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Derek Piggott's first book by
Tuno
Speaking of Otto Lilienthal, I had the great fortune to meet Derek
Piggott at the FAI's opening conference last week, where he accepted
the FAI's Lilienthal Gliding Medal.
Since then I've been hunting around trying to find where I can buy a
copy of his first book, "Delta Papa: A Life of Flying"....
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FS Dittle radio base station by
Bob Epp
Have a Dittle base station for sale. $2600. Like new. Only used a couple of
times. Yellow composite case. Contact me at for details
and pictures.
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PW-5 pewter miniature for sale by
LagoonLady
I have a Polish Technika / Aerotechnika Collection cast miniature of
PW-5 glider w/ a wingspan of about 3 inches if anyone is interested.
It is in the original dark blue box w/ black foam insert.and clear
cellophane window on top. It was my son's. He was an avid PW-5 pilot.
I have no idea what it...
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October 10th 08 02:11 AM
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Fosset wreckage recovery slideshow by
Frank[_1_]
This link showed up via my AvWebFlash subscription
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockwellb/sets/72157607737959209/show/
Frank (TA)
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October 10th 08 01:47 PM
by mnsd
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Interglas Fabric Suppliers? by
sisu1a
I googled a bit but came up with nothing very useful as of yet. Does
anyone know of a (preferably US...) supplier of Interglas fabrics? I
only need a few yards of both 92125 and 92145, for which I can find no
direct alternative equivalents for.
Alternatively, if anyone has some of this stuff on...
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Warner Springs Fall Classic by
Orion Kingman
Friday: A cold front moved into southern California and the wave set
up along the coastal mountains. The winning speed was 82 mph, over 256
miles, for a 3 hour MAT. The beer, Worm Burner Pale Ale, is flowing.
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Old Komet Trailer by
thermalrider
Anyone replace the rubber bellows on a Joseph Pietz (1976 "Komet")
trailer tongue?
Can you direct me to a possible supplier in the US?
Or what you substituted
Thanks
Jim
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October 11th 08 04:13 PM
by GM
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Dollar/Euro by
Roy Bourgeois[_2_]
If you are waiting for a glider from Europe (or thinking about buying one)
this week is the best exchange rate in a long, long time. Since July 15
of this year, the cost of a 100,000 E. glider dropped $25,000 in USDs to
today.
Of course, we may all be unemployed soon, but . . .
Roy
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Recycle (USA) by
Andy[_1_]
I don't know what other people do with their dead glider batteries but
I have been saving mine with the intention of eventually disposing of
them in a "green" way.
Turns out Checker Auto takes batteries for recycling. Not only do they
take full size car batteries but they also take any size SLA...
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SSA Contest Rules Committee Election and Poll Results (USA) by
Ken Sorenson
Congratulations to John Godfrey for his election to the Rules Committee to
fill the seat previously held by Dave Cole. Thanks to Sam Giltner and
Jeffrey Russell for also running in the election. A special thanks to Dave
Cole for all his hard work on the Rules Committee. Other current members of...
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October 14th 08 02:11 AM
by QT[_2_]
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Glider Repair in So. Calif. by
CB[_4_]
I had some work done recently on my glider at Crystal Glider Repair
and was very pleased with the quality of work and turn around time. I
had them repair my wing tip, detail the entire ship and install a new
vario. The wing was restored perfectly. I also checked out some of
the other ships...
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October 14th 08 04:14 AM
by CB[_4_]
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Screen Luminance by
[email protected]
Anybody could tell me how the "nits" related to the standard measure
of Luminance "cd/m2" (candela per square meter) ?
I have seen in this forum, that for example the brightness of the
Clearnav and Ultimate is about 1000-1500 nits as somebody said, but
how much is in cd/m2 ?
A TFT screen with 300...
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How to suspend a glider? by
[email protected]
Hi all,
Has anyone out there ever suspended a glider in the air without
resorting to the conventional method of airflow over the wings? I have
an opportunity to hang both of my Grob 103's in two malls over the
holiday season. I am pushing for having a Santa in the back and a
Rudolf leaning forward...
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US - 2009 explorer - trailer sway control by
Gary Emerson
Spotted this when looking for info on the 2009 Explorer since the 2009
isn't yet on the Ford web site. Could be interesting for our community.
For 2009 Ford is adding a few tricks to the Explorer to keep it on the
front lines at dealerships. The big news is the addition of Trailer Sway...
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October 15th 08 06:27 AM
by Bruce
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Flight task question by
Brad[_2_]
I am using XC soar on my PDA. So far all I've done is set the "task"
for Arlington, so the PDA is telling me what to do to get back to AWO
"safely".
Today I created a task, not really expecting to fly it but more to
see
how the waypoints/turnpoints were handled on the screen.
I set the first...
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Press Release for Immediate Circulation by
Avionics
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
“Narco Avionics and XCOM Avionics, Manufacturing Partnership Agreement”
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania – USA
Mr. Michael Coates, CEO and President of XCOM Avionics and Mr. Alan
Hanks, CEO and President of Narco Avionics, Inc. have announced their
October 9, 2008...
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For Sale: Peetot Pants (new XL) by
[email protected]
I received these as a gift and never used them. Size is (36-42waist,
36 long) You can view the item on the website here reliefwear.com, but
I don't think he sells them anymore. Cost new is $90 plus shipping,
first $35 takes it, shipping to 48 states included.
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