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Self-launch v Sustainer by
Duster
Retired now and looking to purchase a motorized glider; weighing the pros and cons of self-launchers v sustainers. Two-placer is a priority, as I would like to take my wife. Single place acceptable as long as I can keep her happy sightseeing. We plan on extensive travelling, some to both...
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Free Checkride / Free Room at Marfa, southwest Texas by
Burt Compton - Marfa
From now to March 31, 2013, I'm offering free checkrides for FAA Glider (Private / Commercial applicants, add-on or initial) and CFI-Glider add-on's, renewals and reinstatements.
It occurs to me that many student pilots and transition pilots need to simply FINISH what they started, so here is the...
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FlyWIthCE FR300 vs LXNAV Nano for OLC and Silver/Gold badge flying by
Doug[_8_]
What are the inexpensive devices for logging Silver and Gold badge flights, and how do they compare - costs / ease of use / reliability, etc ? I will be working on my Silver badge this season, using a rented glider, so I need an inexpensive, portable, and easy to use setup. It seems to me that...
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by eric
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Experience with Lithium Iron Phosphate Glider batteries? by
SF
During the winter of 2009 I was bored, and aggravated with the sealed lead acid batteries that I was using in my sailplane. They didn't hold the voltage above 12v for very long, they needed replacement every few years, and I had one die 5 miles away from the airport at the end of a 300K badge...
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Canadian pilot posts ILLEGAL flight into US on OLC by
2G
This pilot made a DEEP entry into the US w/o, apparently, following the laws of the US:
https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=7436890
Here is what you have to do PRIOR to flying into the US, regardless of whether or not you are a US...
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ROTAX 275 questions by
Eric Greenwell
Hy CSK wrote:
ASH25E OO-YPM with ROTAX 275
- at what rate should oil be checked/topped up/changed in the
reduction gearbox? Access to the different plugs isn't simple...
- temperature indication on the ILEC instrument seems erratic.
What kind of transducer is used on the cylinder...
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Lak-17a for sale by
Armin Behrendt
Hi @ all,
my Lak-17a sn.125 is up for sale - complete and ready to race!
For details look at http://www.segelflug.de/classifieds/ (navigate to
18m class) or contact me by email.
Kind Regards
Armin
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Night lights, night flights, OLC and records by
Denis
http://topfly.free.fr/en/accueil.htm)]
Dear gliding fellows,
I have been asked to participate to this thread although I do not read
your newsgroup (by lack of time only).
I own and fly a Nimbus 4DM Night VFR certified. I believe that this is
the only Night VFR certified glider. This is a...
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October 9th 06 11:51 PM
by hans
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TE vario by
G.A. Seguin
Hi,
I am looking for a vario which take TE from pitot and static pressure,
like the Westerboer, to go with my LX 5000 which has electronic TE.
Gilles
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June 8th 04 04:44 AM
by tango4
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Getting new members by
Steve Leonard[_2_]
One of our members is a high school teacher. He worked things out
with the school to take a field trip to our gliderport for
introductory rides. And, as luck would have it, the day they came out
to fly was a spectacular soaring day! How often does that happen?
And they even got the story to one...
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Why does the Sporting code require "Goal" to be a finish point??? by
Mark Zivley
If you want to make a flight to a "goal" the sporting code says that the
"goal" is a "finish point" and the definition of "finish point is
defined as the end of the flight (for simplicity). Either a landing, a
declared "finish point", or engine start location.
My question is why does the goal...
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FS: DG 303 Acro - Perfect!!! by
[email protected]
Due to lack of time from the owner, there's a DG 303 Acro for sale. The
glider is based in Minden (NV) and is in absolute pristine conditions,
like new plus all the improvements and accessories, like transponder,
solar panels, etc. Also the trailer is like new and with a lot of
improvements.
This...
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Some observations on the effect of U.S. glider handicaps on SC Nationals by
Frank
Some observations on the effects of the current Sports Class handicaps
on Sports Class Nationals results. I looked at the final results for
the SC Nats from 1997 to 2006 (all the ones available on the SSA site)
1997: 37 entrants.
Top ten gliders:
VentusC (2)
VentusB (1)
Mosquito...
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Miserable life without flying by
[email protected]
Her name is Anna, she is a teenager in Poland, now graduating high
school.
Anna wanted to fly gliders very bad. I have never met a person in my
entire life that wanted to learn to fly that bad. The problem is that
she has no money to learn to fly.
Today the cost of flying in Poland is as high as it...
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Nimbus 3D for Sale by
Paul Cordell
Nimbus 3D SN # 11 1992 ~630 hrs TT. Alum. Cobra. SN-10B both
seats with Garmin GPS , Ilec SB-9. CAI GPS and PDA cradles both
cockpits. Dittel Radio, Becker Transponder, EDS O2, Full Jaxida
covers, 2 Softie Parachutes. Full System ready to Fly ...
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Winter project, tow out gear - wing wheel by
bildan
I have to refurbish/replace my wing wheel assembly and need some
suggestions/insights. The current one is the typical aluminum wing
cuff and bicycle wheel. It wasn't well made to start with and it's
falling apart. I want to take this opportunity to improve the thing.
One of the biggest issues I...
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November 14th 08 12:27 AM
by Barny
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Discus B polar by
Nyal Williams[_2_]
I'm some distance removed from my POH. Does anyone reading this know the
speed at which a Discus B sinks at the rate of 2 meters per second?
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World Gliding Championships British Team by
OscarCVox
Well done to the british team
Std Class 1st
15m Class 4th
18m class 2nd and 3rd (Steve and Phil Jones, 1st time brothers have been on the
podium?)
Open Class 4th
Not bad for a soggy little island
Nigel
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