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Where to buy good value glider trailer tires by
jim archer
I went to a popular western US tire shop and they quoted me $175 for
two 13" tires. I didn't buy them. Surely I can get good tires for
less than that somewhere? If so please specify brand and type. I do
drag the glider a couple thousand miles each summer so I don't want
cheapest, just good...
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Missing Glider #2 by
jim archer
Presumably somebody came and picked up the Ventus 2 that I was
flying? It was parked outside the fence, on a public street, at my
local airport for the last few weeks. Some notice would have been
appreciated, the conditions were quite good the other day and I had a
badge flight planned
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My EW is not talking to my SN-10 by
Jim Archer
The PDA is receiving GPS signal from the Goddard cable when it is NOT
plugged into the SN-10. When it is plugged into the SN-10 neither the
SN-10 nor the PDA receive GPS signal. The baud rates are set at 4800 on
the SN-10 (by default I understand), the EW, and the PDA (SeeYou mobile).
The SN-10...
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Kestrel 17 Polar by
Jim Archer
I am curious as to why the Kestrel polar is not included in any of the
flight recorders/flight computers. I have one loaded into my SN-10 from
the polar data in the manual so it's not a burning issue, but I'm
feeling a bit left out!
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by sisu1a
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SN-10b EW flight recorder/PDA combination by
Jim Archer
Is anyone driving their SN-10b with an EW flight recorder? I'd like to go
with this combination, and possibly add a PDA as well.
I think I want it because it allows me to not bring a laptop to the
airport, I have a partner and we can each have our own SD card and don't
have to hassle with...
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I want a PZL K-13 compass by
Jim Archer
Before I buy a new one, I'm wondering if anyone has one in good condition
for our Kestrel. We have the mount, the housing (yes, the actual compass)
shattered and I found it on the cockpit floor. Yes, possibly an overfill
issue, read about that on here recently. The glider came from a...
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Valid OLC log out of SN-10b by
Jim Archer
I cannot get a valid OLC flight out of my SN-10b. I purchased the glider a
few months ago, have flown a few flights and all are invalid on OLC.
Prior to download the SN-10 security routine runs and approves the file.
OLC tells me the file error message on his end says Signature Missmatch
and he...
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Fear of flying cross country by
Jim Beckman
Some of this has been mentioned already, but let me
review the advantages of soaring cross country in a
1-26 (at least when you're getting started:
- The 1-26 is about the easiest glider available to
land in a small field
- The 1-26 is probably one of the safest gliders to
be in if something goes...
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Cost of flight loggers by
Jim Beckman
CHeap??? Check this out!
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=830
1
Last fall I bought a Garmin Etrex for about $80, which
seems
to produce perfectly good flight traces. You could
actually
navigate with it, but we use our Garmin 196 for that,
but the
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Why so expensive (flight recorders) by
Jim Beckman
A simple (EW Microrecorder) is under $800. In todays
money, an extra $20 for a badge flight is less than
the round of beers you buy. 40 badge flights and you
can buy a second one. Pretty soon, you hold a club
meeting to decide what to buy next once there are
enough
recorders.
Again...
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Albert Lea Contest by
Jim Beckman
Ben wrote:
I did notice that early in the movie, some gliders
seem to line
up on one side of the large central dividing area and
others
on the other side facing them. Are those on opposing
teams?
But eventually they all seemed to end up in a jumble
in the
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Cameras and barographs by
Jim Beckman
Todd Smith posted:
I was a new guy in soaring about 7 years ago and as
I was working on
my Silver badge, got a lesson in how to smoke a windup
barograph and
all that. I bought a used thermal electric model that
required no
screwing around, all I had to do was put it in the
glider. I then
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Magnetic attraction by
Jim Beckman
Ian writes:
In such places it is obviously sensible to keep landing
places in
mind, but I still think it's a mistake to fly directly
over them.
There is a strange magnetic attraction at work ...
The magnetic attraction is made stronger by the visible
presence of another glider (from the...
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(USA only) Managing 911 response to off field landings by
Jim Beckman[_2_]
A few years back I went on a retrieve for a glider competing in a 1-26
contest at Blairstown. The pilot set it down nicely in a field, contacted
the owner and he was cool about the whole thing. But somebody must have
dropped a dime, and a couple of young NJ State Police troopers showed up.
These...
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Attracting the kids by
Jim Beckman[_2_]
On another topic, bagmaker wrote:
Mr Daniels is right on the money, youngsters now have
a new phone every 2 years, a new car every 3 years,
a mortgage no-one can really afford, 3 ipods, a PDA,
$250 sunglasses
and a wardrobe of jeans the cost of which would support
a
small african...
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by Bob
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Polish joke by
Jim Beckman[_2_]
Pretty sad groups of fu*kers make comments like that.
Hmm ACA... it figures. Abhorrent Childish Assh*les
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Actually, the whole thread in question has very little
to do with the Polish airshow accident. It's a long
story, and you have to know the people involved, and
some of you do, but why...
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Yet another polished joke by
Jim Beckman[_2_]
posted:
Jim this is your Polish joke :
Gotta admit, those Polish pilots put on one helluvan
airshow, don't they? Wonder how many time they had
to practice that stunt to get it just right . . .
In yet another Polish joke, I understand that ACA's
already...
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Cost of flight loggers by
Jim Beckman[_2_]
What a nonsense, Ian. In the ancient times, people
wanting to get a badge needed to buy a barograph and
a camera, and if I recall correctly, they weren't
cheap -
typically more expensive than a logger today.
So, what changed is the technology, not the price
tag.
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First flight of 2010 by
Jim Britton
Well I managed to get the first tow at Hollister yesterday 1/1/10.
11am local time.
Did I win?
Jim
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[USA] FAA approved canopy crack repairs by
Jim Britton
Our trusty Grob 103 is undergoing an 'extension of life" inspection
(AKA 6000 hour inspection)
One of the issues is with minor repairs to its front canopy.
We have one small crack starting from the right rail, less than 2
inches in length and well out of line of sight.
The plan was to do the usual...
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