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Tow plane ideas by jackson maddux
My glider club is looking into the possibility of a new or upgraded tow plane. We currently have a 160hp supercub, but we have also looked into a rare-as-hens-teeth piper pawnee. As i poke around barnstormers and trade a plane, i have seen ads for a 190hp vans RV-6, a maule 235, a stinson 200+...
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June 14th 21 07:03 PM
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ASW27B prices falling by [email protected]
There are 3 nice ASW27's for sale, all at reduced prices in the Wings and Wheels website. We 3 owners are mystified at the seeming lack of interest in this ship. Two of us are no longer flying thanks to Father Time and we're throwing in lots of soaring related "goodies" with your...
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May 24th 19 07:07 AM
by Mike C Go to last post
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What have we learned from all this? by Bob Youngblood
Interesting situation that we are all faced with the last few weeks, things are more serious than we ever expected. I was having a great discussion last evening with my family member who is an Infectious Disease MD, the discussion was eye opening! This is a game changer, and China has much to blame...
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March 1st 21 08:10 PM
by andy l Go to last post
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Nimbus 4DT accident 31 July 2000 in Spain. by W.J. \(Bill\) Dean \(U.K.\).
The Spanish authorities have now published their report on the accident to the UK registered Nimbus 4DT which crashed on 31st July 2000 near Toledo, one of the British crew was killed. The Spanish report in English translation may be found...
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July 11th 05 03:13 PM
by Don Johnstone Go to last post
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Buying LS3a or ASW20a? ~$25k cross country glider. Which one and why? by Michael N.
I'm looking for a glider for cross country in the $25k range. I'd like to get a flapped 15 meter, and have been doing a lot of searching and reading on the groups and have kind of narrowed my decision down to an ASW20 or LS3a I have about 200 hours in gliders all glass, but never anything with...
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May 26th 19 03:58 PM
by Dan Marotta Go to last post
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Safety of winch launch vrs. aero tow? by Gary Boggs
Someone must have already compared the safety of these tow launch methods. What do the statistics show is the safer method of launch? Aero tow seems to involve more inherent dangers to me. For one thing, there is just more time for things to go wrong. What could be more dangerous than to tie...
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November 13th 03 07:59 PM
by Eric Greenwell Go to last post
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Winch give-away by KP
Our club has a winch that has not been used for fifteen years. When we moved to a public airport there was not the logistics to run a winch operation. So there it sat. At the last BoD meeting it was decided to take it to the scrap metal yard and see what we can get for it. But I made the tragic...
January 11th 05 09:04 PM
by Bill Go to last post
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Thermal right, land left by John
This past year, I have stuck to a policy of making all thermal turns to the right only. The airport I fly out of has left turns in the pattern. My idea is I am developing the habit of turning slow to the right only. All left turns are made at higher pattern speeds. With the condition I am just...
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April 1st 04 11:43 PM
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motorgliders as towplanes by Brad[_2_]
I know this has come up before in RAS. But thought I would bring up the subject again. For a club looking at long term projections, which at some point will include either sticking a "new" engine on a Pawnee or getting rid of it, does it make sense to start evaluating getting a 2 place motorglider...
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March 22nd 09 03:17 PM
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Best Overall Motorglider available today? by Nick Kennedy[_3_]
Didn't want to hijack the current FES tread so I thought I'd start a new one. This topic came up over dinner a couple of weeks ago. When you add all the following into a pot and stir, whats the "Best" Say for Western Great Basin flying. I think it may be the Carat, but I don't know much about...
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March 28th 21 04:21 AM
by 2G Go to last post
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Hard Deck by Jim White[_3_]
Time to change the subject line? I have been thinking about the hard deck idea. Possibly fine in flat land soaring but I am not sure it adds much when ridge flying. I perceive another problem: Turbos are even more dangerous near the ground than pure gliders. I may be happy in my 27 at 500ft but...
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February 17th 18 06:54 PM
by Bojack J4 Go to last post
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Best Looking Sailplane by glider[_2_]
This is a test to see if it works. Abnd it's end of season, so we need to know if the Minimoa or the ASW-20 is best looking sailplane. Maybe the DG-800?
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November 23rd 09 05:29 PM
by Uncle Fuzzy Go to last post
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Is FLARM helpful? by Casey Cox
Has anyone been thankful that they have had FLARM? And do the same people have a transponder? How many people fly with FLARM or Transponder? Let's hear about the close calls, or potential close calls, or even the peace of mind of awareness.
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December 3rd 15 05:38 PM
by Ramy[_2_] Go to last post
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Discus verus Discus 2, LS8, ASW 28 by Roger
How do these two gliders compare to one another? Is there a Discus 2x? How does the original compare in todays competition world, LS8, Discus 2, ASW-28. Does the oringinal Discus give away any performance to the current crop of gliders. Interesting to note that the LS8 is an LS6 with fixed...
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October 31st 06 04:43 PM
by Bruce Greef Go to last post
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FAI (IGC) rules for US Club Class Nationals - Petition by [email protected]
The U.S. is moving towards recognizing the Club Class in 2013. A poll has been created to validate interest in establishing FAI (IGC) rules / tasking philosophy in this new class. If approved the U.S. Club Class would be the ONLY U.S. racing class under FAI (IGC) racing rules. Please sign the...
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March 1st 13 10:49 PM
by RW[_2_] Go to last post
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A LETTER OF THANKS by minimoa
On Sep 10, 12:28Â*pm, Cloudstreet Journal wrote: 

I want to offer this letter of thanks to the soaring community for the opportunity to serve the readers of Soaring Magazine. During my tenure with the Soaring Society, I have designed 221 issues of Soaring, 20 Soaring...
September 14th 10 12:06 AM
by minimoa Go to last post
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L13 Blanik Mandatory Bulletin by Ernst
After a fatal accident in Austria LET issued a Mandatory Bulletin: http://www.let.cz/files/bulletines/MB_L13_109a_english.pdf EASA issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive: http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/easa_ad_2010_0119_E.pdf
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July 15th 10 01:04 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Why is Soaring declining by f.blair
This was copied from rec.outdoors.fishing.bass. It sounds like the very same things that we talk about when we discuss the decline of our sport. I am not saying it has answers, but it is...
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February 7th 09 01:58 PM
by tienshanman Go to last post
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Duster Plans For Sale - BJ-1b fullsize sailplane plans by WoodHawk
Looking for a set of Duster Plans? Here is your big chance! Jeff Johnson of Poteau, Oklahoma is selling a complete set of original blue line construction drawings for the Thor BJ-1b Duster wooden sailplane, serial 334. Several times a year someone emails around asking where they might obtain a...
April 25th 05 04:37 AM
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FLARM in Stealth Mode at US 15M/Standard Nationals - Loved It! by Papa3[_2_]
The US 15M/Standard Class Nationals required FLARM to be in stealth mode for the duration of the contest. I have to say, I absolutely enjoyed the experience. FLARM became what it was always supposed to be - a collision avoidance tool - rather than a tactical leaching tool. I found that I...
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August 22nd 15 06:51 PM
by XC Go to last post
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