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The Cherokee Kids by Tony[_5_]
Well after the vintage glider meet in Wichita last month Leah got the bug, and Dave Schuur convinced her that she should buy a glider. Specifically, Dave's old Cherokee II that was again up for sale. Dave was nice enough to deliver it out to Wichita for us, today. Leah fits great! Pictures he...
October 28th 09 04:03 PM
by Tim Mara[_2_] Go to last post
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Public Dyneema failure by Tony[_5_]
It will be interesting if we ever hear what was the cause of the failure of the Dyneema rope failure at the NASCAR race in Charlotte on Sunday. Apparently the rope that drives suspended TV camera across the track was Dyneema. It failed somehow, dropping into the stands, over the fence, and across...
May 29th 13 04:14 PM
by Bill D Go to last post
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region 10 low perf contest in the local news by Tony[_5_]
http://hutchnews.com/Todaystop/Kathy-Hanks-Yoder-soaring
July 7th 13 04:28 AM
by Tony[_5_] Go to last post
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Flying the Sparrowhawk by Tony[_5_]
Hello RAS, As some of you know I had a great adventure in August, thanks to Greg Cole's offer to fly his Sparrowhawk at the 13.5 Meter Super Regionals in Moriarty, NM. I wrote up a really long report on the experience for my clubs newsletter and have reprinted it on my SSA Member Blog. You can...
October 11th 13 06:34 PM
by Mike C Go to last post
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Empty Towball Southern CA to the North by Tony[_5_]
Sometime in early December I should have an empty towball from the Cal City/Tehachapi/Mojave area heading north. NorCal, Nevada, Utah, Washington, Oregon are all options. Email me at if you have a need. Thanks, Tony
November 22nd 13 04:47 PM
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Karen Greig Scholarship - Due January 31 by Tony[_5_]
The Karen Greig Scholarship is a new scholarship available this year through the SSA. It's purpose is to reward a deserving woman with up to $1000 towards their glider rating. More information and a link to the application are available at http://www.ssa.org/Youth?show=blog&id=3395. Applications...
January 10th 14 04:53 AM
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Flying the HP-24 by Tony[_5_]
Full report with pictures at: http://www.ssa.org/MyHome.asp?mbr=8292935490&show=blog&id=3789 Text only follows: The Tetra-15 is the first glider built as part of the HP-24 project. Brad Hill was the builder. Brad has a good track record of building gliders. He has also built a Russia and an...
August 27th 14 06:47 AM
by Bob Kuykendall Go to last post
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13.5 Meter World Championships by Tony[_5_]
I'm headed off today to start the journey to Lithuania. Should be there late next week. Follow along he https://ussoaringteam2015lithuania.wordpress.com/
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August 18th 15 11:23 AM
by Tony[_5_] Go to last post
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Cherokee Kid Rides Again by Tony[_5_]
It's been way too long since I went soaring in the Cherokee. I had it out last year in September for our vintage rally but didn't get a chance to fly it myself as it was flown by friends visiting from out of town. This year I spent most of the season distracted from flying the Cherokee since I was...
September 27th 15 05:18 AM
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Thank You Rules Committee by Tony[_5_]
I thought I was aware of all the changes being made for 2013 but one slipped past me. I just realized that the rules now say that any logger that makes a Blue V on the OLC is acceptable for regional contest. Awesome!
April 3rd 13 06:00 PM
by Tony[_5_] Go to last post
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gaggling with migratory birds by Tony[_5_]
so if i join a blob of gaggling pelicans and they leave thanks to my sloppy flying, is it considered harassment if i follow them into the next thermal? What about circling with bald...
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May 9th 12 02:09 PM
by Tony V Go to last post
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Data Plate Exemption Permanent - USA by Tony[_5_]
I just saw this on the SSA's website. After April 14 we no longer need to be carrying data plate exemption papers. High Five to whoever was able to make this happen! http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=6789819598&show=blog&id=2062
March 12th 10 04:17 PM
by HL Falbaum[_2_] Go to last post
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Pre Takeoff Checklists by Tony[_5_]
Seems to me that it's been a while since we had a good brouhaha over pretakeoff checklists. Most of use use either ABBCCCDDE (or is it AABBCCDDE? Or ABBBCCCCDDEEFG?) or CBSIFTCB or some other variant. I'm curious what you use and WHY? What have you added or subtracted to the "base" checklist to...
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March 26th 10 03:56 PM
by mattm[_2_] Go to last post
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Legends of Flight IMAX by Tony[_5_]
Has anyone else seen it? Has a nice sequence of an ASW-24 in the mountains. I was watching on an IMAX Dome which sort of distorted the image so I'm not sure if it was CGI or not, although I suspect it was. The film was about the 787 and featured Boeings chief test pilot. It sort of was a basic...
July 7th 10 10:22 PM
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FAI Ultralight Definition by Tony[_5_]
Curious, Sporting Code 3 defines the Ultralight Class as a take off weight of less than 220 kg, or 485 lbs. Is this maximum allowed takeoff weigth or the actual weight of the glider for that flight?
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May 9th 17 04:45 PM
by POPS Go to last post
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std class wing length by Tony[_5_]
yes i know. 15 meters. but what is a typical length for each individual wing. starting to look at houses and need to make sure i have enough space to spend winters sanding and spraying polyurethane. more is better of course. 30 feet probably would be enough?
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March 15th 11 03:52 PM
by Tony[_5_] Go to last post
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107 yrs ago today... by Tony[_5_]
The Wright Brothers invented the towplane. Celebrate!
December 19th 10 01:12 AM
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looking for a wheel brake solution by Tony[_5_]
Hi everyone, I've been slowly working away on Leah's Cherokee II and need to come up with a wheel brake solution. Previously it had a 4.10x3.5 tire. The axle diameter is 5/8". The Cherokee II, per plans, has a piece of aluminum that gets pulled down over the tire. This is the way my Cherokee II...
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April 12th 11 03:53 PM
by Tony[_5_] Go to last post
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new gliding world record by Tony[_5_]
paper airplane world distance record broken http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/32911/former+quarterback+tosses+paper+airplane+a+record+226+feet+10+inches/
March 1st 12 02:55 AM
by Sean Fidler Go to last post
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Minnesota Downwind Dash! by Tony[_5_]
Barry Yeager and Dick Andrews launched this morning at 10 AM (10 AM!!!) from Fairbault. They are about to cross I-80 in Iowa as of 12:30. They are flying Barry's Arcus M. My understanding is the goal is 750km just east of St Louis which ought to be good for a multiplace distance to declared goal...
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May 10th 20 08:35 PM
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