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Thermal locators! by
Bob Johnson
Serusly, maybe Dr. Jack can log in with his forecast of when he thinks
real-time moving map cockpit displays of current thermals, or (let's not
be unreasonable here) 1-hr old thermals will be available.
Or does he think there is a physical limit to this problem, beyond which
we cannot go? (Like 7...
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Prue SS? by
Bob Johnson
Looking for a Prue Super Standard, any condition.
TIA
BJ
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Fritz Kahl Passes by
Bob Johnson
His funeral was held today in the adopted town he so dearly loved, in the
First Presbyterian Church of Marfa. All who knew him will know what an empty
space his leaving has left in his family, in the Davis Mountain area, and in
the aviation and soaring community of West Texas.
Enlisting in the...
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Trouble e-mailing Jaxida Covers by
Bob Kibby
I have tried to e-mail Jaxida Covers in Denmark for the last three days and
all the e-mails have been returned as "undeliverable". Is anyone else having
this problem? I can get onto their web site without any problem. Thanks in
advance, Bob...
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Sailpane Hangar for 2 Sailplanes by
Bob Kibby
I think I remember a posting which described a sailplane hangar for two
sailplanes that were were stored side by side. There was a door on one end
of the hangar and each sailplane was put on a dolly and pushed into and out
of the hangar. Any info or web links to this site would be...
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FLYING magazine safety article by
Bob Korves
In the May 2005 issue of Flying magazine (yes, I am behind in my
reading) there is an excellent article by Bruce Landsberg in the
SafetyPilot column. It is titled "Death in the Afternoon."
In the article Bruce talks about bullfighting, airshows, auto racing,
Roman gladiators, and others as...
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Para-Phernalia Mini Softie parachute-USA by
Bob Korves
Para-Phernalia Mini Softie backpack style parachute. Four years old.
Medium blue in color. As new condition. Carrying bag included. Fresh
repack, recertification, and shipping within the US included.
$995.00 US (new price from Craggy Aero is $1485).
--
Excerpt from catalogue:
The Mini Softie...
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RESTRICTED CATEGORY TOWPLANES by
Bob Korves
Judy,
Help me to understand the FAA legalese here. We have Pawnees that are in
Restricted Category and say 'Glider towing' on the Airworthiness
Certificate. Does this change mean that we no longer need to consider going
to Normal Category to placate the FAA?
-Bob Korves
"Judy Ruprecht"...
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Solstice by
Bob Korves
The solstice is here! Summer is coming!!!
For those of you in the southern hemisphere, well, your day will come...
(-:
-Bob
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by BTIZ
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Jaxida covers for Duo Discus -- FREE by
Bob Korves
Set of Jaxida covers for Duo Discus, used, mfg. in 1999. Complete set for
entire sailplane. These covers are intact and usable, but the fabric has
become weak due to UV degradation. Several tears have been repaired with
white sail repair (ripstop) tape. Covers look OK, but show some...
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Minden midair Hawker now up for bid by
Bob Kuykendall
Just FYI, USAIG has placed the Hawker 800 bizjet involved in last
year's midair collision up for bid. The web page for the salvage
auction contains new photos of the damage, but they don't show
anything you wouldn't expect:
http://www.usau.com/USAU.nsf/Doc/1998Hawker800XP,N879QS
Except maybe, it...
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FS: ASK21 disassembly tool by
Bob Kuykendall
RASers,
I'm making a couple of ASK21 disassembly tools for a friend. If
anybody else wants one, let me know. They'll be $50 each, plus
shipping, satisfaction guaranteed. I'm only making one batch of these
things, so if you want to buy one next year plan on spending about
twice as much to have it...
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Twenty years! by
Bob Kuykendall
I was poking around on the Web looking for information about wave
soaring, and I happened to notice that in a few days it'll be the 20th
anniversary of Bob Harris' 17 February 1986 wave flight to 49,009 feet
absolute, with a height gain of some 39,900 feet.
What I remember most about the flight...
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Five-foot-wide glider trailer? by
Bob Kuykendall
Some while ago I saw an article on the Internet about building an
oversize glider trailer. I seem to recall that it used a steel tube
truss that was about 60" wide and about the same tall. However, today I
tried all the search terms I could think of and couldn't find it. Does
anybody here remember...
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ETAs in WGC by
Bob Kuykendall
Earlier, Wiktor Kozlik wrote:
It looks like two ETAs are going to fly
during WGC in Leszno... Was the open
class glider weight limit increased or
the ETA's weight reduced?
Good question.
I don't know the answer, but I did some digging to
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'Nother PW-5/World Class question by
Bob Kuykendall
Somebody posted on this topic a while back, but I can't find it now.
So my apologies for repeating it:
For how long is the PW-5 the official glider of the World Class? Are
there any provisions in the FAI or IGC rules for the eventual
retirement of the design and a switch to a second-generation...
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December 1st 03 03:11 PM
by nafod40
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River retrieve by
Bob Kuykendall
Earlier, "Brian Glick" wrote:
The foam gets water logged...
Quite, quite unlikely.
The foam used in sandwich core composite construction is closed-cell
foam that does not admit water beyond the first layer of cells. And
even that layer is sealed by the sandwich skin so...
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