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Old Folks Poll by
Roy B.
I thought it might be fun (and healthy) to start a poll or discussion for the guys and gals who have been in the sport for + 25 years or more. So, my question for those people is : "What is the biggest change you have seen in the sport over the years you have participated?"
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Private airport or small field for landout? by
Charles Ethridge
Hi all.
I'm a former cfi-i/mei and commercial glider pilot, but I've never gone cross-country in my PW-5 glider. Training up for it though. A question:
If you are in an area where the fields are small, but there are several private airfields around, which should be your priority?
Seems to me...
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Flight review required? by
Terry Pitts
This came up today on askacfi.com.
Most of us have seen someone who used to fly but hasn't for years and decides to take up soaring. These people have no medical, no flight review, and no 90-day currency. They cannot fly whatever it is they used to fly, but with some - maybe a lot - of time and...
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Best cross country ship class by
Seattle
I'm in the market for a standard class or 15 meter flapped ship. This is my first ship, and I doubt I want to deal with 18 m of wings.
An example would be a Discus 2 vs ASW 27. Currently most of my flight goals are simple: get as high up, and far out as possible. Speed is nice, but I'm doubtful...
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April 7th 13 06:45 PM
by BobW
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Blanik L-13 by
Boise Pilot
Like about 300 US Blanik L-13 sailplane owners, I have a ship that will probably never fly again. Just trying to find out what other owners are doing with their hangar queens. I know of one where the owners took it apart, separating the aluminum from the steel for sale to metal recyclers. From...
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Sad Tale of Greed and Aspiration. by
brian whatcott
I got excited when I read about the cheap chinese PNA tablets around
$100: 600MHz CP, Wince 6.0, fast GPS built-in.... On this NG.
Then it took a month to show up, after an attempted order cancellation
from the vendor (??) - Ever hear of such a thing?
I thought it would make a nice moving...
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Mini-Winch for FES by
Paul Remde
Hi,
This is just a thought...
I’ve recently been extremely interested in the FES (Front Electric Sustainer) sailplanes. They are becoming quite popular. Even very high-performance racing sailplanes like the Ventus 3 are being sold with FES systems installed.
I am the U.S. dealer for DG/LS...
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June 5th 20 08:40 PM
by WB
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FAI ratifies records of illegal flights. by
Jan R
In the Dutch gliding records list, I found a flight, conducted in South
Africa that landed after the local official daylight time. For
ratification a flight must be conducted legaly, so I asked the Dutch NAC
for explanation. The responsible officer told me that a flight that
lands before...
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Cockpit video recording -- the time is now. by
Steve Koerner
I'm sick and tired of reading about glider crashes and never knowing what actually happened. We badly need to be able to learn from the misfortune of our soaring compadres.
The obvious answer is that we all have a camera mounted over our right shoulder that will simultaneously monitor the scene...
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March 14th 18 03:29 AM
by 2G
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Color Platforms for Top Hat/XCSoar by
[email protected]
What color devices are pilots using for Top Hat/XCSoar? I'm running Top Hat on a Kobo Glo (large eink gray scale--great readability) and a Dell Streak 5 (smaller screen, color, acceptable readability). If the Dell were a little brighter and larger, it would be perfect.
Options seem to range from...
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June 9th 18 04:09 AM
by Mike C
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Glider crow-hops: by
J-Soar
I am a newly soloed student pilot, still flying the club's 2-seat trainer. I'll be moving to the club's single-seater soon. Then I hope to be allowed by my instructor to make solo flights in my own mid-performance sailplane that I bought before starting glider lessons. It was flown by advanced solo...
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Winching - Reverse Auto Tow by
John Spargo
Can anyone direct me to Clubs / Web sites using this method of launching -
Interested in finding out more about this method, particularly from clubs
that operate from gravel/dirt strips
Thank you
John Spargo
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Refinishing: Who has tried a shortcut? by
Ian Forbes
Hello All
There has been quite a bit on refinishing on RAS recently. Most people
advocate that when gel-coat starts cracking up, it is essential to remove
it ALL.
Does anybody out their own a ship which was refinished without removing all
the gel-coat? What is the service history of these...
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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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