let's keep BLIPMap alive by Martin Hellman
Those of you who have come to depend on BLIPMap will probably be interested in knowing that Jack is now accepting contributions to help keep the web site going. Up to now, it's been a free service and Jack has put in not only thousands of hours, but also whatever costs have been involved. He really...
September 7th 03 07:11 PM
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new TASKs and SCORING - or roll the dice by CH
"Snead1" wrote in message I am currently flying with a Cambridge GPS NAV and a L-Nav. I would like to upgrade or add equipment to help me fly the Turn Area Task. What works well and what are the important features that can aid in making correct deci- sions while flying...
August 10th 03 07:32 AM
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Updated IGC approval documents for Cambridge GNSS flight recorders by Ian Strachan
I am pleased to announce that on 25 August 2003 the IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC) agreed updates to the IGC approval documents for Cambridge GNSS flight recorders. These updates involve only small changes of wording and are currently being placed on the fai/gliding/gnss web...
August 27th 03 05:28 PM
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FREE mapping tools for extreme SeeYou geeks by Dave Nadler \YO\
Hey Jonathan - Why don't you do the USA preprocessing and see if Geunther and John can host the files for us unwashed masses ? And for heavens sake get a better komputer. See ya, Dave "Jonathan Gere" wrote in...
August 21st 03 12:15 PM
by Dave Nadler \YO\ Go to last post
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mid-air at MSC, hawkesbury, Ont. by Antony Clark
http://www.canada.com/ottawa/story.asp?id=4ADCAF97-1E5E-45BB-B4C9-DB93F8A0B10D "John Firth" wrote in message ... Anyonehave any names or other details about this one? Rumour is one chute, one fatality. JMF
August 19th 03 01:28 AM
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PocketNav-CE3.exe by Andy Durbin
Did you find what you wanted? I checked my hard drive and I can't find that version. I do have PN4.5 and 4.5d for CE3. (I'm still running CE2) I see Cambridge and pulled these from their web site and now only has links to Cumulus for GNII. Andy (GY)
August 16th 03 08:59 PM
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Current standings in the 2002 r.a.s. League by Dr. Guenther Eichhorn
This is a collection of flights submitted by the pilots on an honour basis. Up to four flights count for the standings.p It can be accessed at a href="http://acro.harvard.edu//LEAGUE/ras_league.html"http://acro.harvard.edu//LEAGUE/ras_league.html/ap Following are all the flights currently...
August 16th 03 07:48 AM
by Dr. Guenther Eichhorn Go to last post
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Glider Club Video Montage by Todd Burch
Hello all, The following message is aimed at readers in the United States: I know that for many of you the soaring season is in full swing right now, but I just wanted to let you all know about a service that your glider club might be interested in. A glider pilot myself, I own a digital...
August 14th 03 09:15 PM
by Todd Burch Go to last post
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Contribute to BLIPMAPS (was Biting the (weather) hand that feeds) by Mark James Boyd
http://www.drjack.net/BLIPMAP/contributors.html is a way to contribute and show thanks for an excellent soaring and weather resource. I will continue my shameless plug of this fine service. If you want to work a few extra shifts and earn $500 to contribute and become an Angel donor, all the...
August 12th 03 09:40 PM
by Mark James Boyd Go to last post
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Announce/USA: FAA Glider Flying Handbook / Bob Wander by SoarBooks
Hi Folks, The new FAA publication FAA Glider Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-13) can now be seen at my soaring website www.bobwander.com. You can view the - book cover - my review of the book - the entire table of contents (very comprehensive), and - order a copy if you like! Will ship orders ASAP.
August 11th 03 03:55 PM
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Gliders at Oshkosh 2003 by Apis Gliders
Rather than post my annual Oshkosh report directly to the news group I decided to place it on my Apis web site. Not to get you to look at the site but because there are pictures and hyperlinks this year and my limited time and computer skills allow me to use this method without problem. go to...
August 11th 03 12:28 PM
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