Can you plumb airflow to an audio variometer in such a way that normally the vario will not see any airflow, but the vario will see air flow if the angle of attack is increased? The idea I have is a stall horn is normally quiet unless you pitch up and expose the horn to the airflow. Similarly, a...

Is there a video that was shot on the ridge? Where can one get a copy?

On one side of the ring: Arlington Municipal and it's associated community:..For those of you unfamiliar with Arlington Municipal Airport in Washington state, it is home of the third largest fly-in in the country (run by the EAA) and the center of general aviation and experimental aircraft in the...

Folks, After spending many hours waiting for a retrieve after land-outs and waiting on a grid for a couple or more hours each day at last year's Region Six race, I realized it would be really great to have a book on board. So, what books should I put on my reading list. A small, paperback book...

Did anything happen at the Lausanne meeting?

Thank all of you for your suggestions and stories. I settled on proposing the Bob Korves-related tale of the contest pilot who landed out above the clouds because it would give me the opportunity to show 15 minutes of kick-ass aerials at the beginning before people changed to the ALL NASCAR CHANNEL...

Here is another idea for discussion: Noticed a few cosmetic cracks in the fiberglass surface near the canopy's hinge area. Will monitor this area and repair when needed as, of course, if the hinges fail, the canopy will open at best; fall off at worse. My particular plane has been flown with...

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 Last-modified: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 06:15:17...

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This thought popped into my mind today. Lets say an occasion arises requiring the use of your out-of-date parachute. You leap clear of your damaged glider and pull the ripcord and, as we all expect, the 'chute works perfectly. Through dumb luck and many yanks on the risers, you manage to land on...

There are commercial solutions availabe, ready to use. But I would like to know which pins are used on the IPAQ 3900 side for a two wire communication with the GPS and which pins are used for the +5V power supply. The IPAQ connector has some 22 pins and I guess that for power pins 19 gets +5V and...

Discus CS 1998, winglets, 116 hours. Immaculate. $64,000. Cobra metal trailer w/ 2 wingstands, Security 150 Parachute, Cambridge GPS - LNAV, Cambridge Vario, Sage Vario, Microair 760 Radio w/ Boom Mike, EDS 02 w/steel bottle, Altimeter, ASI. .

Haven't been with you for a long, long time. Just some info of the forthcoming Club Class World Championships: Site: Elverum, Norway Time: June 2004 Participants: 60 signed up, max 3 per nation. USA sends 3 pilots. Web page: www.wgc2004.no Have a look at "competition area" for an illustrated guided...

Friends: It is about the last chance to save $5 and pre-register for the Region 12 Soaring Council's spring refresher (known locally as Back in The Saddle, for us westerners.....). If you will RSVP to the email address, and mail your check immediately for $40.... we will guarantee the...

Are there any B2000 users out there in the western US. Have some questions about functionallity compared to SN10 etc. Contest tasks? How has support been. thanks dave

....e-mail people when you kill file them? sent me an e-mail to let me know he *PLONK*ed me. Fine that he KF'd me, but odd that he let me know. Shawn P.S. I altered his e-mail so it won't attract Spam, I'm curious not, an a-hole (in most peoples opinion ;-) )

From: Chairman, IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approval Committee (GFAC) The IGC Bureau has approved the following announcement: Subject: Date of effect now 1 October 2004 for revised IGC-approval conditions for certain legacy types of GNSS flight recorder. An announcement was made in November 2003...

Someone please help me identify the person who displayed, at the Atlanta convention, a glider with PepBoy mirrors attached to each side of the instrument panel glare shield. I also want an e address or phone number. Respond to Thanks.

Panie Krzysztofie, Czuj duch. Niestety, nie mieszkam w Stanach ale w Anglii. Fruwajacych Polusów jest, po calym swiecie, pelno. Napewno ktos u was sie odezwie. Co do szowninstycznej odpowiedzi od kolegi (domyslam sie) z Ameryki. to jemu - po staropolsku - cium cium

I'm looking for a final glide/best speed to fly for a palm pilot (Zire 71). I know that for an HP there is a good software (winpilot). Can someone refer me to the right place? Thanks