On Oct 27, 9:11*pm, johnhamish wrote:
THE NOVEMBER 2011 ISSUE OF
GLIDING INTERNATIONAL

A wealth of news for soaring pilots from around the world. *A 64 page
issue.
Stories include:

1. *There is now an alternative for span. A new design from South
Africa predicts their 15-metre sailplane will cover 1000 klms in five
hours.

2. *First team of international sailplane pilots informed that they
can and must be prepared for a drug test anywhere any time.

3. *It is now possible to record and view laminar flows over a wing in
flight. *Big money being spent on recording and analysing laminar
flows.

4. *Enter the Phoenix *- the new motor glider with towing
capabilities.

5. *Leading edge bug prevention. *A cheap inexpensive answer to
eliminating this problem.

6. *Meet the team at ClearNav *- how they work and what’s new from
this talented team.

7. *New products *- Flat free aircraft tyres and a laser unit that
polishes surfaces to a high-gloss finish and spray on solar cells.

8. *NASA’s *$US1.35 million prize for the most efficient electric
aircraft won by a motorglider from Pipistrel.

9. *Why is carbon fibre so expensive – an in depth explanation

10. *Klaus Ohlmann describes for the first time his 2138 km straight
distance flight. *Profusely colour illustrated.

11. *Ritz de Luy writes about the 2011 summer season in Europe with
details on who won and who lost and why.

12. *An essay explaining the difference between pressure altitude and
GPS altitude.

13. *A visit to the finishing room at Schleicher Sailplanes at
Poppenhausen

14. *Centre Spread *- the damage sustained and the rebuild of a hangar
and fleet of sailplanes in Scotland.

15. *A return to Popular Mechanics, April 1904 and their article on
how to build your own glider.

16. *The old chestnut! *Membership and a lack of leadership from
gliding’s international bureau of delegates.

17. *One glider pilot’s dream *- creation of his own cross country
school and how he exchanged his desk bound job for a sailplane
cockpit.

18. *Another major break through in the battle to improve battery
performance and lower their weight. *The most promising to date.

19. *Leading edge bug prevention. *A cheap inexpensive answer to
eliminating this problem.

20. *Controllable winglets - Change their angle and performance in
flight. *New research.

21. *A list of new products to assist wave-flying pilots.

22. *A flying wing motorised glider designed in Estonia flies.

23. *NASA launches a new weather forecasting satellite that has
promise for soaring pilots

24. *The iphone helps locate a downed pilot

25. *Glider used to smuggle drugs in Saudi Arabia.

PLUS FIFTY OTHER INTERNATIONAL STORIES THAT PROVIDE GREAT READING.

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arrived in the mail today
Great issue
thanks,
Dan in Southern California