Forum: Soaring
November 12th 20, 04:15 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 2
Views: 93
Replacement axle for Eberle trailer
A roadside axle swap is probably not an option, since you will not likely find a direct replacement. Even if the axle can be repaired on site (welded or patched together somehow) the trailer will...
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Forum: Soaring
November 6th 20, 03:18 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 22
Views: 259
Gliding Club Experiences
What? You are saying that the simulator isn't as good as the real thing? I'm SHOCKED! Shocked, I tell you!
To hear the Condor folks in my club, you would think that the only things missing are the...
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Forum: Soaring
November 4th 20, 04:42 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 62
Views: 561
Old Folks Poll
People didn't use to call us Old Folks.
OK, Boomer.
(I'm a Boomer, too.)
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Forum: Soaring
October 30th 20, 02:16 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 64
Views: 612
Truck vs Car as a tow vehicle
Nothing wrong with a decent sized sedan or crossover vehicle for glider towing. As stated previously, weight and wheelbase are your friends. Subaru Outback is about as small as I would go.
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Forum: Soaring
October 28th 20, 07:22 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 64
Views: 612
Truck vs Car as a tow vehicle
Beware of vehicles with a long overhang, i.e. distance between the rear axle and the tow hitch.
A few years ago, there were some Cobra tongue (drawbar) failures behind long-overhang RVs. The...
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Forum: Soaring
October 28th 20, 02:44 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 64
Views: 612
Truck vs Car as a tow vehicle
I am wondering how often a truck for towing a glider trailer might be an advantage?
Uhh- How about EVERY TIME you are towing a glider trailer?
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Forum: Soaring
October 26th 20, 01:49 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 7
Views: 141
Composite tool review
For rough sanding, grinding and shaping composites, including carbon fiber, I highly recommend tools from Perma Grit. They are impregnated with tungsten carbide and just never seem to wear out. The...
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Forum: Soaring
October 24th 20, 01:29 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 11
Views: 168
New alpine soaring video on YouTube
Great video, and truly astonishing camera technology. Wish we'd had it when we were making "Cloudstreet." However, the fore/aft alignment of the camera has some noticeable distortion where the two...
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Forum: Soaring
October 23rd 20, 01:27 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 190
Views: 1,323
The Apology
Saw a great T-shirt:
"You think it's offensive.
I think it's funny.
That's why I'm happier than you."
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Forum: Soaring
October 22nd 20, 03:42 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 190
Views: 1,323
The Apology
Kumbaya, y'all. Give Peace a chance. He ain't heavy, he's my brother.
Feel free to chime in with some meaningless politically correct slogan from your childhood.
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Forum: Soaring
October 22nd 20, 03:38 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 14
Views: 246
for the amateur meteorologists, question.
Basically, we don't understand meteorological conditions on the micro-micro level, as in the anomalies that happen for whatever reason in a tiny area. Of course, the "tiny" area is much smaller than...
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Forum: Soaring
October 20th 20, 02:28 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 190
Views: 1,323
The Apology
In my 47 years of soaring flight, (28 years in hang gliding, 20 in sailplanes) I have received thousands of queries about the advisability/possibility/safety etc. of flying without an engine. Most of...
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Forum: Soaring
October 16th 20, 02:55 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 22
Views: 327
What have we learned from all this?
Your last name must in in a vowel. Now that great Northern Italian is that the same as Vienna Sausage in the can?
Uhh..no.
But as you are an obvious connoisseur of Southern cooking, I can...
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Forum: Soaring
October 15th 20, 04:00 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 22
Views: 327
What have we learned from all this?
I guess that you never have visited the deep south and had some good fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, and yes the BBQ is delicious.
As much as I appreciate good fried chicken, mashed...
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Forum: Soaring
October 15th 20, 03:41 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 22
Views: 327
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Forum: Soaring
October 14th 20, 04:04 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 22
Views: 327
What have we learned from all this?
I'll go out on a limb and suggest that Europeans fly gliders better than
Americans
Well, I will certainly suggest that the Europeans (especially Italians) cook better than we do. Except for...
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Forum: Soaring
October 10th 20, 03:32 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 82
Views: 1,246
LX5000/Flarm Red box
here's another :) Not an e-glider but a fossil burning, screaming jet engine, glider looking but short winged--
https://www.desertaerospace.com/extreme-light-jet--xlj-
That was an early...
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Forum: Soaring
October 9th 20, 02:45 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 52
Views: 679
As heard on 123.3........
"ZYX, do you think I am an a**hole?'
"Yes, ABC, you are an a**hole."
(1/2 hour later)
"ZYX, do you really think I am an a**hole?'
"Yes, ABC, you are."
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Forum: Soaring
October 8th 20, 03:44 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 227
Views: 2,567
Best Overall Motorglider available today?
From Gren Seibels' book "After All:"
"MANUFACTURER'S POLAR- An exercise in creative mathematics, embellished with artistic prevarication; a gaudy package of high hopes, bound with a ribbon of...
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Forum: Soaring
October 4th 20, 09:01 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 227
Views: 2,567
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Forum: Soaring
September 28th 20, 02:34 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 19
Views: 316
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Forum: Soaring
September 24th 20, 04:14 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 95
Views: 1,151
Paraglider pilot missing in eastern Nevada
I am not going to speculate but there can be many reasons higher on the list.
Ramy
Don't worry, Ramy. There are lots of "expert" speculators on this topic. None of whom have any experience...
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Forum: Soaring
September 19th 20, 04:14 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 5
Views: 149
Dust cover choices
I am looking for dust covers. My 15 m glider spends all of its off-duty hours in my hangar, but since this is New Mexico (i.e., a desert) it collects dust and I would like to keep it covered,...
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Forum: Soaring
September 18th 20, 02:54 PM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 12
Views: 124
Cleaning old bugs
On Friday, September 18, 2020 at 7:30:07 AM UTC-6, Sci Fi wrote:
On 9/17/2020 7:17 AM, Roy B. wrote:
Bounce dryer sheets. The bugs melt away. I learned this trick from my
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Forum: Soaring
September 18th 20, 03:46 AM Posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Replies: 9
Views: 162
Felt
One thing I forgot to mention about using Gorilla Glue: If you are trying to bond felt to steel, aluminum or any other smooth, non-porous surface, use some 60 or 80 grit sandpaper to scuff the...
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