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LX voice module FOR SALE by [email protected]
Works with LX 8000 and 9000. Selling because I have the new vario V9, which contains a voice module. $150 Picture and details on Cumulus Soaring ad page. http://glidersource.com/cgi-bin/post.cgi?id=367
September 4th 13 03:12 AM
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Trailer tire recommendations by [email protected]
Apologies if this has been already discussed-to-death.... I need to replace the tires on my Cobra trailer, including the spare. Any glowing recommendations for the best ones out there? Size 175/70 r14 I'm actually having a little trouble finding that size at the local dealers....and I'm tired...
May 12th 14 01:17 PM
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IBOT T-Shirts by [email protected]
Several years ago I purchased several IBOT (International Brotherhood of Tow Pilots) T-Shirts from a booth at the SSA Convention. I have not seen the shirts at the last 2 or 3 conventions. Anyone have a lead on where to purchase--or who to contact? Thanks & Happy New Year-- Skip Guimond
December 30th 05 01:30 AM
by Andy Go to last post
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Blanik Delivery Status by [email protected]
Have heard several rumors of cancelled orders and returned deposits for new Blanik LET aircraft. Does anyone anve any recent input or info from the factory? Thanks-- Skip Guimond
March 19th 07 11:08 PM
by danlj Go to last post
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SPOT Versus PLB - The Presentation by [email protected]
All, During the summer I wrote a RAS posting comparing the SPOT to the ACR MicroFix PLB. See http://tinyurl.com/plbversusspot for details. The posting drew some good comments. I created a presentation out of the posting (including a discussion of ELT's) and recently gave it at the November...
November 25th 08 02:29 PM
by ContestID67 Go to last post
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Glider Video Facing Backwards by [email protected]
Our club (http://skysoaring.com) owns a ex-military L-19/O-1 "Bird Dog". Nice and powerful two seat-er. It has one other interesting attribute. Due to it being an observation plane, the rear stick can be removed and the rear seat back repositioned so that the passenger can face backwards. This...
November 25th 08 03:59 AM
by Frank[_1_] Go to last post
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Fatal glider accident in France, May 3, 2012 by jherzog
An LS7-WL, Reg. No. F-CGW, flying out of Grenoble, France, is reported to have crashed into the eastern site of Mount Roche Saint-Michel on May 3, 2012, killing the pilot: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=145585 Does anyone have any additional information about this...
May 23rd 12 02:50 AM
by Bastoune Go to last post
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Looking for Soaring 100 Reports by jherzog
Can anyone who attended Soaring 100 last weekend report a bit on the happenings? Thanks, Jordan
October 26th 11 02:31 AM
by Frank Whiteley Go to last post
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Cambridge L-Nav problem -- runaway vario by jherzog
I have a nagging, recurring problem with my trusty L-Nav. Occasionally, when I power the unit on, the lift tone sounds constantly, and the vario display is pegged at maximum lift (10 kts). It's clear that the problem is with the L-Nav, and not the electric vario display, as the tone continues to...
July 13th 14 01:43 PM
by John Carlyle Go to last post
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SSA scholarship news (USA) by [email protected]
"Cadet" pre-solo scholarship grants are being awarded to Clark Allen (IN) of Central Indiana SS, Jacob Hoffman (NY) of Adirondack SC, and Zachary St. John (CA) at Skylark North. Thanks to generous contributions to the Gross scholarship fund at the SSA Foundation, we decided to expand the number of...
August 26th 06 03:17 PM
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Youth grants (USA) by [email protected]
We look forward to numerous entries in the "Cadet" learn-to-fly scholarship contest (named for the 1930 Frank Gross training glider). While this distributed SSA recruiting tool (poster, site invitation, essay challenge)is available all year, the submission deadline passes this weekend -- while kids...
June 29th 07 07:32 AM
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SSA scholarship news (USA) by [email protected]
"Cadet" pre-solo scholarship grants were awarded to Karl Parsons (Mile High Gliding, CO) and Conor MacJarrett (Adirondack SC, NY). We wish we had had more applications, as the Cadet fund has capacity for more learn-to-fly grants. Ian Cangero of Adirondack SC was our Bultman award exemplary...
October 1st 07 04:26 AM
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SSA scholarship news (USA) by [email protected]
"Cadet" pre-solo scholarship grants were recently awarded to Aaron Archer(IA) at Silent Knights and Trevor Munson (CAP cadet, CO) at Mile High Gliding. Lynn Haubelt (TX) was our Bultman award line-crew exemplar. Contest Training matching fund grants went to Sarah Kelly (TN) and Orion Kingman...
September 22nd 05 06:28 AM
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Bultman award 07 (USA) by [email protected]
We hope you Club and FBO leaders have given thought to recognizing one of your young line-crew workers and have prepared an application to send in to SSA by the 4/30 deadline. See www.ssa.org/Youth/youthships.asp and www.coloradosoaring.org/ssa/ssay/byfs.htm (inc. application PDF). We really would...
April 27th 07 03:03 PM
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G-103 horizontal stabilizer airfoil section ? by [email protected]
A friend is building an aircraft of his own design. He has used a horizontal stabelizer from a Grob 103. He wants to know what is the airfoil section of that stabelizer? An Eppler E _ _ _ ? ? ? Any objective information appreciated. Cheers ...Jock
November 23rd 08 05:30 AM
by Udo Rumpf[_2_] Go to last post
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Personal interactions with Harland ross and or any of his designs. by [email protected]
I am interested in conversing with anyone who might have had a personal relationship, conversations with or owned any of his designs (RS-1 thru R-6). I am particularly interested in the R-3 and the R-4. I have just acquired an uncompleted R-3 and would really appreciate conversation with anyone who...
July 4th 17 05:42 AM
by Frank Whiteley Go to last post
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LS-3a flight and maintenance manuals by [email protected]
Gentlemen, Does anyone have copies of the flight and maintenance manuals available in electronic format? Joe
June 17th 18 05:46 PM
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Cloud Stamps by Jibpilot
CELEBRATE THE NEW CLOUD STAMPS AT NCAR CLOUDSCAPES STATION THIS SUNDAY A stunning photo of a lenticular cloud above Barker Reservoir by UCAR's own Carlye Calvin is one of the 15 stamps in the new Cloudscapes stamp series from the U.S. Postal Service. You're invited to a celebration for young...
October 13th 04 03:01 PM
by Jibpilot Go to last post
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String in the middle does not protect you from a spin by Jim
I think the recent threads on spinning have been wonderful. I find them a great help to focusing on such an important issue. Somewhere in my dark student-pilot experiences I was shown that coordinated flight, with the yaw string kept carefully in the middle, does not guarantee against spin entry....
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January 30th 04 03:57 PM
by Robert Ehrlich Go to last post
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Dr Jack's BLIPMAPS by Jim
I came across Dr Jack's BLIPMAP forecast page http://www.drjack.net/BLIPMAP/NE/index.html Probably a lot of good information if you know how to use it (and some very pretty maps), but also not exactly intuitive and slightly overwhelming. Anybody find good use of this material, and in an orderly...
December 2nd 03 09:44 PM
by Jack Glendening Go to last post
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