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ELT's, On Star, etc by
Tim Shea
I can't believe nobody has hit on the obvious...............LOW JACK!
Tim
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Spinning the SZD 50-3 by
Tim Shea
I love to spin. It's exciting. I took aerobatic training with Wayne
Handley and was taught spin recoveries by him.
I have direct experience spinning the Puchacz at Minden. This is what
I remember from my experience. Your mileage may vary.
With friends (usually lighter than me) in the front, I spun...
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Polar with spoilers extended? by
Tim Taylor
I am working though some calculations and need the sink rate as a
function of speed with the spoilers fully extended. Does anyone know
of such data for a glider? How do spoilers extended affect sink rate
as a function of speed?
Thanks,
Tim
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Equation question from Reichmann X-C Soaring by
Tim Taylor
I am working with a fourth printing (1988) and the equation presented
for Optimum Average Cruise Speed does not make sense. It is equation
VI in the book, but it gives a very slow speed to fly compared to the
graphical approach of just finding the tangent to the line.
Plugging in zero for the...
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Help finding an article in Soaring Magizine by
Tim Taylor
I am looking for an article that was published in Soaring on a study of differences between new and expert cross-country pilots. It was published about 20 years ago but I can't remember the title or author.
Tim
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SPOT GEN3 vs. GEN1? by
Tim Taylor
My trusty SPOT gen1 has developed a bad on/off switch. The GEN1 was very good and almost never missed a data point. Any reviews of the gen3 vs the origional?
TT
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Wanted LXNav FlarmView 57mm by
Tim Taylor
I am looking for a LXNav FlarmView 57mm to try the PEV function with the PowerFlarm. Contact me directly at TTaylor07 at gmail.
Tim
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First Ridge Traverse - Wyoming Range, Wyoming by
Tim Taylor
Like first ascents in climbing, first ridge traverses in soaring can be challenging. We had the pleasure today to do a first traverse on the Wyoming Range in western Wyoming, just south of Jackson Hole. Many years ago I pioneered the ridge run on the Salt River Range, it took several years to...
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Google Earth Flight Simulator by
Tim Taylor
I was thinking we really needed one to test fly flights. Did a search
and found this:
Google Earth's Hidden Surprise: A Flight Simulator
Duncan Riley
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/31/google-earths-easter-egg-a-flight-simulator/
We've always known that Google has wanted to challenge...
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Antifreeze that is safe with integral water ballast tanks by
Tim Taylor
As the cold weather is appraoching in the northern hemisphere what
antifreeze can be used safely in integral water ballast tanks such as
in my Ventus? Also where do you buy it at a reasonable price?
I am guessing the maximum use would be about 25% v/v at any time. I
think I could often use 2gal...
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Ridge Running in Northern Utah (long) by
Tim Taylor
Background
The 700 km flight on October 3, 2007 was the result of several years
of experimentation and planning that allowed the first flight
exclusively in ridge lift from Salt Lake City, Utah to Pocatello,
Idaho a distance of 145 miles (233 km). The flight planning began
several days earlier...
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Panel Materials by
Tim Taylor
I am getting ready to replace the panel in my Ventus B. Are there any
standard materials (especially the core) and recommended glass and
core thickness used to layup a new one?
This is a fixed panel, does not pop up when the canopy is opened.
I was thinking of using a 1/16" to 1/8" core of...
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Helmets by
Tim Taylor
I will move this out of the "Stay in, or get out?" thread for clarity.
I have long thought about helmets for several reasons. I will state
up front that I have not had access to the accident reports/pictures
and autopsy reports of several of the accidents that I have seen over
the last 25 years,...
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Soaring in Peru? by
Tim Taylor
I will be in Cuzco, Peru for about three weeks in May and was wondering
if there are any soaring sites in the area. So far I have had no luck
finding any in Peru at all.
Thanks,
Tim
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FS Colibri Logger V 3.0 by
Tim Taylor
Works perfectly, calibrated August 2005. Includes all cables and
antenna. $700 USD.
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Intimidation by SLC TRACON by
Tim Taylor
On a recent flight on December 15th I had an interesting experience
with our local Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) group at Salt
Lake City. I was on the final leg of a 500K ridge flight that took me
through the 30nm Mode C veil several times. I monitor Approach Control
frequencies and...
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Looking for a motorglider with a rotax 505 engine near Detriot MI by
Tim Taylor
I am working with a potential supplier of a replacement for the Bosch
CDI electronic ignition units for the Rotax 505 engines used in many
early motor gliders. He would like to be able to look at an engine to
determine the exact specifications for a replacement CDI module.
He is located near...
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Cheap GPS sale (Western US) $50 by
Tim Taylor
Gart Sports (located in many Northwestern US states) has a sale this
week on Magellan 310 GPS units, $49.99 USD. No reason not to own one
at this point. The Logan, UT store said they had plenty this morning.
To find stores go to www.gartsports.com
Good luck,
Tim
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OLC scoring errors by
Tim Taylor
I don't usually look closely at the OLC scores for flights but on a recent flight I was given a very short triangle that didn't make sense. When looking closely, I noticed that some legs were scored shorter than they should have been by several km. The triangle was scored at about 15 km rather...
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