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Puchaz spin - now wearing 'chutes by
Bill Daniels
The discussion of wearing parachutes is an interesting one. Parachutes are
cheap insurance and, when one is needed, nothing else will quite do the job.
So, why aren't they universally worn?
In a word, weight. The available two seaters, for the most part, have
weight limitations that almost...
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Antares 18S Maiden Flight by
[email protected]
Hi All - I just received the following press release from Lange
Fleugzeugbau:
Maiden flight ANTARES 18S
The first ANTARES 18S made its successful maiden flight Sunday May
28th, 2006. The youngest member of the ANTARES-family of sailplanes
then was put to the acid test during several test flights...
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2005 Junior Worlds Accident by
Justin Craig
Having just read the posting by Alistair Wright I was
some what alarmed by his narrow minded attitude in
respect to a club that he does not appear to have flown
at for thirty years. Highlighting a one off incident
which involved a small number of people, and using
this as a stick to beat the whole...
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What gliders do you hate? by
[email protected]
In the spirit of fun, what gliders (makes or specific ones) do you hate, distrust, or are just plain tired of. Have you given so many rides in one model that you never want to see it again? Is there a plane that, despite treating it right, just seemed to want to hurt you? Or is there one out there...
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FES underpowered for 18m ship? by
Mana
I just had a chat with a fellow pilot whose friend sold his LAK 17b FES because he was disappointed by the ability of the FES to gain altitude. The problem being that when applying sufficient power to gain altitude, the battery would get warm to the point where the controller shuts the motor down....
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December 14th 20 01:17 AM
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Flaps and V-Tails of Death by
Wallace Berry
Hi all,
I'm here to report that I cheated death and survived a flight in a
glider with the dreaded "Landing Flaps and V-Tails of Death". Jim Harper
graciously allowed me to fly his beautiful HP-16. What's an HP-16 you
say? Well, looks to be just like the HP-18 (or I should say the HP-18 is
just...
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WWGC. by
Charlie Quebec
Interesting news, the entire Australian team has been penalised for unsporting behaviour on the last day.. A protest is currently being heard.
The bun fight at the Keepit corral.
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January 22nd 20 02:54 PM
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Final glide by
s6
I can use my Oudie or my Clearnav vario for final glide.
Lately my CNv final glide is 400 feet lower than my Oudie.
The Oudie is right. All the setting are the same.
I cant correct the CNv.
Any idea from other CNv user?
Gilles
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Attitudes & Reality by
BobW
A post from another thread is timely - this being the start of the most active
part of the U.S. soaring season. Excerpted from another thread:
Beginning of Excerpt...
"There's a personality type that won't be convinced. I stopped to talk to a
pilot who was launching on a wave day at Minden....
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May 10th 18 02:14 AM
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March 27th 18 05:57 AM
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SSA 2018 Rules Finish Penalty by
[email protected]
Folks,
Please share your opinions with the rules committee before January 10. Here is my feedback:
Hank,
Happy New Year.
The 2018 rules changes look good with the exception of the finish penalty which is only a minor improvement over the previous -200ft land-out scenario from a competition...
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WGC Uvalde: US Team... What Happened???? by
[email protected]
To everyone with an interest:
Given the sub-par, and I am being generous here, performance of the US Soaring Team at the recently completed WGC. Is anyone else wondering what in the world happened?
Maybe the lack of debate and substantive change around this topic is why we did so badly in the...
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physics question about pull ups by
John Rivers
I was trying to work out the expected height gain from a pull up
Experienced glider pilots say you will get a better pull up with a
heavier glider / water etc.
But I can't see this from my (probably incomplete) equations:
total energy = potential energy + kinetic energy
total energy before pull...
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Expanded World Class by
Ian Cant
If you refer to
http://www.fai.org/gliding/bureau2006_2
minutes of the FAI Gliding Commission Bureau meeting,
you will find:
'A2.8 Discussion on Class structure in the “light-end”
RS explained the problem we have at the light end,
where a fairly limited number of aircraft are divided
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HOW MANY GLIDER PILOTS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB by
Mal
One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
changed.
Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how
the light bulb could have been changed differently.
Seven to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
Seven more to point out...
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October 4th 05 05:39 AM
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glider/airplane collision by
Sandy McAusland
I heard a report of a collision between a glider and a power plane
somewhere in California sometime in December 2003. Does anyone have
any info on this ??
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